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Exxon climate change denial warrants federal inquiry, congressmen say
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on October 16th, 2015
Guardian: Members of Congress have asked for a federal investigation into whether ExxonMobil broke the law by intentionally obscuring the truth about climate change.
The two members of Congress wrote to Loretta Lynch, the attorney general, on Wednesday, saying they were concerned by the results of two separate investigations by Inside Climate News and the Los Angeles Times, which found that ExxonMobil scientists confirmed fossil fuels were causing climate change decades ago, but publicly embarked on a campaign...
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Comments Off on Exxon climate change denial warrants federal inquiry, congressmen sayAmerican Icons Threatened by Sea Level Rise: In Pictures
Posted by Climate Central: Benjamin Strauss on October 16th, 2015
Climate Central: Long-term sea level rise set in motion by near-term carbon emissions threatens major American icons. Here we present paired images showing how the Pentagon, the Wall Street Bull, and the Googleplex — symbols of American military, economic, and technological might — could fare under scenarios of business as usual vs. a sharp transition to clean energy. In the first image for each pair, we show projections of eventual sea level rise that would be locked in following 7.2°F (4°C) of warming from carbon...
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