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Exxon Sues Over EU Windfall Tax

Exxon Sues Over EU Windfall Tax

In September, 2022 the European Union (EU) decided that it would tax excess profits from fossil fuel companies in response to the energy crisis. One of those companies, however, is not taking kindly to the so-called “solidarity levy.” Exxonmobil announced on December 28 that it was suing the bloc over the windfall tax. 

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    Rex Tillerson to Testify in Exxon Climate Crisis Fraud Case

    Rex Tillerson to Testify in Exxon Climate Crisis Fraud Case

    The case New York State has brought against ExxonMobil for defrauding investors about the the true cost of the climate crisis is in its second week and is seeing a star witness take the stand Wednesday. Rex Tillerson, the company’s former CEO and Trump‘s first secretary of state, will testify about his role in pricing […]

    Exxon Goes on Trial for Lying About the Climate Crisis

    Exxon Goes on Trial for Lying About the Climate Crisis

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    ExxonMobil Accused of Pressuring Witnesses in Climate Fraud Case

    ExxonMobil Accused of Pressuring Witnesses in Climate Fraud Case

    By Jessica Corbett New York state prosecutors last week accused ExxonMobil of trying to discourage witnesses from testifying against the company in a climate fraud case, leading the head of the environmental group 350.org to declare Thursday that “we won’t be intimidated.” In a statement, May Boeve, the avocacy group’s executive director, also charged that […]

    415 PPM: We Are All Part of Exxon’s Unchartered Climate Experiment Now

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    By Andy Rowell Earlier this month, we collectively walked into the unknown. We are all now a living experiment. Never before in human history have carbon dioxide levels reached 415 parts per million. These levels were last seen maybe some 2.5 to 5 million years ago, during the Pliocene, but then the earth was much […]

    ‘Victory’: Supreme Court Rejects Exxon’s Appeal, Time to Fork Over Climate Docs

    ‘Victory’: Supreme Court Rejects Exxon’s Appeal, Time to Fork Over Climate Docs

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