Friends, there is much ado in Copenhagen. The problems of global warming are being discussed by a variety of people.
On one side there are the scientists and the folk who want something done about greenhouse gases. On the other side of the equations are the vested interests who make mega-bucks out of selling fossil fuels. The latter group have lots of money. They pull lots of political strings. They are masters of duplicity. You don’t believe me?
Then let’s take the cigarette manufacturers. For years they knew the link between cancer of the throat and lungs, heart attacks, and smoking. Did they care? Of course not! They joined together and procrastinated, lied, spread red herrings, funded pro-smoking scientists, anything but admit that their products were death-dealing.
Eventually, because of urging by medical experts and because successful legal suits were brought against them by cancer afflicted folk, they began to admit that their products were not only habit forming but a danger to health. Did they stop making cigarettes? Of course not. Instead they brought out products that were supposed to be less harmful, had less nicotine. Did these products lessen the health risks? Of course not.
Then Governments, who are supposed to have a duty of care towards their citizens, reluctantly began to act to stop the advertising that glamorized smoking and made cigarette packets show health warnings. Did this deter the cigarette companies?
