Episode 191. BEST IN CLIMATE. 'We Will Never Forget What You Have Done': Climate Activist Grills Shell CEO at TED Forum, by Brett Wilkins

<p><em>"No matter what he says today, remember, Shell has <a href= "https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/02/28/shell-knew-too-investigation-reveals-big-oil-cos-decades-long-climate-lies">spent millions</a> covering up the warnings from climate scientists, <a href= "https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/04/10/leaked-emails-show-big-oil-execs-oversaw-vast-bribery-scheme-nigeria">bribing politicians</a>, and even <a href= "https://www.commondreams.org/news/2011/10/03/shell-oil-paid-nigerian-military-put-down-protests-court-documents-show">paying soldiers</a> to kill Nigerian activists fighting against them, all whilst <a href= "https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/09/21/top-ad-and-pr-firms-exposed-helping-big-oil-greenwash-their-climate-destruction">rebranding</a> to make it look as though they care and that they have the intention of changing."</em></p> <p>This week's Best in Climate article, originally published on <a href= "https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/14/we-will-never-forget-what-you-have-done-climate-activist-grills-shell-ceo-ted-forum" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CommonDreams.org</a>, discusses how brilliantly climate activist Lauren McDonald articulated the frustrations of many at Shell's climate inaction & obstruction. McDonald was sharing the stage with the Shell CEO Ben van Beurden at a TED climate conference in Edinburgh Scotland. COP26, the UN Climate Conference, begins in Glasgow on October 31st.</p>