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Old 04-20-2015, 02:46 PM   #48 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr View Post
Keeping the public in panic is convenient for the EPA and some so-called "environmentalists", then panicked people would be less prone to raise questions against some "environmental" matters and regulations.
OTOH, convincing people that environmental problems aren't real, and an occasion for worry (if not panic) is awfully convenient for the fossil fuel industry, among others.

Per Google, the EPA's budget for 2015 is a bit over $8.1 billion. US fossil fuel industries made a net profit of $271 billion in 2012, The Koch brothers alone have a net worth that's more than 10 times the EPA's budget. So who has the greater financial incentive to spread disinformation?
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