Exxon Mobil Investigated for Possible Climate Change Lies by New York Attorney General – The New York Times
The New York attorney general has begun an investigation of Exxon Mobil to determine whether the company lied to the public about the risks of climate change or to investors about how such risks might hurt the oil business.According to people with knowledge of the investigation, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued a subpoena Wednesday evening to Exxon Mobil, demanding extensive financial records, emails and other documents.The investigation focuses on whether statements the company made to investors about climate risks as recently as this year were consistent with the company’s own long-running scientific research.The people said the inquiry would include a period of at least a decade during which Exxon Mobil funded outside groups that sought to undermine climate science, even as its in-house scientists were outlining the potential consequences — and uncertainties — to company executives.Continue reading the main storyRelated Coverage An oil platform off the coast of Thailand run by Unocal, which Chevron acquired in 2005. Chevron has been one of the companies that supported efforts to derail initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. More Oil Companies Could Join Exxon Mobil as Focus of Climate InvestigationsNOV. 6, 2015 An Exxon Mobil refinery in Baytown, Tex. Exxon Inquiry Both Mirrors and Contrasts With Tobacco Industry Case NOV. 6, 2015 An ExxonMobil refinery in Louisiana. More than 40 environmental and other groups called for a federal investigation of the oil-and-gas company. Exxon Mobil Accused of Misleading Public on Climate Change RisksOCT. 30, 2015 Wei-Hock Soon of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, whose articles have been tied to corporate funding. Deeper Ties to Corporate Cash for Doubtful Climate ResearcherFEB. 21, 2015Kenneth P. Cohen, vice president for public affairs at Exxon Mobil, said on Thursday that the company had received the subpoena and was still deciding how to respond.
