Opinion | Big Oil to the Coronavirus Rescue

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Opinion | Big Oil to the Coronavirus Rescue
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From WSJopinion: Hand sanitizer and personal protective equipment come from hydrocarbons synthesized by Exxon Mobil. Do liberals want to divest from using those to fight off the coronavirus?

Anti-carbon activists don’t sleep even during a pandemic, and earlier this week New York City Council members introduced a resolution to divest from banks invested in fossil fuels. Perhaps they don’t know that hand sanitizer and personal protective equipment come from hydrocarbons synthesized by their arch-villain Exxon Mobil.

Exxon’s predecessor Standard Oil invented isopropyl alcohol , the key ingredient in disinfectants and hand sanitizer, in 1920. Its Baton Rouge chemical plant is now the world’s largest producer...

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