How ExxonMobil Pollutes the World

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In this Our Changing Climate environmental video essay, I look at the social and environmental impacts of ExxonMobil's vast fossil fuel empire. From the Exxon Valdez Oil spill to their pipeline projects in Chad and Cameroon, ExxonMobil has carved a sharp path through communities and through the climate. ExxonMobil is so big that it essentially functions as its own country, able to influence and destabilize whole regions as well as pump millions of tons of fossil fuels into the air. ExxonMobil has also fueled an extensive campaign fighting climate science and climate action. By sponsoring think tanks and climate deniers, ExxonMobil has delayed necessary climate action for decades. Essentially, ExxonMobil is a private sector behemoth capable of destroying the environment and whole countries for decades to come.
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Resources:
1. Exxon's Own Research Confirmed Fossil Fuels' Role in Global Warming Decades Ago (InsideClimate News): cutt.ly/MtsaB5R
2. Reporter Neela Banerjee on Exxon and climate change (Frontline via KZbin): cutt.ly/stsa0wP
3. ExxonMobil's Political Lobbying Numbers (Open Secrets): cutt.ly/Wtsa24A
4. Probe into ExxonMobil Deal Shows Why Strong U.S. Transparency Rules Are Needed for Oil Companies (Global Witness): cutt.ly/ttsa9Vf
5. Gusher (The New Yorker): cutt.ly/ktsa8uk
6. ExxonMobil Value (Forbes): cutt.ly/Rtsa85P
7. Exxon Mobil Refinery Pollutes Black Community in Texas (The Intercept): cutt.ly/stsa487
8. Massachusetts Sues Exxon Mobil for Deceptive Climate Messaging (The Intercept): cutt.ly/xtsa78F
9. Big Oil Won't Let the Developing World Kick the Habit (Mother Jones): cutt.ly/Ytsa52O
10. Exxon Will Pay $2.5 Million for Pollution at Gulf Coast Plants (NY Times): cutt.ly/PtssqfT
11. In Nigeria, Oil Spills Are a Longtime Scourge (NY Times): cutt.ly/YtsswgH
12. Corporate philanthropy and conflicts of interest in public health: ExxonMobil, Equatorial Guinea, and malaria (Naman Shah): cutt.ly/gtssw7u
13. ExxonMobil Resolves Tax Dispute with Chad to Evade $74B Fine (NASDAQ): cutt.ly/9tsse9I
14. 6 Years After Exxon's Oil Pipeline Burst in an Arkansas Town, a Final Accounting (InsideClimate News): cutt.ly/2tssyad
15. Corporate Carbon Policy Footprint - the 50 Most Influential (Influence Map): cutt.ly/Ctssuyl
16. Chad-Cameroon Oil Pipeline: World Bank & ExxonMobil in 'Last Chance Saloon' (Jeremy H. Keenan): cutt.ly/Ftssidt
17. 2018 Financial and Operating Review (ExxonMobil): cutt.ly/QtssoeS
18. Private Empire (Steve Coll): cutt.ly/btssoYC
19. A Methane Leak, Seen From Space, Proves to Be Far Larger Than Thought (NY Times): cutt.ly/5tsspqx
20. Nigeria's agony dwarfs the Gulf oil spill. The US and Europe ignore it (The Guardian): cutt.ly/7tsspCY
21. The human health implications of crude oil spills in the Niger delta, Nigeria: An interpretation of published studies (Ordinioha & Brisibe): www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
22. Evaluation of the Impacts of Oil Spill Disaster on Communities and Its Influence on Restiveness in Niger Delta, Nigeria (Albert et al.): www.sciencedirect.com/science...
23. Assessing wetland degradation and loss of ecosystem services in the Niger Delta, Nigeria (Ayanlade & Proske): citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/...
24. Chad-Cameroon Pipeline: Crude Awakening (Pulitzer Center via KZbin): • Chad-Cameroon Pipeline...
25. Oil spills in Nigeria: The true price of crude oil (The Guardian via KZbin): • Oil spills in Nigeria:...
26. ExxonMobil's number of spills worldwide 2018 (Statista): www.statista.com/statistics/5...
27. Exxon Considers Sale of Oil Assets in Equatorial Guinea (Wall Street Journal): www.wsj.com/articles/exxon-co...
28. Corporations vs governments revenues: 2015 data (Global Justice): www.globaljustice.org.uk/site...
29. The Battle Raging In Nigeria Over Control Of Oil (Vice via KZbin): • The Battle Raging In N...
#ExxonKnew #ExxonEmpire #ExxonMobil

[@OurChangingClimate]

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[@alanahjoyce7895]

Public-interest lobbying, protest and buycotting, that's all us Davids can do against Goliath.

