Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire and perhaps soon-to-be presidential candidate, suggested earlier this year that reluctant corporations needed to be pressed into addressing climate change. “Employees want to work for an environmentally friendly company. And then there are the investors. … They want socially responsible investing,” the former New York City mayor and media mogul declared to […]
Weiser Says No To Adding Colorado To Exxon Climate Litigation
Colorado’s Democratic candidate for Attorney General says he would not add the state to a lawsuit targeting Exxon Mobil over climate change, calling the litigation’s reasoning “uncomfortable.” Phil Weiser, speaking at a Colorado Chamber of Commerce debate Thursday, said the case for the climate change litigation has not been made. “This is what happens when you do […]
New York Sues Exxon Mobil over Climate Change — Four Months After California Suit Tossed
The State of New York sued Exxon Mobil for fraud on Wednesday, claiming that the fossil fuel company hid the potential impact of climate change from its investors. The lawsuit follows three years of investigation, started under disgraced former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who resigned in May over allegations that he abused women. The suit also comes just four […]