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Republican Rep Chip Roy said the purpose of the Exxon hearing is to "provide story line for the court case going in on New York" and about "demonizing companies." Remember how our lives are powered, he says, cites the AC/heat in the room in the building.
(False equivalency)
In his opening remarks he did not mention, once, the issues specific to Exxon - why the hearing is being held - or how Exxon has a documented track record of denying the reality of carbon emissions on climate change.
climatefiles.com/exxonmobil/198…
FWIW, nor did he mention the campaign contributions he gets from the fossil fuel industry.
opensecrets.org/members-of-con…
More to come about today's hearing in my story for @CourthouseNews
@CourthouseNews You can also watch a live-stream of today's hearing here:
And of course, if you can't watch, I'll have the report for you to read at your convenience. 😀
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