[@mpiana3]

Green New Deal and a MASSIVE reduction in societal consumption. Personal action makes a difference, but governments need to create CO2 taxes, meat taxes etc. to steer people in the right direction. Scientists must also communicate better with the "pubilc" and get their points across in an effective way in line with social science research, we need open dialogue

[@celinak5062]

They are like a cancer, we'd have to cut them out Also no idea what the best is, why not all 3 Solarpunk ftw

[@nicktheavatar_]

Non-violent civil disobedience and holding our leaders accountable

[@AnimilesYT]

Fight fire with fire. They only care about money, and not the wellbeing of anyone else. Hitmen also only care about money, and not the wellbeing of anyone else. I don't have much problem with fighting evil with evil if it creates a better world.

[@OurEden]

This behaviour is categorically evil and should hold significant punishments for companies who do this behaviour, but this is difficult when companies are protected by their economic shields. Thanks for making a video showing this in detail, education is an important way to slowly undo the work companies like ExxonMobil have done in climate denial.

[@zenowyvern167]

Where the fuck is Geneva?

[@Snrage553]

A deregulated market can only lead to exploitation and coercion, in order to begin to address climate change we must be hard on big business

[@sprazz8668]

It’s valuing self-preservation above everything else.

[@CBC460]

By law, we must sue them. They are killing us all and getting away with it. This is murder.

[@garethbaus5471]

@@zenowyvern167 switzerland.

[@fargoflagrant7796]

i can't believe exxon mobil actually created a google account just to dislike this video

[@Epicshadow123456789]

I highly expect copyright claims and defamation cases...

[@solrac4]

It actually created 135 accounts, to this day

[@Blankenboom77]

Andrés Rubio I don’t think that Exxon did that, probably just their endless army of bootlickers

[@slothgirl2107]

Because they’re that afraid of being exposed😂

[@ladyselenafelicitywhite1596]

I am truly disgusted by the actions of ExxonMobil. I hope they get taken to an international tribunal and have all their assets striped and sold. With the money going towards compensation for all those they have harmed, invested in renewable energy sources, used to plant polyculture forests and protect existing forests. You can share this video with your friends on social media networks. Also, please consider sharing and using the sites below. If you want to help slow down anthropogenic climate change then please consider switching your search engine to Ecosia. It is a search engine just like Google but uses all their profits into planting trees. They also use over 200% renewable energy sources. There is also thenonprofits (can also be found as 70 clicks to donate.) It raises money from advertising, so it costs you nothing. The help plant trees, protect forests, and help many animal and humanitarian causes.

[@SpoopySquid]

"The Earth is not dying, it is being killed and the people doing the killing have names and addresses." -Utah Phillips

[@heibk-2019]

I mean...earth itself is just fine we only kill life on it

[@katherinehine4153]

@@zUJ7EjVD You want to do something you won´t be imprisoned for? Help create a common law grand jury or common law court of record where you live, if you live in the U.S.

[@Blankenboom77]

Katherine Hine You can’t, if you want a serious position in government you need money. Where will that money come from if you aren’t Michael Bloomberg.

[@katherinehine4153]

@@Blankenboom77 If you can only conceive of government as being the system of interconnected private, for profit corporations that is merely masquerading as our government and don´t realize that voting is merely voting for a corporate cog in the machine, that´s true. Of course, a lot depends on what you mean by "money". Big issue there, since federal reserve notes are NOT money. The corporate cabal under FDR stole all the real money, the gold, back in 1933. All we run on now is fraudulent credit, backed up by nothing. I believe real government in America is of the people, by the people, and for the people. But the thieves have stolen that from us, right from the git go. Or tried to. Let´s stop helping them. It´s time we grow up and start governing ourselves. This is all referred to in the Constitution and it´s all lawful since common law was the only law the Constitution refers to because it was the only law in effect at the time. Start right in your own county. Organizing a TRUE grand jury and a TRUE court of record. Which have the power to issue a grand jury presentment and complete a prosecution - of ANYBODY who harms us. Check out what common law really is, and it´s nothing like what the black robed corporate goons tell us it is. I was in the practice of "law" and deceived by their lies for 40+ years. I hate to see anyone else continue down this blind alley to nowhere good. Here´s some real truth we can use: kzbin.info/door/Bu8E7_Qdp0St1bKS_wjU3Q?fbclid=IwAR2dkPfP8CAulE6oy_KWWr4WfJHd2qR86znpFpsnP5NZ_6ER35Spku8W0zI

[@MrBlitzer55]

ExxonMobil literally bought the ad space in the middle of this video 😂 like they think that small 10 second video will turn us away from all this accurate history and info being presented to us. Wow

[@Praisethesunson]

ExxonMobil has a yearly propaganda budget worth more than your entire bloodline has or will ever have. KZbin bots just put the ad in here per Exxon's contract with alphabet to do so.

[@rbxless]

@@Praisethesunson If only there was a post-capitalist system that didn't drive these oil companies to lie to millions...

[@pythonjava6228]

All that money they spent lobbying and advertising could have been used to massively help the environment and climate

[@Praisethesunson]

That wouldn't increase short term profits for shareholders. So it isn't allowed.

[@eleoptera]

Holy hell they're just plain evil.

[@UrielX1212]

I mean if you never bother to look at the other side of the coin and only hear one side made by a bunch of econuts....I can see that.

