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The Limits of the 'Tobacco Strategy' on Climate Change
2015-11-06 19:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: For years, activists and scholars have contended that groups who reject the scientific consensus on climate change are employing tactics once used to create doubt about the dangers of smoking. Now environmentalists are taking a page from tobacco opponents by suggesting oil companies misled investors and the public about the risks of climate change. The first step toward a legal inquiry came Wednesday evening when the New York attorney general subpoenaed records from Exxon Mobil. While this...
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