Oil companies preparing for global warming?

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Experts: Future of big hurricanes looms

http://www.wired.com/news/planet/0,2782,69063,00.html?tw=wn_story_page_prev2

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"Natural disaster in the United States has morphed to a dangerous new level. Some experts say the nation can expect to be pummeled by more of these mega-catastrophes over the next 20 or 30 years in a nasty conspiracy of unfavorable weather patterns, changing demographics and political denial."
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Please note this little gem near the end:

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"Oil companies that have strongly opposed climate-based environmental regulations are nevertheless raising their offshore drilling platforms in the Gulf of Mexico by 15 feet in anticipation of higher storm surges. Just in case. "
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