[@luc6284]

Plutonius X I've watched enough PragerU but that junk is not going to change my mind on this hahaha

[@kirbles]

@@UrielX1212 What possible other side of the coin could make up for what they've done to innocents and the environment? You really are beyond it all

[@9manny99]

@@UrielX1212 👀Literally see people suffering but aye econuts. You do know that’s propaganda you’re ultimately sharing. The alternative is that no oil spills happen and people globally are just doing that to specifically trick you.

[@scharb]

Before and during World War Two, the Standard Oil hydra got in deep with the Nazis. Of course, all the prosecutors on the company’s treason case were dragged before HUAAC by some toadie congressman and accused of being communists, and the charges were dropped.

[@sn5101]

Sounds like they could have also be the leaders in renewable energy and still made money out if this too... I guess in a parallel universe, though.

[@hedgehog3180]

They can't really though. They're governed by the laws of the market and that demands continuous accelerating growth. It cannot accept that we only grow enough to cover our current needs because the only way investors earn money is if a company grows. The faster it grows the more money they earn and there's a lot more and faster growth in oil than in renewables.

[@silvermoonshineX3]

this is very pleasant to watch from an aesthetic point of view but very very hard emotionally. I don't understand people who are already at the top and want more money? Like what else do you want you already have everything on earth you could ask for, what do you do with all that money and growth??

[@celinak5062]

Influencing history and wealth addiction

[@Remigiush123]

They want to change the climate and kill us thus. That's for sure.

[@matthewcollins4764]

silvermoon they are addicted to rising numbers and the respect with it. We must take their power and respect then they will stop

[@soaringstars314]

They want absolute. That's it

[@mltiago]

Power is addictive.

[@randomtraveler8594]

Can you take on some of the other top companies responsible for 70+% of fossil fuel emissions? Would be great to know about them

[@ScarecrOmega]

As long as people/companies choose profit over global well-being then our future will be very bleak.

[@Mgameing123]

aggreed :(

[@evan_is_evil]

that is why capitalism sucks

[@ars85202]

As long as capitalism exists

[@TheThund0r]

Your production quality (both when it comes to the information you are spreading as well as the cuts and animations) is absolutely insane. Fantastic job, love the videos. Keep fighting the good fight!

[@emg508]

Can’t wait for your take on Gazprom!

[@tankfire20]

This is so difficult for me. What can we even do? KZbin doesn't promote videos like these to spread the word.

[@ladyselenafelicitywhite1596]

You can share this video with your friends on social media networks. Also, please consider sharing and using the sites below. If you want to help slow down anthropogenic climate change then please consider switching your search engine to Ecosia. It is a search engine just like Google but uses all their profits into planting trees. They also use over 200% renewable energy sources. There is also thenonprofits (can also be found as 70 clicks to donate.) It raises money from advertising, so it costs you nothing. The help plant trees, protect forests, and help many animal and humanitarian causes.

[@lorenzoblum868]

Any kind of waste is a big problem. Another huge problem is the carbon footprint of the military industrial complex...

[@metametodo]

If you notice the World Bank was mentioned working along ExxonMobil. This isn't a one company thing, it's systemic, only with a compliant judiciary, legislative and bankers that the economic strength of ExxonMobil can be effective as a shield against any attack or being accountable for their crimes.

[@AngieMeadKing]

How are they still allowed to operate!

[@Blankenboom77]

Because of people like you and me who were born for the sole reason of polluting and using up energy

[@Thsiscool]

I mean, you could say the same thing towards the banking and overall financial industry. Look deep enough and you'll find something much more horrible than the oil industry. But, it still exists because you and I use their platforms, because society still uses their platforms, because they are in control. But, I digress.

[@byrongsmith]

By owning the governments that decide whether and how such corporations can operate. If you're making that kind of money, then governments don't really cost that much.

[@IBeforeAExceptAfterK]

I can't help but feel dirty watching this. My grandfather worked for Exxon his entire life, and he managed to obtain financial security for our entire family. He's one of the kindest, most even-tempered people I've ever met. I can't imagine he'd have stayed with them if he'd known.

[@aadityadatir6456]

Hate the company, not the people working for it applies here I guess

[@clogsworth456]

I'm so inspired by your channel! Keep up the quality informative content.

[@hithere5150]

Man i feel sick, sometimes... i truly believe that humanity is the biggest mistake that ever was

[@frederik7338]

​@@zUJ7EjVD capitalism wasn't a mistake. It paid an important role in developing humanity, for better or worse. That said, the usefullness of capitalism has passed its end, and we sorely need to realize that and develop human society beyond it.

[@Blankenboom77]

@@frederik7338 Nah capitalism I think is going to save us in the end. They’ll come in clutch with shit like asteroid privatization and save our asses

[@croissant4131]

@@Blankenboom77 My man, the "world" is not "humans". Asteroid privatisation isnt going to save the earth's biosphere

[@zumabbar]

​@@frederik7338 capitalism wasn't, but "unregulated" capitalism was. in one of its form, what Exxon did is an example, a greedy, horrible, and disgusting one, of what unregulated private sector would do just to maximize its profit.

