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Big oil spent decades sowing doubt about fossil fuel dangers, experts testify
US Senate hearing reviewed report showing sector’s shift from climate denial to ‘deception, disinformation and doublespeak’
The fossil fuel industry spent decades sowing doubt about the dangers of burning oil and gas, experts and Democratic lawmakers testified on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
The Senate budget committee held a hearing to review a report published on Tuesday with the House oversight and accountability committee that they said demonstrates the sector’s shift from explicit climate denial to a more sophisticated strategy of “deception, disinformation and doublespeak”.
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Democrats probe Trump’s request for campaign cash from Big Oil
House Democrats are probing President Trump’s request for $1 billion in campaign cash from major oil companies. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) penned a letter to CEOs of eight energy companies and an oil lobbying group that reportedly attended a ...The Hill - Politics - Donald Trump -
Fossil fuel firms forcing countries to compensate them, Mary Robinson says
Former Irish president and Ban Ki-moon say fossil lobbying is hampering climate progress. Fossil fuel companies are forcing governments to compensate them for lost earnings in the transition to a low-carbon global economy, and destroying the ...The Guardian - World -
University finances are in dangerous territory
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They may “hate the man,” as one put it, but major business players from coast to coast are increasingly on board for a second term after the first one alienated them.The New York Times - Top stories - Donald Trump -
Psychiatrist can't testify about Bob Menendez's cash stockpile
The New Jersey senator has a "fear of scarcity" and developed "a longstanding coping mechanism of routinely withdrawing and storing cash in his home," his lawyers said last month.CBS News - Top stories
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