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Supreme Court climate deception case spotlights internal oil industry documents
Original: With a U.S. Supreme Court decision looming on whether the company can be held liable for climate deception, internal doc
Internal documents reveal a coordinated campaign by an energy company to sow doubt about climate science, describing the field as filled with conflicting facts and divided experts. The disclosures come as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to decide whether the company can be held legally liable for deceiving the public about climate change, a ruling with wide implications for corporate accountability.
Why now: A pending Supreme Court ruling on climate deception liability has renewed attention to internal documents showing deliberate doubt campaigns.
U.S. Supreme CourtExxonMobilclimate science
Evidence
- With a U.S. Supreme Court decision looming on whether the company can be held liable for climate deception, internal documents show a campaign to question science. Climate science is filled with “conflicting facts and opinions” and experts are “divided” on whether humans should… · SkepticalScience@scicomm.xyz · 6
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