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Unprecedented CO2 Crimes: Next time Let's Call it Cyclone ExxonMobil
2015-03-21 12:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Juan Cole: Cyclone Pam, which this past week caused unprecedented destruction in the South Sea island nation of Vanuatu, should be called Cyclone ExxonMobil. I took this idea from a comment by Bill McKibben about Hurricane Sandy (hurricane is simply another name for a tropical cyclone). After Sandy struck, McKibben said that, if there were any poetic justice, it would be named Hurricane Chevron or Hurricane Exxon. Chevron is certainly a despicable corporation, which has caused much destruction. But...
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