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FILED TODAY to US 4th Circuit Court of Appeals: "As early as late 1950s...Defendants [BP et al] had knowledge of the risks associated w/ their fossil fuel products. In decades that followed, Defendants took affirmative steps to sow uncertainty...[They] should be held liable." 1/n
2/n: I'm delighted to have co-authored this amicus brief in support of the City of Baltimore's climate lawsuit against fossil fuel producers, alongside
experts @NaomiOreskes, @RBrulle, @BenFranta, @STWorg, @J_Farrell, @UCSUSA, @IGSD_DC, & @CCAN.
3/n: Short on time? Our Table of Contents offers top-line takeaways. Or read the full brief here: sheredling.com/wp-content/upl…
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MIT has a dirty money problem. From convicted sex-offenders, to undemocratic totalitarian governments, to climate denying/delaying fossil fuel interests & libertarian billionaires, there seems to be nobody my alma mater won't take cash from. THREAD. 1/n
2/n: I spent years alongside fellow students & faculty urging @MIT to cut ties with fossil fuel companies, only to see our appeals fall on deaf ears. Thus, revelations about MIT's alleged concealed ties to #Epstein are despicable & embarrassing, yet not altogether surprising.
3/n: MIT is a place that on the one hand condemns Saudi Arabia's human rights abuses, yet on the other can rationalize continuing to do business with both the kingdom and its government-controlled companies. nytimes.com/2019/07/03/mag… chronicle.com/article/MIT-Of…
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As if fossil fuel propaganda targeting climate journalism & social media isn't bad enough, it turns out @Google is also promoting climate denial on its apps and mobile homepage, @Zhirji28 & @RMac18 @BuzzFeedNews report. 1/n buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanma…
2/n: ⬆️ Add that to my growing, sporadic list of targeted online climate denial+delay propaganda:
c.c. @NaomiOreskes, @KHayhoe, @amywestervelt, @MichaelEMann, @rahmstorf, @dan_kammen, @RBrulle
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Apparently @andersoncooper #ClimateTownHall just cited my & @NaomiOreskes's peer-reviewed study showing how #ExxonKnew about the global warming dangers of its products decades ago, then turned around & orchestrated a massive disinformation campaign to mislead the public. THREAD.
2/n: First, it's pretty surreal (& brilliant!) to have @CNN suddenly covering the s*** out of the climate crisis, helping to #EndClimateSilence. Less fantastic is that it's behind a pay wall, meaning many of us (including moi) can't actually watch it.
3/n: Second, & even more surreal: Who could've imagined presidential candidates in any previous election out-bidding one another to call out the fossil fuel industry as a bad actor that must be held legally, financially, & socially accountable for their climate denial & damages?
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