ExxonMobil in Court

Please read this story from Daily Kos.  It's a great summary of the current legal actions in two states against ExxonMobil for its concerted efforts to deny the reality of climate change despite knowing the burning fossil fuels was the cause.

On Thursday evening, Bloomberg reported that Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is proceeding with the state’s case against ExxonMobil for “engaging in unfair or deceptive acts or practices” in its efforts to cast doubt on climate science.

ExxonMobil brass may be particularly annoyed by the notification that Massachusetts is moving forward. This Wednesday, the oil giant will appear in a New York court for that state’s case against it. As E&E explains in an (unpaywalled) story, the New York case revolves around the company’s use of two sets of “proxy costs” to gauge how much of a hit the company would take from climate policies.

These companies knew about the impact of burning fossil fuels 40 years ago and their corporate response was to fund climate change denialism.  And, as they pump record volumes of oil and gas from the ground, they are still benefiting from their efforts to deny our children's future.