Revealed: ExxonMobil's lobbying war on climate change legislation

[LiberalArkie]

The explosive footage was obtained by Unearthed, Greenpeace UK’s investigative platform, who posed as head-hunters to obtain the information from one of ExxonMobil’s most senior Washington lobbyists.

The recordings appear to reveal the secretive behind-the-scenes activities of a lobbyist for a company that claims in public to support action on climate change, while fighting against legislative attempts to tackle it.


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Mr McCoy names 11 senators who he says are “crucial” to ExxonMobil: Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Senator Joe Manchin, Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Senator Jon Tester, Senator Maggie Hassan, Senator John Barrasso, Senator John Cornyn, Senator Steve Daines, Senator Chris Coons, Senator Mark Kelly and Senator Marco Rubio

We gave all these senators a chance to respond. All the senators declined to comment. There is no suggestion of illegality.

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https://www.channel4.com/news/revealed-exxonmobils-lobbying-war-on-climate-change-legislation

[sop]

1. And Rex Tillerson, CEO of ExxonMobil, was appointed SOS for Christ's sake.

The extractive energy interests have been calling the shots in DC since the days of John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil. McCoy sounds like Captain Renault - "I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!" - in Casablanca.

[Calculating]

2. Joe Manchin is one of course

Why WOULDN'T Joe Manchin be a crucial senator to Exxon lol.

[czarjak]

3. Lobby Hobby

[LiberalArkie]

4. I was surprised at Mark Kelly