[GPSCC-chat] Fwd: Sign on, Spencer: ExxonMobil cost us big. Now it's time to pay up.

[Spencer Graves]

Hello:


       If you haven't already, I encourage you to sign a petition 
(below) asking the federal government to prosecute ExxonMobile for their 
disinformation campaigns to block action on global warming, even though 
their own research allegedly confirmed the role of fossil fuels in 
climate change as far back as 1978.  CREDO Action and DailyKos claim 
that this is a violation of RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt 
Organizations Act), which was used to prosecute big tobacco for crudely 
similar disinformation.  I would think every Green in the nation would 
want to get behind this.


       Best Wishes,
       Spencer


-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject: 	Sign on, Spencer: ExxonMobil cost us big. Now it's time to pay 
up.
Date: 	Fri, 9 Oct 2015 11:31:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: 	Daily Kos <campaigns at dailykos.com>
Reply-To: 	campaigns at dailykos.com
To: 	spencer.graves at effectivedefense.org



Spencer, a game-changing investigation by InsideClimate News has 
revealed that Exxon’s own research as far back as 1978 confirmed the 
role of fossil fuels in climate change. This is a major revelation 
<http://kos.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=OaUCAyTOrzztsVmST8lO0whANrR8oZ7k> 
in light of what is obvious about Exxon: The company later spent two 
decades and millions of dollars defrauding the public about climate 
science, in an effort to slow action against climate change.

*Sign the petition from CREDO and Daily Kos: Prosecute ExxonMobil. 
<http://kos.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=2PtDz6zdZ4oH%2BS7iRN8gPghANrR8oZ7k>*

There is precedent for holding ExxonMobil accountable: The Racketeer 
Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), the same law that 
played a crucial role in taking down the tobacco companies’ 
misinformation campaign.

Like tobacco companies, it’s now clear that Exxon knew its 
misinformation campaign was fraudulent.

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse has suggested 
<http://kos.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=648kdsD2RuEmERZ6Wy%2BuPwhANrR8oZ7k> 
fossil fuel companies may be in violation of the RICO Act, and now 20 
scientists have signed 
<http://kos.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=JNEb3G8j9RmkKTu7YQHVmwhANrR8oZ7k> 
a letter to the Obama administration and the Justice Department. In 
light of the new revelations about Exxon’s knowledge of the danger of 
fossil fuels, this is a crucial moment to build that call.

*There is no excuse. ExxonMobil must pay. Sign the petition now.*
<http://kos.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=eG%2BPS8Y%2FKVoCf7glk8CVQghANrR8oZ7k>
Keep fighting,
Monique Teal, Daily Kos

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