Rex Tillerson used an email address registered under the name “Wayne Tracker” to discuss climate policies while CEO of ExxonMobil, according to a letter sent by the New York attorney general’s office to a New York Supreme Court justice Monday. OMG! White House Plagiarizes Statement From Exxon Touting Plans for Expanded Fossil Fuel Projects https://t.co/ScgWFNA7xY […]
By Nadia Prupis The U.S. Senate has confirmed former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State, revealing “just how much fossil fuel industry money has corrupted Congress,” as climate group 350.org put it. The 56-43 vote went largely along party lines, but got some Democratic support, including from Sens. Joe Manchin (W.Va.), Heidi Heitkamp […]
In his U.S. Senate confirmation hearing two weeks ago, Trump’s pick for Secretary of State Rex Tillerson stated that: “The risk of climate change does exist, and the consequences could be serious enough that action should be taken.” While still head of the oil-giant ExxonMobil a few short weeks ago, the same Rex TIllerson told […]
In a world’s first, the Irish Parliament voted 90 to 53 on Thursday in favor of a groundbreaking bill that would fully divest public money from coal, oil and gas. Fossil Free Europe has hailed it as a “first-of-its-kind fossil fuel divestment legislation.” https://twitter.com/trocaire/status/824622886187134977 The Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill, which was supported by almost all […]
Elon Musk‘s tweets are causing quite a stir this week. The frequent tweeter surprisingly endorsed President Donald Trump’s nomination for Secretary of State and provided some hints about his mysterious tunnel project. First, the sustainable energy advocate raised a lot of eyebrows on Tuesday after tweeting his support of former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as […]
ExxonMobil was dealt a major blow on Wednesday after a Massachusetts judge ordered the company to hand in more than 40 years of climate research. On Wednesday, Suffolk Superior Court Judge Heidi E. Brieger denied the oil giant a protective order that would have blocked Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey’s subpoenas for Exxon’s internal research […]
By Deirdre Fulton At his senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson dodged questions about ExxonMobil’s long history of denying climate science, lending credence to claims his tenure would be a disaster for the planet. [facebook https://www.facebook.com/EcoWatch/videos/1416870398325893/ expand=1] When pressed by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) about the major charges unearthed […]
By Brian C. Black “How Big Oil Bought the White House and Tried to Steal the Country” is the subtitle of a book that tells the story of a presidential election in which a candidate allowed money from big oil companies to help him win office and then rewarded them with plum appointments in his […]
By Jo Miles We all expected that Trump‘s cabinet would mean trouble for many of the things we care about, from clean energy and healthy communities to our very democracy itself. But his chosen nominees are worse than we could have imagined. These individuals, responsible for the policies and decisions that affect the lives and […]
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