During President Trump’s first term in office, oil and gas companies made headlines for opposing his efforts to rollback methane safeguards. ExxonMobil CEO, Darren Woods, quickly jumped into the spotlight to announce the company’s public opposition to Trump’s rollbacks. Then, as the Biden Administration took over the White House, Exxon Vice President Staale Gjervik publicly declared that their support for the direct regulation of methane emissions “hasn’t changed.”
Well… it seems like that has changed. However, Exxon isn’t being so loud about its feelings this time, and neither are its peers. Now, when we are on the verge of a climate catastrophe, the industry that brought us to the edge isn’t just silent; they are quietly pushing us over the edge.
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