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		bigDinosaur on July 2, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Oregon County Sues BP, Chevron, Shell, Exxon for $... I don't think people are disputing that oil companies were/are useful, rather that the externalities haven't been taken into account.

timmg on July 2, 2023 [–]

Shouldn’t the government simply make a law enforcing that? Maybe a CO2 tax? I assume Oregonians would be happy to vote for such a thing.

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