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Invitation of Chevron speaker disrespects oil company victims

(01/31/17 1:30pm)

Petroleum is undeniably the lifeblood of the modern economy, but the finite quantities and poisonous consequences of continued use make its long-term future a literal impossibility. The Center for Career Development has invited Janeen Judah, a prominent member of Chevron, to proclaim all there is to love about the oil industry. She touts the “Big Risk. Big Reward. Big Money” of the oil industry, though she will no doubt neglect to mention that these risks are taken and fortunes made at the expense of the health and well-being of vulnerable populations and ecosystems worldwide.