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Royal Society simply tells the truth about firms like Exxon (Esso). Protesters emerge from the woods, presumably badly advised and/or corrupt individuals similar to those who claimed passive smoking did no harm.

Many large firms are telling too many blatant lies. Concerning just the internet, if you Google "wolves site:www.commoncause.org" (omitting ") you can find a lot of "Wolves in Sheep's Clothing".
For example, "Hands off the internet"
Who They Say They Are: “A nationwide coalition of Internet users.”
Who They Really Represent: AT&T and other telecommunications companies.
What They Say They Do: “[Support] state and federal public policies that ensure the broadest possible range of choices for consumers and businesses using the Internet.”
What They Really Want: To eliminate long-standing net neutrality protections so that telephone and cable companies can maximize profit and minimize competition on the Internet.

And there are many more. Well, maybe this sort of thing is simply so-called 'US democracy in action' but IMO it stinks. These people may all be caught in the public backlash and one may reasonably hope so.

These crooks should get extremely long prison sentences, for the good of their affiliates and employees as well as for the public good. For example, the directors of companies like Ford and Mobil should be jailed. There is at least some hope. Many of the Enron people are now dead or in jail, for example, and the US State of California is suing most of the larger car companies for ruining the environment. We can only hope that it will not come to consumer violence and the blowing up of some major firms, still less their total nuclear annihilation, which is a real possibility. It could be the only way if these crooks don't realise people won't put up with it. Dodgy businessmen frequently claim honesty right till the end, but nobody should be fooled.