Make Polluters Pay
@StopBigOil
Big Oil needs to pay for the damage they caused. #MakePollutersPay
ID:755010432063172608
18-07-2016 12:04:49
2,8K Tweets
1,7K Followers
453 Following
'This is the most substantive and consequential call yet for the Justice Department to take action against Big Oil companies for their ongoing and catastrophic campaign of lies,' Richard Wiles of Center for Climate Integrity. commondreams.org/news/undeniabl…
'The pair invoked the department’s 1999 suit against major tobacco companies — noting that this was a civil suit under an anti-racketeering law.'
U.S. Department of Justice: Investigate Big Oil. thehill.com/policy/energy-…
🚨Major news today: Sheldon Whitehouse and Rep. Jamie Raskin just formally referred their investigation of Big Oil's climate disinformation to the Department of Justice.
They call on DOJ to 'pursue further investigation and take any appropriate legal action'👇
exxonknews.org/p/doj-must-inv…
“The fossil fuel industry has operated under a cloud of suspicion for many years...The public deserves to know the truth.” - Cass DiPaola of Make Polluters Pay theguardian.com/us-news/articl…
🚨 BREAKING: Sheldon Whitehouse & Rep. Jamie Raskin call on Attorney General Garland 'to investigate Big Oil for its decades-long disinformation campaign to mislead the public about the climate effects of fossil fuels and obstruct climate action.'👏👏
It's time to hold Big Oil accountable.
Brilliant piece from Los Angeles Times makes a strong case for SB 1497 - #MakePollutersPay for climate catastrophe. Let's gooooo.
#SB1497 establishes a fund — paid by 41 fossil fuel companies — amounting to tens or hundreds of billions. 'It may sound like a lot, but even that would not fully offset the costs climate-related damages California is expected to suffer,' writes Los Angeles Times. latimes.com/opinion/story/…