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Exxon Mobil Investigated for Possible Climate Change Lies by New York Attorney General
New York Times ^ | November 5, 2015 | By JUSTIN GILLIS and CLIFFORD KRAUSS

Posted on 11/06/2015 1:32:28 AM PST by Brad from Tennessee

The New York attorney general has begun an investigation of Exxon Mobil to determine whether the company lied to the public about the risks of climate change or to investors about how such risks might hurt the oil business.

According to people with knowledge of the investigation, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued a subpoena Wednesday evening to Exxon Mobil, demanding extensive financial records, emails and other documents.

The investigation focuses on whether statements the company made to investors about climate risks as recently as this year were consistent with the company’s own long-running scientific research.

The people said the inquiry would include a period of at least a decade during which Exxon Mobil funded outside groups that sought to undermine climate science, even as its in-house scientists were outlining the potential consequences — and uncertainties — to company executives.

Kenneth P. Cohen, vice president for public affairs at Exxon Mobil, said on Thursday that the company had received the subpoena and was still deciding how to respond.

“We unequivocally reject the allegations that Exxon Mobil has suppressed climate change research,” Mr. Cohen said, adding that the company had funded mainstream climate science since the 1970s, had published dozens of scientific papers on the topic and had disclosed climate risks to investors. . .

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; US: New York
KEYWORDS: cliffordkrauss; epa; erictschneiderman; exxonmobil; globalwarminghoax; justingillis; newyork; popefrancis; romancatholicism
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21 posted on 11/06/2015 4:26:50 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Here's to the day the forensics people scrape what's left of Putin off the ceiling of his limo.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Was their outrage the result of a video they showed, outraging the religion of climate change?


22 posted on 11/06/2015 4:29:27 AM PST by blackdog (There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

ExxonMobil, huh?

The same company that Hillary (resident of NYS and past US Senator) wanted to be “investigated” because they suspended their corporate giving to the Clinton foundation?

THAT ExonMobil?


23 posted on 11/06/2015 4:44:42 AM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel (BREAKING: Boy Scouts of America Changes Corporate Identity to "Scouting for Boys in America")
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To: Brad from Tennessee

This would be a beautiful thing if it goes to trial. Subpoena Michael Mann’s data. Subpoena NOAA data. Subpoena East Anglia data. It would be a beautiful thing.


24 posted on 11/06/2015 4:50:02 AM PST by jimfree (In November 2016 my 15 y/o granddaughter will have more quality exec experience than Barack Obama)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Lying is not a crime. If it was, every lawyer and politician in this country would be in prison.


25 posted on 11/06/2015 5:00:57 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Have you ever noticed that we don't have a "Battle Hymm of the Democracy"?)
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To: FlingWingFlyer
Lying to a federal official that is investigating an incident is a crime and lying to the court at any time is a crime.

HF

26 posted on 11/06/2015 5:14:39 AM PST by holden
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To: holden

Unless you’re a commie ‘RAT. All Exxon needs to do is show how much money they’ve donated to the Clinton “Foundation”.


27 posted on 11/06/2015 5:21:43 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Have you ever noticed that we don't have a "Battle Hymm of the Democracy"?)
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To: Brad from Tennessee
Clinton Calls for Exxon Probe After Company Cuts Off Foundation Funding

Sounds like "Her Thighness" sent "the hounds" after them.

He's in the "water bucket brigade"!

Hillary Clinton Has a Lot of Big Names on Her New York Leadership Team
View the full list of Ms. Clinton's New York backers below:
Snip...Attorney General Eric Schneiderman

Thy really believe nobody can see through their veil of subterfuge.

28 posted on 11/06/2015 5:35:50 AM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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29 posted on 11/06/2015 6:21:59 AM PST by crusty old prospector
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To: crusty old prospector

Pay the Clinton or else


30 posted on 11/06/2015 6:27:34 AM PST by scooby321
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Exxon Mobil stopped giving to the Clinton Foundation.


31 posted on 11/06/2015 6:37:03 AM PST by TYVets
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To: Brad from Tennessee

They are attempting to make questioning their religion illegal.


32 posted on 11/06/2015 9:50:28 AM PST by zeugma (Teach your child a love for motorcycles, and he'll never have money for drugs.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

[Lying is not a crime. If it was, every lawyer and politician in this country would be in prison.]

You are correct. What about all the consumers who were defrauded by Barack Obama’s totally deceptive ObamaCare sales campaign?


33 posted on 11/06/2015 10:19:25 AM PST by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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