The #ExxonKnew team was clearly ready with statements and tweets to celebrate and claim credit when, after four years of investigation, the New York Attorney General’s office finally filed its lawsuit against ExxonMobil over climate change. As EID previously pointed out, it was “put up...
After it was “put up or shut up” time, the New York Attorney General’s office finally came forward with its #ExxonKnew lawsuit. To say it was a dud would be an understatement. New York Attorney General (AG) Barbara Underwood today filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil...
ExxonMobil is now asking a federal appeals court for relief from a never ending and overreaching investigation led by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey and New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood, who accuse the company of misleading investors on the risks of climate change. The...
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) are speaking out against the “overreaching” intimidation tactics of #ExxonKnew activists and aligned Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey. Late last week, the business groups filed an amicus brief, which asks the U.S. Supreme...
Geoffrey Supran, the co-author of a Harvard study accusing ExxonMobil of conspiring to conceal the effects of carbon emissions, recently presented his findings to the Philippines’ Commission on Human Rights. But after being sworn in, the professor omitted key information from the panel, most notably...
Public Citizen and a new project called the Center for Climate Integrity (CCI) have launched a new campaign targeting oil and gas companies in the wake of recent hurricanes. The groups have put up two billboards in Houston asking when “climate polluters” will “pay their...
The activists behind the #ExxonKnew campaign are going into full defense mode after the Wall Street Journal and Reuters exposed “closed door” meetings between anti-fossil fuel activists and state attorneys general, meetings that the AGs tried to keep hidden from public scrutiny. In an article...
As the 2024 election unfolds, candidates are doing everything they can to win over undecided swing-state voters. Turns out, support for abundant and affordable American energy is a top priority for these constituents across the country, especially in Pennsylvania. In fact, within a week of...
Today, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) announced they are yet again asking the Department of Justice (DOJ) to launch a worn out, politically-motivated investigation into the fossil fuel industry. The move comes after the Senate Budget Committee failed to produce a shred of new evidence at...
Two of the main drivers of the #ExxonKnew campaign are back with yet another study, this time crediting the company for being on target with climate model predictions. These are claims that activists have seized on for years, going back to at least 2019, so...
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), a top Democrat on the House Oversight and Reform Committee, acknowledged on Thursday that the panel’s year-long investigation into the alleged “disinformation” from the U.S. oil and natural gas industry has turned out to be a massive dud, reporting from E&E...
Responsible oil and natural gas production in the United States is under attack from “Keep It In The Ground” activist groups who are funded by foreign money and have published a deeply flawed report attempting to pressure private equity investors to divest assets from the...