‘Your generation got us in this mess’: children of big oil employees discuss the climate crisis with their parents
by Emma Pattee from Environment | The Guardian on (#5SRJK)
Two generations of energy workers discuss how their family has responded to the climate emergency
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What do you do when your family has deep ties to the oil and gas industry, yet all agree that burning fossil fuels is accelerating the climate crisis?
For one family, the fossil fuel industry's role in stoking the climate emergency is more than just a dinner table debate. It's their legacy. Andy and Wendy met in the 70s while working as engineers for Exxon. They spent decades working in oil and gas while raising their children.
Andy, 65, retired engineer,
Wendy, 62, retired engineer
Liz, 33, environmental safety manager
Dara, 35, Liz's husband and engineer
James, 31, IT consultant
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