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As Congress condemns Exxon’s 40-year “war of deception” on climate, oil giant manipulates your Google searches

"Oil companies like Exxon knew the scientific reality of climate change forty years ago but waged a war of deception that cost us precious time in the fight to save our planet”.

#ExxonKnew Trial Starts in New York

Exxon Mobil and Big Oil will finally be on trial for misleading investors over the financial risks of climate change.

Big Oil Invests $50 Billion Against a Livable Future

Big Oil knows it is gambling with our future. It is deliberately doing so. Because of its actions, it is not just the people of the Bahamas that will face the consequences of our warming world. We all will.

Top 20 Investor in Exxon Disinvests from Company over Climate Change Stance

One of Britain’s biggest fund managers has started selling shares in Exxon Mobil, "saying America’s largest oil company isn’t doing enough to address climate change.”

Surprise, Surprise #MobilKnew Too

A document from the early nineties reveals that Mobil was worried about climate change and secondly it was already funding groups with the intention of obfuscating the debate.

Schwarzenegger Plans to Sue Big Oil for “Murder”

Ex-Californian Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has vowed to take on Big Oil “for knowingly killing people all over the world.”

“Bare-Knuckle” Exxon Countersues in #ExxonKnew Scandal

In a classic counter-punch move designed to scare off those trying to hold Big Oil accountable for its actions, Exxon has started suing the lawyers who are themselves suing the company over the #Exxonknew scandal - for misleading the public and investors over the risk of climate change.

NYC Announces Plan to Sue Big Oil and Divest from Fossil Fuels

“It’s time for Big Oil to take responsibility for the devastation they have wrought, that’s why New York City is making the unprecedented move to both sue and divest from fossil fuel companies."

Report Outlines Further Evidence to “Hold Big Oil Accountable for Climate Crisis”

A new report released yesterday synthesizes years of research and concludes that the major carbon producers could and should be held accountable for "climate chaos".

San Francisco and Oakland Sue Big Oil Over Climate Change

The two Californian cities of San Francisco and Oakland have announced they are suing five major oil companies, blaming them for climate change, which poses a "catastrophic risk".