[@mrpinilla]

Would be very interesting to do another one about Royal Dutch Shell, and compare with Exxon. Thanks for the video!

[@GhostlyDilemma]

A german based youtuber once made a video about their strategies. Shell is pretty much the same, just with a different logo. Just as disgusting and deceiving. Sadly...

[@JohnMoseley]

Shell has an absolutely terrible record in the Niger Delta too, for starters. The bit the video leaves out is the politics. The writer Ken Saro-Wiwa, a member of the Ogoni people, who were devastated by the pollution, campaigned against the government for its collusion with Shell and, for his troubles, was executed by the military.

[@rbxless]

@@JohnMoseley Texaco, now Chevron, also did business with dictators in Ecuador. The indigenous people paid the price of water pollution, of course.

[@janolthof2487]

Royall Dutch Shell, the Shame of the Netherlands...

[@rbxless]

@@janolthof2487 Yup...

[@killerbean5006]

Imagine a big red button. Everytime you press it you get $1000, but a random person you've never meet has thier live shortened by 1 year. This is the oil Industry.

[@einmann3252]

Someone needs to make an motion illustration of this.

[@andrewmahoney4249]

Imagine an oil field. Everytime we drill we can maintain our incredibly comfortable standard of living we have. This is the oil industry.

[@hedgehog3180]

@@andrewmahoney4249 The oil industry lowers the standard of living, it does not raise it. This is abundantly clear from the evidence and you're not gonna get any money from Exxon when you try to deny it.

[@andrewmahoney4249]

@@hedgehog3180 I will get money because I have an investment portfolios that includes all types of energy stocks including xom.. I've read another one of your comments, I can tell your somewhat educated, but in your wildest dreams renewables does not replace our energy needs. You should be smart enough to understand how oil controls our lives, and makes life easier. Is it morale? Should we have gone all in on oil infrastructure? Not my questions to answer, it is what it is, and we never would have gotten this advanced to create renewables without the power of oil and mass populations that subsequently rape our earth. What are we to do now? Stop oil- stop the poor and middle class from having easy accessible energy, only those who can afford new tech would have energy to compete, then we have mass starvation or socialized system of hand outs, government is then in power of your ability to have power- in any sense. You are not free and will never be free of oils control, the discipline to never purchase an oil base product is on the rightous individual. You can not blame a company that you pay into their profits, that is not rightous

[@tahaistheboss98]

@@andrewmahoney4249 okay bootlicker

[@m3l0nade]

Thank you for these videos! I was wondering if you could make a video on other big companies. I just recently found out just how many brands coca cola has and I am shocked about just how much of a monopole it seems to be

[@OurChangingClimate]

I'm actually sneakily making a series called "Today We Take On" about large multinational companies! Exxon and Amazon were the first two videos.

[@m3l0nade]

@@OurChangingClimate Oh wow! I'm so excited! I did suspect something like that, but I thought it was just a coincidence :)

[@garethbaus5471]

The soft drink industry is more of an oligopoly with coke and pepsi having roughly equivalent stakes and Dr pepper with most of what remains.

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

I have talked with a grid operator and we want to go against he wishes of the oil lobby. By building batteries, then we can build EV of all types; trucks, buses, tractors, cars. With 5,000 EV's with batteries of 50 kWh, that would give a virtual battery of 250 MWh. The infrastructure for many dispersed batteries means that a single large battery would not require high power lines. With V2G technology, this would make solar and wind power viable. We wouldn't neet to replace 100% of the energy needs, only about 35 to 40%. Since fossil fuels require over 60% of all electricity and energy just to put the on the table, we will be saving LOTS on energy. A battery, solar panel and wind turbine all pay back their energy ROI within 2 years, and then become positive for over 20 years. Fossil fuels NEVER become positive, they are a drain and a cost for centuries. So yes, renewable are possible.

[@TP23000]

Lawrence Taylor if you don’t need to go to poor countries to make those batteries (resource-wise), and continue the same trend the oil industry has initiated, then yes it’s an idea.

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

@@TP23000 But I had written to many leaders about this, and the only two that wanted this were Jeremy Corbyn and Evo Morales. Corbyn they made him irrevelant and Morales they overthrew him. He said to Germany that he wouldn't sell them the lithium, he would make the factories himself and build them with Bolivian labor. Are you seeing the power of the oil lobby? Of course there would be a respect of everyone along the food chain. I live in Switzerland but I haven't taken on their odor.

[@hedgehog3180]

Distributed storage and generation seems to be the future and it also has the advantage of being a more resilient grid since no one facility, or power line can get taken out to cause a blackout. Electric buses and trains also have the advantage of being public transit which has a knock-on effect of getting people to use cars less and also improve public health and social mobility. It also helps get people on board with green energy, in Denmark wind power started out as small co-ops owned by regular people and that increased support for wind energy so much that basically everyone favors it today. It probably is what pushed Denmark to race ahead when it comes to renewable energy.

