SD enterprise: Greenpeace Just Played ExxonMobil Like a Fiddle

Thursday, July 01, 2021

Greenpeace Just Played ExxonMobil Like a Fiddle

This Video Is an X-Ray of the Crooked Capitol Hill Machine That Is Dooming the Planet

Channel 4 News looked across the pond to report on an operation by Greenpeace that sheds some light on how the sausage with which we poison ourselves gets made. In short, some folks from Unearthed, a project of Greenpeace UK, posed as headhunters offering a senior ExxonMobil lobbyist something he seemingly could not resist: the prospect of even more power and money at a new lobbying job. This was enough to get him spilling the beans about how Exxon, despite supporting climate action in public messaging—they told Channel 4 here that they "have supported climate science for decades"—have sought to block legislative action, or at least remove its teeth, behind the scenes. (Also, that statement is just false.) In sum total, the video is a stunning look into the process, and boundless cynicism, of the Beltway lobbying culture. Read More

The Man Who Comes Into My Home at Night

"While being robbed in the middle of the night is scary, what had happened this evening was much worse," writes Esquire's Dom Nero, remembering one of four times his home was burglarized. "Something had stirred me out of sleep. Something had flung me to my bedroom door. Something had pulled my shoulder out. But it hadn't, really. It was just me. And I felt, after so many years of shrugging it off, that these little episodes, my 'generalized anxiety disorder,' were not just a quiet malfunction anymore. They were symptoms of a mental illness. I thought I'd look at the timeline of my life as divided between everything before this night, and everything after it. That I'd finally lost my head. And I would have happily given away my television and all the video game consoles in the world to have it back." Read More

The 18 Coolest Hawaiian Shirts to Wear With Absolutely Everything This Summer

The Hawaiian shirt has a long, sometimes-checkered history wrapped up in cultural interchange, colonial pain, long artistic traditions, and so much more. It's one of those garments you could write a whole book about, if you were so inclined—there's just that much to explore. If you want to look for one to wear yourself? We've put together 18 of our favorites. Read More

The 11 Best Basics From Amazon's Essentials Line

Wherever you sit on the shopping spectrum—options range from approaching it as a sport to being forced into action only when something is no longer passable—there's a nonnegotiable we all have to pay attention to: You need basics, and you'll always need basics. Wardrobe building blocks and closet staples, the best ones come from brands you can rely on and don't break the bank. With those parameters in mind, the triple-crown category winner would be Amazon Essentials. The ecommerce giant's in-house brand scores on all fronts with closet basics that are well-reviewed and fit whatever bill you're looking for. Here, our edit of the best. Read More

What's the Scariest Movie You Can Watch With Your Kids? To My Horror, I Found Out.

"One Saturday afternoon not long ago, I was sitting on the couch in our suburban New England home with my twin seven-year-old sons," writes Chris Nashawaty. "The morning snow that we had woken up to was turning into bleak afternoon slush and sleet, and our plans to go sledding were dashed. Suddenly we were stuck inside with hours to kill before dinner, bath, and bedtime. I started flipping through the cable guide and saw that Gremlins was just about to kick off on one of the lesser HBO channels. I hit record. Then I went into the kitchen to warm up three mugs of cocoa and told them to fasten their seat belts. They were about to witness a classic." Read More