Oil Companies Need to Reinvest

The oil companies are a despicable institution. They are willing to gamble the lives of the world by paying scientists to put "doubt" in the idea of global warming. They have no scientific evidence that can prove that global warming is not real, and they have resorted to dirty tactics of blaming individuals who were following protocol. A think tank in Washington D.C. charged Ben Santer of rewriting a report that made “the science firmer than it really was.” In actuality, Santer did in fact rewrite the report, but not like what the think tank wants us to believe. Santer had his article peer reviewed; which means that he is supposed to rewrite certain areas to make his arguments clearer or because certain facts were incorrect. This think tank twisted the definition of peer review because the oil companies had paid them thousands of dollars to do so.

I for one believe that global warming is a real thing due to the extensive research that is available. Sea level will rise, due to the melting ice caps, and will drown low level states, like Florida and New Orleans. Global warming has also increase the severity of natural disasters; Hurricane Sandy has become one of the most expensive natural disasters that the state has to clean up.

Oil companies have to accept that global warming will happen, and instead of using finite resources, that will run out, these companies should use their profit to reinvest in alternative energy. This will be beneficial for everyone, especially the oil companies, because they will have a new source of revenue when fossil fuel runs out and they can boost with their image to the public. For example, BP was criticized by the public because of the oil spill, but with alternative energy they can show that this disaster will never occur again.