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Democrats request a DOJ investigation into ExxonMobil, alleging climate science coverup
2015-10-17 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Republic: California Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee requested a Department of Justice investigation into ExxonMobil on Wednesday, writing that the company's behavior "is similar to cigarette companies that repeatedly denied harm from tobacco and spread uncertainty and misleading information to the public." There have always been pronounced parallels between the tobacco and oil industry--both working to undermine regulatory action that could hamper profit--but a federal investigation...
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