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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Subject: Re: I just want to say one word to you
Date: 05/22/24 3:53 PM
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"I highly recommend this article in The New Yorker explaining how 3M has known since the late 1970s that PFAs were not only "forever chemicals" that never decompose but were also harmful to humans."

Coincidentally, we watched a movie the other night on Netflix called Dark Waters. Mark Ruffalo as Attorney Rob Bilott, the corporate defense attorney who reluctantly took on the defense of a farmer being poisoned by Duponts PFOA dumping. Maybe this discussion should be on the Atheist board; if there's a omnipotent god, he's one sick sumbitch for sitting back and watching this happen.

As a current political event, it's crucial that a science denier like Trump not regain control to crap all over the EPA and pro-environment groups. Maybe it makes no difference. Maybe when all is said and done, mankind is a suicidal species.

"Dark Waters Tells the True Story of the Lawyer Who Took DuPont to Court and Won. But Rob Bilott’s Fight Is Far From Over"

"....for the real Rob Bilott, the work of taking the industry to court is far from over. In October 2018, the lawyer filed a new lawsuit against several companies, including 3M, Arkema, and Chemours, a manufacturer spun off from DuPont in 2015. That ongoing case is seeking class action status

time.com - Dark waters true story rob bilott
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