Watch the Exxon smackdown. Thank AOC

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They knew. They lied. They’re still lying.

That would be ExxonMobil Corporation, of course. Their scientists knew the
horrors of impending climate change back in the 70s. The company then lied about
it for decades. And they’re still lying.

But today, Congressmembers Jamie Raskin of Maryland (D) and Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez of New York (D) began uncovering those lies. As Chair and Vice
Chair of the House Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, they
gaveled into order the first-ever congressional hearing focused entirely on the
massive climate deception of Exxon and the other oil majors. Watch this video of Raskin in action.
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Now that you’re fired up, take a moment to thank Reps. Raskin and Ocasio-Cortez
for boldly standing up for climate justice. Like Big Tobacco, the crimes of Big
Oil must be held up to the public light of Congress so we can stop our
addiction. Raskin and Ocasio-Cortez began that process today. Say thanks.
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The hearing featured two former Exxon scientists, a Harvard professor, and
environmental justice activist Mustafa Ali. Who did the opponents send? A
hardcore climate denier best known for handing Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) the
snowball he famously brought to the Senate floor in 2015 to “prove” global
warming isn’t happening. 1

What actual proof surfaced in the hearing? Internal Exxon memos from the 1970s
showing that carbon emissions from oil combustion could “indeed be catastrophic”
for the planet. So precise was Exxon’s science in 1982 that it predicted with
stunning accuracy that a world without strong pollution controls would reach 415
parts per million carbon in the atmosphere by…2019. 2 They were exactly right. And the consequences they predicted in the 70s and 80s
are here today: rising oceans, killer storms, crushing droughts.

Thankfully Reps. Raskin and AOC were on the case today. Take a moment to thank
them for taking on our biggest carbon criminals of all time. Thank them for
standing up for future generations.
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In the 90s, dozens of states filed lawsuits against the tobacco industry for
similarly lying about the health risks of smoking. The premise was simple: Big
Tobacco caused the smoking health crisis — now, they should pay for it. As a
result, tobacco companies had to pay billions of dollars for possible Food and
Drug Administration regulations, stronger warning labels, and more. 3

Raskin and AOC understand that Congress can never pass a strong Green New Deal
bill to fight climate change as long as ExxonMobil and other oil majors maintain
their political headlock on Capitol Hill.

Again, like Big Tobacco, we have to expose them and eventually force their
executives to confess under oath that they have risked the entire planet for
their short-term greed. Then the lying influence of these companies will be
gone, and the path to a cleaner future will be clear.

They knew. They lied. And they’re still lying.

Yes, it came out at the hearing that Exxon to this day is STILL lying to the
public. The company officially claims to support the Paris Climate Agreement of
2016 to significantly reduce carbon emissions worldwide. At the same time,
published media accounts produced at the hearing show the company is predicting
a 30 percent increase in its oil production by 2030. Both of these things cannot
be true. You cannot support Paris and dramatically increase oil production.
Exxon is lying to the public. Still.

But with your help, we won’t let them get away with it. Thank Congressman Jamie Raskin of Maryland and Congresswoman Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez of New York.
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our way to a safer, life-giving climate for all people.

And here's one more thing you can do: Sign the global petition calling on our leaders to hold polluters like Exxon
accountable for climate change.
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On we go,

Mike Tidwell
Executive Director
Chesapeake Climate Action Network and CCAN Action Fund

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