---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Guido Girgenti - 350.org <[email protected]> Date: Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 5:12 PM Subject: Exxon is going to hate this: To: Anthony Del Plato <[email protected]>
Friends, Big news just dropped: *Massachusetts and the U.S. Virgin Islands just joined New York and California in investigating Exxon. * A coalition is forming of State Attorneys General committed to fighting the fossil fuel industry’s fraud. And the other AGs *know* there’s grounds for an investigation -- but they need to see that they've got a broad base of support behind them to step up and launch one. Let's show that this case remains a top priority for people across the country. *Today, we're launching a brand new website for the campaign to hold Exxon accountable, and we wanted you to be first to see it. Can you help by spreading it far and wide? <http://act.350.org/go/9746?t=1&utm_medium=email&akid=12128.598593.r0PkZc>* <http://act.350.org/go/9746?t=2&utm_medium=email&akid=12128.598593.r0PkZc> *Click here to tweet: <https://act.350.org/go/9747?t=3&utm_medium=email&akid=12128.598593.r0PkZc> **Amazing #ExxonKnew momentum: thx @MassAGO, U.S. Virgin Islands for stepping up! Let's tell more AGs to investigate.* *Click here to share the graphic above on Facebook.* <https://act.350.org/go/9722?t=4&utm_medium=email&akid=12128.598593.r0PkZc> *Or, forward this email to your friends.* Exxon is going to do everything it can to bury this story. That’s why now is a critical time to keep building momentum and make sure that the call for investigations is heard loud and clear. Investigations first got going last fall, when New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman launched an inquiry into how Exxon may have lied to the public and their shareholders about climate change. California Attorney General Kamala Harris followed suit and said she’d look at launching her own investigation. In February, we delivered tens of thousands of signatures to the National Association of Attorneys General in Washington, D.C., urging more states to get on board with the investigation. *The pressure on Exxon has only grown.* Last week, the SEC decided to override Exxon and force them to host a vote on a shareholder resolution that would require them to disclose their climate risk. Also in the news was a decision by the Rockefeller Family Fund to divest from Exxon, calling their old family company, “morally reprehensible.” Meanwhile, Vermont is looking at becoming the first state to divest from Exxon. *It’s up to us to keep up the drumbeat.* For decades, Exxon got away with deceiving the public and spreading misinformation precisely because they were able to stay in the dark and work through front groups and PR companies. This is a big opportunity to push their shady lies out into the light. Let’s do this, Guido for the 350.org team ------ More info: - Turning Point in Climate Fight as AGs Unite to Target Exxon Crimes (Common Dreams) <http://act.350.org/go/9748?t=5&utm_medium=email&akid=12128.598593.r0PkZc> - Exxon and others may have to answer for alleged lies about global warming (Mashable) <http://act.350.org/go/9749?t=6&utm_medium=email&akid=12128.598593.r0PkZc> - Massachusetts joins in investigating Exxon on climate (The Hill) <http://act.350.org/go/9750?t=7&utm_medium=email&akid=12128.598593.r0PkZc> ------------------------------ 350.org <http://350.org?akid=12128.598593.r0PkZc> is building a global climate movement. Become a sustaining donor to keep this movement strong and growing. <https://act.350.org/donate/build/?akid=12128.598593.r0PkZc> You can update your contact information, location, or language here <https://act.350.org/login/?next=/me/update/&t=8&akid=12128.598593.r0PkZc>, or if you're 100% sure you never want to hear from 350.org again you can click here to unsubscribe. <http://act.350.org/cms/unsubscribe/unsubscribe/?t=9&akid=12128.598593.r0PkZc> -- “Voting is easy & marginally useful, which is a poor substitute for democracy which requires direct action by concerned citizens.” Howard Zinn For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ If you have questions about this list please contact the list manager, Tom Shelley, at [email protected].
