Investigate fossil fuel industry, top Democrats urge justice department
www.theguardian.com
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Representative Jamie Raskin highlight decades-long efforts to sow doubts about climate crisis

Video of the press conference is here

What they did was basically establish (under oath, with document trail) that the fossil fuel industry executives knew about the damage that burning fossil fuels did, and decided to cover it up, rather than be forthright with people and legislators. They’re now referring this to the justice department to see if prosecution is possible.

  • @foggy
    6•4 months ago

    Basically a century long effort. Didn’t they know in the 30s?

    • @[email protected]OP
      6•4 months ago

      They had some inkling that there might be an issue, but the modern consensus (and oil company reaction to it) basically emerged in the late 1970s

  • @Eheran
    4•4 months ago

    Prosecution? Hahaha. We know all about it now and still jack shit happens, people keep going as if nothing happens.

    • @[email protected]OP
      5•4 months ago

      That actually depends a lot on who wins the upcoming presidential election. It’s possible that with pressure, a 2nd-term Biden administration would actually move forward with one.

    • @eltrain123
      1•4 months ago

      50mil fine for trillions in damages.