1/ A senior ExxonMobil lobbyist has been caught on camera claiming that the oil giant is waging a secret war on climate change legislation. The covert recordings filmed by @GreenpeaceUK & @UE lift the lid on the secretive world of US oil lobbying
@alextomo channel4.com/news/revealed-…
@alextomo channel4.com/news/revealed-…
2/. Lobbyist Keith McCoy thinks is being interviewed by a headhunter
In reality he is being filmed by @Greenpeace @Channel4News
He claims Exxon “aggressively” fought science to deny climate change action in order to maximise profit & shareholder return & lobbied key senators.
In reality he is being filmed by @Greenpeace @Channel4News
He claims Exxon “aggressively” fought science to deny climate change action in order to maximise profit & shareholder return & lobbied key senators.
3/. As parts of the US & Canada are gripped by #heatwave, an investigation by @UE reveals how @exxonmobil’s leading lobbyists reveal how America’s biggest oil company undermined climate policy under the Trump admin & is doing the same with the @biden admin
4/. Globally, the past 6 years have been the 6 hottest since records began
California hit 54.4°C (130°F)
Iraq hit 53°C
Australia hit 50.7°C
France hit 45.9°C
Japan hit 41°C
UK 38.7°C
Siberia hit 38°C
Greenland's ice sheet has rptdly passed the melting point of no return
California hit 54.4°C (130°F)
Iraq hit 53°C
Australia hit 50.7°C
France hit 45.9°C
Japan hit 41°C
UK 38.7°C
Siberia hit 38°C
Greenland's ice sheet has rptdly passed the melting point of no return
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1402306560068567045
5/. "Investor-owned utilities drive #ClimateChange while extracting profits from captive customer bases"
As the US & Canada swelters under the #HEATWAVE, it’s a good time to revisit Power Lines, @twittlesis's primer on the power behind electric utilities powerlines101.org
As the US & Canada swelters under the #HEATWAVE, it’s a good time to revisit Power Lines, @twittlesis's primer on the power behind electric utilities powerlines101.org
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