California Attorney General (AG) Kamala Harris is investigating. New York AG Eric Schneiderman is investigating. It's time for our Congress to open an investigation into Exxon's climate cover up. Click here to demand Senate Environment and Public Works Chairman James Inhofe hold Exxon accountable. Thanks to our actions, California AG Kamala Harris will launch an investigation into Exxon's climate crimes.3 She joins New York AG Eric Schneiderman, who opened his own investigation last year, referring to climate change as, "the defining issue of our time."3 But it could take months, if not years, for the public to get answers from those investigations. Exxon is refusing to comply with the time frame AG Schneiderman set for them to hand over documents. Just like we can't afford to wait for action on climate, we also shouldn't delay getting answers from Exxon and everyone involved in this climate cover-up scheme. That's where our old friend and Climate-Denier-In-Chief, Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) comes in. As the Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee it's his job to investigate whether Exxon and Big Oil executives lied to Congress and the American people when they testified for years that climate change wasn't a real, urgent threat. Let's be honest, Inhofe and Big Oil are known to have a special relationship -- but he's not know for keeping his thoughts to himself (like that time he tossed a snowball to prove global warming isn't real). If enough of us call for a hearing now, Inhofe might take the bait -- to push back on our climate claims as much as to hold Exxon accountable. Click here to tell James Inhofe he should be holding hearings on Exxon and climate change, not snowballs. Throughout is career, James Inhofe has always been able to depend on Big Oil. In fact, over his political career, they have been his biggest contributor, giving nearly $2 million to his various election campaigns.4 Two of his biggest contributors have been the Koch Brothers and Murray Energy, who aren't known for helping the American people learn the full scope of climate change's impacts. Maybe Inhofe's close ties to Big Oil are why he's been silent on the #ExxonKnew issue so far. But by holding a hearing, Inhofe would be forced to defend his position that climate change is a hoax from the science Exxon and Big Oil have pursued since the 1970s -- which is exactly what we want. |
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