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Just because it is sponsored by the oil industry, doesn't mean that internally is can't know about PO - if PO is rely happening soon, then it would be in the oil industries best interest to find out about, and model the outcomes from, PO. (what they share to other people is another kettle of fish)

I guess my point is that who sponsors a group doesn't mean that certain views can't be held, just that they can't be freely expressed to people outside that group.

I would think that is even worse: to be able to know how bad things are and not be able to tell people.