[@manutebol956]

lithium ion batteries are just as bad for the environment

[@jethrobarnett3352]

I mean... Would it really hurt to put this video on the trending page for a couple days *cough* instead of the other crap that's on there... I mean, doesn't KZbin also have the power to do good with their massive influence...

[@hedgehog3180]

Google and other tech companies have long standing and profitable deals with the oil industry. Using AI technology they've helped massively expand drilling and found many new potential areas for exploitation. They are part of this too and so is every company, the capitalist class works together to maintain it's own power. That's why KZbin will recommend you Nazis over this kind of stuff. They don't want people to dislike Exxon.

[@earthsouljah4116]

Keep your country Green. Keep your country clean. Grow more native tree for next generation. Happy country happy people 🌺.

[@jmandameloya]

Repsol, near a town, close to the petrochemical plastic plant where my father works, in Spain. Same history.

[@HiddenTruth346]

On a positive note Exxon mobiles stock has been down over 50% for the first half of 2020

[@ushalexa]

So well done! Thank you for this-and all your well research videos 🙏🏾

[@logangarcia]

How about a video on what any executive gets out of this

[@matija2109]

Man, you're smashing it ! I made a vow to watch every video you put out. Thank you !

[@samuelsummers1371]

So what can we as individuals do? I have to drive to get to work. I can stop flying and Join in local rewilding groups but it's piss in the wind compared to what companies like this are doing.

[@theolenz7038]

I don't think we can do much on our own, but I also do not believe individual action is a viable solution. Protest, activism and holding companies and politicians accountable are the way to go. Educate other people, call your congressman/congresswoman and organise. Of course actions like voting and boycotting do have some effect as politicians and companies do rely on you, but I think these processes are too slow and ineffective considering lobbying and marketing campaigns are actively working against you.

[@seanaaron7888]

We can't do a thing without making these companies submit to real sustainability efforts.

[@333kirua]

well, WE are the ones financing theses companies. Of course, we are in a system which impose us to use oil (or at least no using it would set the difficulty very high) but we can limit our consumption of it (by driving less but also buying more locally/growing some of our food for example) and most of it we can create bigger change by nudging people/company to more sustainable actions and asking politician to take action (to force company to be better by law but also to have better infrastructure like common transport or bike lane). Alone you are nothing more than piss on the wind but thousands of people pissing on the wind will create a torrent. For this reason the important thing is to convince more people to change (slowly and by increasing difficult step, you can't expect people to completely change their lifestyle in a few days/weeks). You don't have to convince people to change everything but just ask the goods questions. Some good question are the ones questioning the default solution, it's usually because we don't know the alternative (like : are you sure that concrete is the best choice for your house ? There is less polluting and cheaper solution, you should check them.) or the ones which could increase your life quality (like : don't you think that making this 5km to your work by bike would be really good for your health even if just once or twice a week ?)

[@hedgehog3180]

Organize together with your friends, neighbors and colleagues. We don't have to play their game and go through the official channels, we can take action on our own in the ways that are most effective. You don't need to wait for the municipality to build a bike lane if you block the road off to cars and force people to walk or cycle. Go through the official channels when you can get something out of it but don't feel confined to just that. There are things you can do individually and as a community to help. There are many people who are fucked over by the current circumstances that would be more than happy to join you and help you. For a concrete example that OCC also uses in another video, you can donate your leftover food to your local Food Not Bomb's organization, or even help them out with collecting and cooking. That is already combating climate change and helping those in need out at the same time. Also you can try to educate people about this, honestly just sharing this video is a good idea. The more people are aware of this the more are likely to do something.

[@likeadino8580]

Get a electrical car

[@the7311]

I like your sponsorship voice it sounded very enthusiastic

[@sharmishthaanand6290]

Hi. The sources in the description regarding impact of oil spills on Niger Delta is a combined one of all the oil spills. Is there a source that can just tell the impact of exxol oil spills in Nigeria?

[@tthijj]

Feel like we should try looking back into nuclear energy. Could you make a video about possibilities within nuclear energy?

[@mrstyler6661]

Realisticly it feels more like a dead end to me atleast as it stands right now. We should instead focus in renewable energy

[@jenniferchaulam]

The guy has already done that! You should look it up!

[@OurChangingClimate]

Already did :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIu4fqJ7m7mlbdk

[@neelisjansen]

Nuclear is a temporarily solution, but a big solution on the short term. The question is whether investing in a short term solution will distract too much from the development of definitive solutions with clean renewable energy in the long run. Spending attention and money on the first, will take from the other.

[@danielibarra3670]

Maybe nuclear but with new technology like the one bill gates came up with

[@gugughama]

This should be known by anyone !

[@trieweg]

All of ExxonMobil executives should be in prison for the rest of their lives...

[@Mgameing123]

yes agreed

[@liamfuller9509]

These large fossil fuel companies need to be held responsible for the millions of pre mature deaths each year.

[@electronworld4996]

If I'm not mistaken, industrializing leads to fewer deaths in a country due to improved living standards. Industrialization, as far as we know, is only possible using fossil fuels -- like coal, oil, and natural gas. Pretty amazing that we're able to discuss this because of the fact that we in the developed world have built our living standards off of the hydrocarbons.

