Oh, that global warming
Having evidently decided that recent events like the North Pole's melting like a popsicle on a summer day may, in fact, offer money-making opportunities, a growing number of oil and auto companies appear to be significantly -- if quietly -- changing their attitude towards global warming, GRIST MAGAZINE reports.
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A telling example of the large-scale attitude shift occurred at a recent economic forum, where CEOs of the world's 1,000 largest corporations helped vote on the most threatening scenarios facing trade and globalization. The participants rejected all choices they were given and voted climate change as the most significant. To be sure, the companies are still as financially motivated as ever. BP estimates it will haul in $1 billion a year in solar commerce.
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