Exxon Sowed Doubt About Climate Crisis, House Dems Hear In Testimony

"Subcommittee laid out four decades of evidence just a day after oil behemoth began a trial over misleading investors"

"House Democrats on Wednesday laid out four decades of evidence that oil behemoth Exxon knew since the 1970s that the burning of fossil fuels was heating the planet and intentionally sowed doubt about the climate crisis.

The testimony came in a hearing in a House oversight subcommittee on civil rights just a day after ExxonMobil began a trial in New York City over misleading investors on the business risks from government rules meant to address the climate crisis.

Exxon’s role in hiding the mounting emergency has been widely publicized for four years, since the publication of an investigation by InsideClimate News, the Los Angeles Times and the Columbia Journalism School. Court proceedings and additional reporting have found more proof of Exxon’s longtime knowledge of the problem."

Emily Holden reports for the Guardian October 23, 2019.

SEE ALSO:

"How Exxon’s Climate Change Trial Became a Battle Over Numbers" (Bloomberg)

"ExxonMobil Goes On Trial Over Accusations It Misled Investors About Climate Change Costs" (Washington Post)

"Fossil Fuels on Trial: New York’s Lawsuit Against Exxon Begins" (New York Times)

"'So They Knew': Ocasio-Cortez Questions Exxon Scientist On Climate Crisis Denial – Video" (Guardian)