Exxon CEO: Warming Happening, But Fears Overblown

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday June 28, 2012 @11:29AM from the we-didn't-start-the-fire dept.

Freshly Exhumed writes "In a speech Wednesday, ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson acknowledged that burning of fossil fuels is warming the planet, but said society will be able to adapt. The risks of oil and gas drilling are well understood and can be mitigated, he said. And dependence on other nations for oil is not a concern as long as access to supply is certain, he said. Tillerson blamed a public that is "illiterate" in science and math, a "lazy" press, and advocacy groups that "manufacture fear" for energy misconceptions in a speech at the Council on Foreign Relations."

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Dinosaurs by Magnie · 2012-06-28 15:21 · Score: 1, Offtopic

If I am correct, during Pangaea, the temperature was warmer than it is right now. The dinosaurs died off while the earth was cooling down. Does that mean if scientists want to revive dinsaurs and other *really old* creatures, then the world needs to heat up so they can survive/live?