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Rhiannon12866

(222,294 posts) Thu May 23, 2024, 02:12 AM May 2024

Rep. Raskin on urging DOJ to investigate 'big oil' for deception on climate change - PBS NewsHour

In Congress, the top Democrats on two committees are asking the Department of Justice to launch a sweeping investigation of big oil corporations. They allege that the companies have deceived the public for decades about their complicity in climate change and willingness to address it. Lisa Desjardins discussed more with Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin. - Aired on 05/22/2024.

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Rep. Raskin on urging DOJ to investigate 'big oil' for deception on climate change - PBS NewsHour (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 May 2024 OP

K&R Think. Again. May 2024 #1

Trying to Break Our Harmful and Destructive Addiction to Oil is Playing Politics? panfluteman May 2024 #2

So, now that the deception has been revealed are we going to quit fossil fuels? hunter May 2024 #3

Think. Again.

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1. K&R

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Thu May 23, 2024, 04:23 AM

May 2024

panfluteman

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2. Trying to Break Our Harmful and Destructive Addiction to Oil is Playing Politics?

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Thu May 23, 2024, 08:01 AM

May 2024

We still live in a Petro-Fascist state, in spite of the Biden administration's attempts to promote clean, renewable energy.

hunter

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3. So, now that the deception has been revealed are we going to quit fossil fuels?

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Thu May 23, 2024, 11:09 AM

May 2024

Climate change denial is sold in many different flavors. The fossil fuel industry is not the only purveyor of it.

We have all the tools we need to solve this problem, we just have to do it.

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