[@pygmalion8952]

@@electronworld4996 hm hm hm.. "you criticize society YET you live in it" lol

[@worldchangingvideos6253]

@@electronworld4996 Sounds convenient

[@ShuhariP]

Absolutely "brilliant" as always. With the dwindling economy, I have decided to make plans to invest early and hopefully grow over the long term. I have chosen however to make my decisions not only based on risk, but also based on sustainability. I heard many people mention how Exxon Mobile was an amazing investment, and quite frankly had my doubts on their values. This definitely proves what I was hoping. Sustainable funds is where I will be investing, with a little bit of diversification. It's a small start, but as the investment grows, I hope to be able to lend a more present hand in the matter. Our Earth is precious.

[@matiasgrioni292]

If global capitalism and our financial structure will continue on in its current state for the next decades, sustainable and "green" investments would be my bet for smart investing. Any company based on renewable energy for example will have very high growth in the coming decades. If the world is to transition to an actual green economy, then these companies are the ones who have to do it. If nobody does it, well... I'm not sure there'll be a world where this conversation matters.

[@ShuhariP]

@@matiasgrioni292 Yeah, I have my hopes that we can successfully transition as a society, hopefully soon than later.

[@nickc3657]

There is no punishment severe enough for these thousands of Exxon villains.

[@Ghost_Electricity]

Thank you for doing videos like these. Your work is so important to counter these destroyers' propaganda.

[@NeerajPal-ug1lp]

Thank you for doing this magical work.

[@KarolaTea]

Ugh. This is so dishartening. How can so much... evil go without consequences. Thank you for this video.

[@ShawnMicheldeMontaigne]

This is a damning portrait of true evil. Thank you for posting this.

[@SarahKarver]

Great video!!! Thank you for all you do!!!

[@ohkee]

You deserve soo much more views.

[@bobsmith-ip4sk]

With great power comes great responsibility.

[@henrybehr]

Thank you for including your resources

[@ethanomcbride]

Im from Beaumont Texas and I was not aware of this 😶 @5:00

[@user-tn8jw3vp3b]

"the path of no return". I strongly believe we are there as well. How/when can be sure about that?

[@Lily-sy5gz]

This video should be viral

[@DougGrinbergs]

Excellent research, useful links

[@ladyflibblesworth7282]

I prefer to turn my back on capitalism as much as possible, we don't go on holidays anymore, I grow as much food as I can, even my own chickens.....speed limits and recycling plants wont help the situation but that's all the UK government wants to focus on...they only care about gdp and the economy, its a very fragile ecosystem that can't handle sudden changes, funny how they all understand that, but can't apply equal consideration for our atmosphere

[@leoperez6737]

I really can't understand the hatred people have on capitalism. I am a student of economics but I would also consider myself a climate activist. I strongly support the idea that exxon and the fossil fuel industry should pay for the damage that they are doing. But, I can not understand why people conect capitalism to damaging the enviroment. In the history we have expirienced, Feudalism, Socialism (althoug never fully applied), theoretically we could include anarchism, and Capitalism, uncivilized world, and I think that we should aim for a better system, I strongly think that free markets can seriously improved people's lives. But, often people blame capitalism as the worse thing that could have ever happened to the enviroment. I am honestly courious to know why people makes that conection. Would you, please be so kind, to explain that to me?

[@crankules]

@@leoperez6737 profit and growth motive. Profit incentivises growth, selfish behaviour, the influencing of politics toward the ends of profit (it also gives you the money to be *able* to influence). Growth has to keep happening to produce profit, but it seems fairly obvious to me that there is a finite limit to the amount of growth we can acheive, based on the natural resource of the world, which growth consumes damaging the environment. I'm also not convinced that we have ever really had a "free" market, that seems to be a theoretical abstraction. Nor do I think that the idea of a market is inherently capitalist. we had markets before capitalism and there is such thing as market socialism, etc. How do you feel about corporate personhood and the ability to make money off of pure ownership (i.e. investors and rentiers)? my in-depth knowledge of economics is very limited so i would be interested in your response.

[@electronworld4996]

You sound privileged as hell.

[@ladyflibblesworth7282]

@@electronworld4996 lol we lived on 20p fish fingers rice and peas for years. After almost a decade of hardship my husband finally got the job he has been working for all his life. And if you say that because I'm white or British or whatever, its not privilege when your ancestors had to send all their kids and husbands down the mines to be worked to death. The English took our country. When you can find any evidence of the welsh going to Africa to steel all the diamonds and local residents, let me know.

[@ladyflibblesworth7282]

@@leoperez6737 well before the industrial revolution we weren't creating all that much co2 or other ghg's. Where am I wrong. The whole point of capitalist societies is to get people to buy a whole bunch of crap that they might not even want or need, and all wrapped in plastic so we waste ad buy a little extra. All the while the creation of debt and the creation of currency to fund that debt puts all currency in a precarious position until recession hits and the poor must once again work twice as hard for half as much. every rescission monopolizes every industry by removing small competition as large companies get bail outs and bonuses while smaller companies shut down as they can't offer governments the large amounts of employee hostages. The economy rules our nations as a result of all this and democracy is the simpering bitch to the rich man. All the solutions offered to help climate change need to create a profit, otherwise they wont even consider it as an option. All ideas that actually might work get shut down and so the wheel rolls on.

