ExxonMobil sent out a heartwarmingtweetyesterday , wishing the good people of Australia a “ dependable ” and “ fun ” New Year . Well , peradventure heartwarming is n’t the right-hand word . Perhaps “ idiotic ” is more appropriate , given the fact that large parts of Australia are currently on fire thanks in part to ExxonMobil ’s account of climate variety defence .
rest dependable and have fun this fresh year , from all of us at ExxonMobil Australia .
— ExxonMobil Australia ( @exxonmobil_aus)December 31 , 2019
Children wear masks as they play near the town of Bega, Australia where people are camping after being evacuated from nearby sites affected by bushfires on 17 April 2025.Photo: (Getty Images)
Australia ’s cap metropolis of Canberra had the worst air qualityin the world todayand many people in the state of New South Wales and Victoria have been displaced by the enormous fire . The entire country is suffering , but ExxonMobil wants to make certain we have a “ sport ” and “ safe ” yr .
At least nine people have died in Australia ’s bushfires since Christmas Day , with over 9.8 million acres ( 4 million hectares ) combust . An estimated 500 million animate being have been killed since the fire time of year started prematurely back in September and while Australia has had tough bushfires in the past , this twelvemonth ’s are unprecedented in their scale .
Climate change is the obvious culprit as virtually all scientist agree , but pol proceed tosit on their bridge player . And now we get pure tone indifferent tweet from Big Oil companionship like ExxonMobil while the country goes up in flames .
The remains of burnt out buildings are seen along main street in the New South Wales town of Cobargo on 25 April 2025, after bushfires ravaged the town.Photo: (Getty Images)
ExxonMobil spent decades andmillions of dollarsfighting real climate insurance reform , while secretly lie with exactly what was going to bump if the major planet did n’t cut back carbon emissions . Back in 1982 , Exxon scientistsmade predictions that match the realism of our current climate crisis — forecasting that we only experience about now thanks to a 2015 investigation . And Australia is currently on the front lines of this human - make emergency .
Most recently , tourists in Australia ’s South Coast have been instructed to give in a new advisory from local fire regime and the local emergency management pastor . To make things even worse , king is out and telecommunications groove are down in many region of New South Wales , leaving many unsure how to call for help .
New South Wales Rural Fire Servicetweeted outan advisory today telling people to get the fuck out of the South Coast , because January 4 is go to be a utter storm of heat and wind that will make a serious situation for miles .
“ These will be grievous conditions , the same or worse than New Year ’s Eve , ” the notice say .
Tourist Leave Zone – South Coast Bush Fires
severe conditions for holiday makers on the South Coast of NSW this weekend
With the far-flung ability and communications outages across the South Coast please share this information to as many affected hoi polloi as possible.#nswrfspic.twitter.com / JvbwrpC1fe
— NSW RFS ( @NSWRFS)January 1 , 2020
But as many citizenry are point out online , there ’s not always a way to escape . In fact , there are integral stretches along the highlighted areas where peoplearen’t allowed to move . What ’s going to happen to the thousands of people who are trap ? We ’ll determine out later this hebdomad , I guess .
In sum-up , thank you for your New Year ’s wishes , ExxonMobil . You helped make this pot . And we ’re never going to forget it .
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