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Covert Recording: Exxon's Secret Lobbying War On Climate Change Legislation
- Revealed: ExxonMobil’s lobbying war on climate change legislation. Jun 30, 2021. Channel 4 News. They're America's biggest oil company - committed they claim, to tackling the climate emergency. This program reveals undercover footage of one of Exxonmobil's top Washington lobbyists - speaking candidly about his efforts to undermine new legislation to protect the environment.
The lobbyist was captured on camera by the environmental group Greenpeace UK - boasting of how Exxonmobil has fought climate science, and operated behind closed doors to water down green legislation. Exxonmobil dispute the claims - and accuse Greenpeace of "waging a campaign against them". In the 1st part of a series of reports on the secretive world of fossil fuel lobbying - our Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson has this exclusive story.
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- NPR, Exxon Lobbyist Caught On Video Talks About Undermining Biden's Climate Push, July 1, 2021,
https://www.npr.org/2021/07/01/1012138741/exxon-lobbyist-caught-on-video-talks-about-undermining-bidens-climate-push
Indiscreet comments made by an Exxon Mobil lobbyist to undercover activists may figure prominently in upcoming congressional hearings about the role of oil companies in the battle against climate change. Video clips released by the Greenpeace investigation project Unearthed show Keith McCoy, the oil giant's senior director for federal relations, talking frankly about Exxon Mobil's lobbying strategies. Channel 4 from the United Kingdom first reported the comments...