[@andydutton455]

The movie deepwater horizon scared me into using the least amount of electricity possible.

[@knusprigeschuhsohle7939]

beautiful video

[@wildshepherd5918]

Excellent videos

[@aarononeal9830]

Our changeing climate needs to do another video about ecosia they know run on 100 percent renewble energy.

[@stefannordmann1647]

Will you do more videos on other oil companies such as Shell and BP?

[@jnx1880]

Stefan Nordmann They all do the same. Maybe Exxon has more power due to their backing from Washington

[@fredericoamigo]

Thank you for exposing the irresponsible and criminal actions from this horrible and evil company. Keep up the good work!

[@nenmaster5218]

DONT just comment 'Oh, waste=bad'! Do something! Watch 'Second Thought' adress these Issues, like in his video 'Is Capitalism even efficient?' Food-Waste is adressed there and elsewhere for real!!

[@sampathkumar1010]

Reminds me of how Boeing lost its way

[@thevideosthatyoulove]

Incredible content.

[@CC-jn3jr]

So what is the alternative if we don’t use oil? You can criticise these all oil companies all you want but at the end of the day, they are the one powering the world for you. All the convenience you are enjoying from modern technologies today is powered by fossil fuel/natural gas (mostly). Are you guys ready to give that up right now?

[@lapsedilationdrive3943]

Certainly.

[@electronworld4996]

@End Times Is Now, This Is No Joke Cool. Here's an incomplete list of what you'll have to give up on: -Driving in any vehicle, whether fueled by gas, diesel, electric, biofuels, or hydrogen. This includes personal car, buses, trucks, trains, planes, or ships. By the way, do not purchase anything that was brought from elsewhere that used these means of transportation (so NO ordering from Amazon). -Warming and cooling your home or apartment. -Cooking with natural gas, or eating in a restaurant which uses it. -Use of waxes, lubricants, motor oils, epoxy, paint, antifreeze, fertilizers, asphalt. -Use of things like mattresses, cushions, insulation, most furniture, adhesive glues, coating for electrical devices, pens, helicopter and jet engine blades, plywood, roofing, window frames (and sometimes the window itself), doors, pipes, electrical appliances, electrical circuit boards and switches, product packaging, milk and water bottles, paint wrap protection, carpet and rug fibers, microwaves, food storage bags/containers, N-95 masks, surgical gloves, IV tubes, syringes, insulin pens, catheters, medicines, hearing aids, prosthetics, MRI machines, dialysis machines, ... this list could go on for HOURS.

[@CC-jn3jr]

@NichtDerZocka sure, but it is probably gonna take a few decades for them to take over fossil fuel. Definitely not happening overnight.

[@PatrykPaluszek]

Great work OCC. From what I gathered all of them have blood on their hands. Exxon, Shell, BP, Total, Chevron you name it.

[@Ulas_Aldag]

And know imagine if standard oil had not been broken up.

[@philthefixer]

7 fossil fuel executives disliked this video.

[@Mgameing123]

LOL

[@Mgameing123]

am just pretty sure that they hate depressing topics thats why

[@mitooro]

This company just came to my College for recruitment. I'm not applying now.

[@elisesilv1274]

Do a video on the animal ag industry!

[@jwenpaddy123]

This is quite troubling as I live in one of the countries that they are expanding to. 2:59

[@worldchangingvideos6253]

Please educate locals! 👏

[@ladyselenafelicitywhite1596]

Shocking!

[@sodbuster7776]

It's all ok as long as Exxon keeps paying the dividend. When they lower their dividend, there will be hell to pay.

[@vidincrisis]

what is the point of this unchecked growth???? what will it achieve

[@roake0331]

Great dividend

[@bamiebal6242]

How can you even sleep at night when you're the ceo or project manager at ExxonMobil knowing all this is crap is happening while you swim in money...

[@worldchangingvideos6253]

Their drug is money.

[@Praisethesunson]

They sleep fine in rooms that costs more than anything you will ever own.

[@GhostlyDilemma]

I really had to hold myself back from throwing up. This is so incredibly disgusting - and they essentially have a free pass to do whatever they want... Thanks for this amazing video, even though it was hard to sit through...

[@CC-jn3jr]

Most of the electricity in the world is generated by fossil fuel/natural gas, so you gonna stop using electricity completely as well?

[@worldchangingvideos6253]

@@CC-jn3jr Not on a personal level, a lot of that is renewable.

[@emrazum]

my heart sank when you said the Niger Delta, though I associate the destruction of that place more with Shell than Exxon. fuck neoliberalism

[@covid699]

Could one reason for the resource curse be the issue with government corruption? Pockets of high status officials and execs get filled while it leaves the country with nothing? Pemex as an example.

