[GPSCC-chat] Fwd: Sign on, Spencer: ExxonMobil cost us big. Now it's time to pay up.
Spencer Graves
spencer.graves at effectivedefense.org
Fri Oct 9 08:50:31 PDT 2015
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
p.s. Betsy and I miss y'all and California, but we're doing OK in
Overland Park, KS.
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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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