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Exxon Loses Bid to Fight Virgin Islands Climate Subpoena in State Court
2016-06-22 16:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inside Climate News: Judge's motion sets the stage for the company's legal challenge to proceed in federal court. By David Hasemyer A court ruling in Texas has set the stage for ExxonMobil's legal challenge to a climate change investigation by the U. S. Virgin Islands to proceed in federal court. Exxon and the Virgin Islands' Attorney General Claude Walker had been bickering for more than a month over whether the company's lawsuit to quash a subpoena issued by Walker should be heard in Texas state court or in federal...
Koch Brothers Continue to Fund Climate Change Denial Machine, Spend $21M to Defend Exxon
2016-06-22 15:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The Kochs have spent more than $88 million in traceable funding to groups attacking climate change science, policy and regulation. Of that total, $21 million went to groups that recently bought a full page New York Times advertisement defending ExxonMobil from government investigations into its systematic misrepresentation of climate science. If youre an executive at a big oil company watching as ExxonMobil is finally exposed for studying climate change, covering up the science and spreading misinformation,...
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Exxon says Torrance refinery taking precautionary measures from wildfire
2016-06-16 04:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Exxon Mobil Corp said on Wednesday it had evacuated non-essential personnel from its Las Flores Canyon facility in Santa Barbara county in response to a wildfire. The employees on site are involved in various fire-protection activities and the company is monitoring the situation, Exxon Mobil said. Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for Refugio Canyon, Venadito Canyon and Las Flores Canyon, which includes an Exxon refinery, an Associated Press report published by theeagle.com quoted the...
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Exxon Supports A Carbon Tax Except When There Is A Vote On A Carbon Tax
2016-06-10 15:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: ExxonMobil has long maintained that it supports a carbon tax in the United States. For instance, here's Suzanne McCarron, ExxonMobil vice president of public and government affairs, in the Los Angeles Times on Mar. 14: "When governments are considering policy options, ExxonMobil believes a revenue-neutral carbon tax is the most effective way to manage carbon emissions." Here's Exxon's CEO Rex Tillerson at last month's shareholder meeting: "Our valuation of those [policy] alternatives suggests...
Environmental groups reject Rep. Lamar Smiths request information Exxon Mobil climate case
2016-06-02 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: The letter to House Science Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Tex.), shown here in August 2010, appeared to be part of a tit-for-tat after state attorneys general sought old Exxon Mobil documents related to climate. (AP) The battle over Exxon Mobil and the issue of climate change took a new turn Wednesday. Environmental groups, citing constitutional rights, said they would not comply with a sweeping request for information from the House Committee on Space, Science and Technology led by Chairman...
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