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From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International,

this is To the Point. Big Oil and other industries shift gears on climate change.

Hello again, I'm Aronalny, and this is To the Poet from Public Radio International,

the daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

After years of denying that greenhouse gases cause global warming Exxon mobiles beginning to sound a lot more like Al Gore.

The oil giant would even be willing to pay a tax on carbon emissions,

and other oil companies would, too, along with Walmart, DuPont, and General Electric.

They're now in direct opposition to form a Republican and Tea Party allies at a time of

warnings that climate disasters could be sudden and unexpected. Would a carbon tax help to slow

global warming? What would it mean for company profits and the cost of living? Today's talking

point, General Motors chooses the first woman to lead an American automaker.

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