This from the California Tourism Board.

[Anomalocaris]

Blame is Brian's thing.

Too bad Simon Cowell doesn't have a show called "America's Got Blame".

Brian could win.

I agree with him that climate change is a problem, but the extent of the damage done by fossil fuels is directly tied to consumer demand - if people didn't want petrol, no one could sell petrol.

It seems a little disingenuous of him to fix the blame on people who provide fossil fuels while giving a pass to people who use fossil fuels. I can't really call it good environmental stewardship when he calls a cab to take him to get a remote so he can change the television channel.

Boru

It’s just as highly disingenuous to say the major players of petroleum industry were no more than passive fulfiller of natural demand.   As with the cigarette industry the petroleum industry certainly Aggressively Sought ways to increased fossil fuel consumption Over the long run by actively distorting the perception of economic cost Associated with fossil fuel extraction, rode rough shod over Local and indigenous Rights, and subsidized The denial and obfuscation of the Implications of scientific research on the consequences of fossil fuel use.   They certainly actively magnified the impact of fossil fuel burning On The global climate considerably beyond what that would be if they had been mere passive and law abiding supplier or otherwise natural demand.