[@croutiflex953]

So Exxon is basically the cartoon villain of the world. Got it.

[@mrstyler6661]

Why do contries let themselves get scavanged by companies like these ?

[@nsx001]

The politicians allow them in exchange of money.

[@nkelly5851]

The most powerful people in a country allow it in exchange for profit, at the expense of the rest of the population. We have to remember not to think of countries as unified entities--they have unequal power structures in play just as we do that allow the rich to exploit the poor for profit. The average citizen isn't *letting* their country get scavenged, the rich and powerful are.

[@correct_lee]

Its true; it isn't our fault and these companies do have the power to change. On the other hand as long as we continue to give them our hard earned dollars and submit to this system that they've created for us we are to blame! We need action on a personal level; stop enabling these companies and take a stand! This all starts with our dollars!!! Great vid btw!!

[@solarpunk_hive1306]

Mio dio sono potentissimi!

[@robertwinslade3104]

Coming here after the latest Exxon leaks thanks to Greenpeace

[@WayneSmith-lo8be]

EXXON (1980): The average Global Temperatures are rising, probably due to elevated concentration of Green House Gases. Solution is energy efficiency, conservation and technology. DEMOCRATS (1980-2021): If thou believeth in CLIMATE CHANGE and vote DEMOCRAT, thy SAVIORS will save the world as we known it without you giving up your GREEDY WASTEFUL LIFESTYLE. Ocasio-Cortez (Yesterday): The world is ending in 12 years REPENT!!!!

[@LogicGated]

Exxon's unsatiable greed is honestly crazy.

[@WayneSmith-lo8be]

ExxonMobil gives their investors 10% return on their investments even though they are not making that much profit,

[@youtubelover1311]

I can’t believe the amount of suffering one company can induce. I feel sick. This video makes me feel guilty for being apart of this by buying oil at the pump. I will never buy Exxon Mobil in my life from now on. When I use energy, I will try to find alternative ways.

[@CBC460]

Can we sue ExxonMobil for destroying our environment? We have to hold them accountable for knowing about the situation and keeping it a secret and for continuing to harm our ecosystems.

[@worldchangingvideos6253]

SF is.

[@Mgameing123]

I HOPE SO but then at the same time alot of ocmpanies will get sued for using lorries as transprot. but Exoxn mobile does not diserve to get sued. WE NEED MORE LETS GET THEM OUT OF THE BUSINESS WORLD!

[@re49991]

Still not gonna stop me from buying mobil oil

[@robertwinslade3104]

Commenting for the algorithm

[@Thomas-gn3et]

DOUBLING DOWN on my STOCK PURCHASE!

[@eleoptera]

14:01 "fossil fuel infrastructure" I think you mispoke there ;)

[@doge-of-venice]

Definitely did, but I wonder what he originally meant to say. "non-fossil fuel infrastructure" maybe?

[@4our31]

any humans who do deserve to be here probably don’t want to be here

[@pnwkid9348]

Guess I’m part of the problem 😂😂😂

[@Sw33t_Psycho]

and KZbin won't promote this video!!! Nice YT

[@nicojoshuas]

how bout DuPont?

[@Ffsdevgj]

I feel so sorry for us humans….

[@aniketraikwar3795]

Avatar movie getting recreated on Earth

[@bofpwet9500]

I have liked the video, it is well done and worth sharing. But i would say all this was kinda obvious for everyone interested into thoses things for a long while. I have here a book about pollution and fossil fuel industries that was part of a collection from the seventies produced by Jacques-Yves Cousteau... I am saying this because i have read some scary and violents comments here that point fingers as if we as consumers and voters had nothing to do with it. Yes this is horrible but we need to come together on what we want, elect thoses who will make and inforce laws to transform our societies... Going rambo style with a list of names in the pocket would not make anything better if you ask me.

[@geode9512]

I saw a video about the 97% climate argument, saying that it was misleading, and I was wondering if you had a refute.

[@marilyncobb9295]

If there is all this proof that ExxonMobil treats our environment like this, do they treat their employees just as badly or even worse? Is there any proof to that part of ExxoMobil"s evilness? Would be very interested in that.

[@starsoffyre]

I'm actually an ex-ExxonMobil employee. Employees are treated very well, and it was really one of the best places to work at. I don't think it's fair to label a corporation as being either "good" or "evil", especially when the company has thousands of people at all layers of management.

[@moratuwamaleke6923]

I'm sure the people who live in areas polluted and poisoned by ExxonMobil operations find it very unfair that that's allowed to continue Ivan Bok. Massive environmental destruction all for the benefit of shareholders and employees of a giant evil company...that's what sounds unfair to me

[@snichi99]

recently wrote a paper on the rockefeller foundation & their 100 resilient cities project. their roots in standard oil/exxonmobil is just so fucked. a charity aiming to make cities "resilient to climate change" founded by oil investors and continuing to be funded by their oil investments is just so fucked.

[@nitawillis6631]

All Energy Hemp Fuel Used In First Auto,Better Than Corn

[@arielaguilera96]

This one was tough to watch