Ex-meteorologist names US heatwaves after oil and gas firms to shame them

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/20/ex-meteorologist-names-us-heatwaves-after-oil-gas-firms

Guy Walton has christened two previous heatwaves this summer Amoco and BP in attempt to name and shame fossil fuel firms

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buycurious@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Can’t really shame a company if they never feel it in the first place…

Vilian@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 3y

exactly, name them the by the shareholders

Captainappropriate@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 3y (3 replies)

They're laughing all the way to bank. They feel no shame.

Soundhole@lemm.ee · 19 pts · 3y

No, but it helps viewers make the connection and that's important.

Burstar@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 3y

Free Advertising! Genius! (Some Oil exec probably)

cheese_greater@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

$hame

schwim@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y

As long as our checks continue to clear, I'm sure they couldn't care less.

Gorbachof@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

Climate crisis solved