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#Maine Sues Major #OilCompanies Over ‘Ongoing Deception’ About #ClimateChange
The lawsuit follows similar suits by eight other states and the District of Columbia against major oil companies, all alleging complicity in climate change. Those states are New Jersey, California, Delaware, Minnesota, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Story by Nina Golgowski
November 27, 2024
"The state of Maine has filed a lawsuit against five major oil companies and their top lobbying group, accusing them of carrying out a decades-long disinformation campaign about climate change and their contribution to it in order to maximize profits.
"Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey, in his lawsuit filed Tuesday in state court, accuses Exxon Mobil, Shell, Chevron, BP, Sunoco and the American Petroleum Institute of withholding internal knowledge about fossil fuels’ catastrophic effects all while spinning public doubt.
"'For over half a century, these companies chose to fuel profits instead of following their science to prevent what are now likely irreversible, catastrophic climate effects,' said Frey in a statement. 'In so doing, they burdened the State and our citizens with the consequences of their greed and deception.'"
Read more:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/maine-sues-major-oil-companies-over-ongoing-deception-about-climate-change/ar-AA1uSBhg
#BigOil #BigOilKnew #Oiligarchy #ExxonKnew #ExxonLied #BigOilStillLies #ClimateDeception #ClimateCrisis #Capitalism #Exxon #Mobil #ShellOil #Chevron #BP #Sunoco #AmericanPetroleumInstitute
The lawsuit follows similar suits by eight other states and the District of Columbia against major oil companies, all alleging complicity in climate change. Those states are New Jersey, California, Delaware, Minnesota, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Story by Nina Golgowski
November 27, 2024
"The state of Maine has filed a lawsuit against five major oil companies and their top lobbying group, accusing them of carrying out a decades-long disinformation campaign about climate change and their contribution to it in order to maximize profits.
"Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey, in his lawsuit filed Tuesday in state court, accuses Exxon Mobil, Shell, Chevron, BP, Sunoco and the American Petroleum Institute of withholding internal knowledge about fossil fuels’ catastrophic effects all while spinning public doubt.
"'For over half a century, these companies chose to fuel profits instead of following their science to prevent what are now likely irreversible, catastrophic climate effects,' said Frey in a statement. 'In so doing, they burdened the State and our citizens with the consequences of their greed and deception.'"
Read more:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/maine-sues-major-oil-companies-over-ongoing-deception-about-climate-change/ar-AA1uSBhg
#BigOil #BigOilKnew #Oiligarchy #ExxonKnew #ExxonLied #BigOilStillLies #ClimateDeception #ClimateCrisis #Capitalism #Exxon #Mobil #ShellOil #Chevron #BP #Sunoco #AmericanPetroleumInstitute
