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REPORT: Supreme Court justices have close financial ties to oil, even as they decide if cases against oil companies for their climate lies can proceed:
💰Justice Alito has stock in ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66, and up to $100,000 in a fund heavily invested in ExxonMobil;
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💰Justice Alito has stock in ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66, and up to $100,000 in a fund heavily invested in ExxonMobil;
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NEW in @prospect.org from @hannahstoryb.bsky.social: as Exxon once again seeks the help of the Supreme Court to avoid being held accountable for decades of climate deception, Alito isn't the only justice whose oily ties and inconsistent recusals raise serious ethics questions.
Exxon’s Latest Supreme Court Hail Mary - The American Prospect
Oil companies insist that if cases are allowed to proceed, it could have major ramifications for the future of their industry. Will a Supreme Court willing to grant Trump immunity for his crimes do th...
prospect.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
REPORT: Supreme Court justices have close financial ties to oil, even as they decide if cases against oil companies for their climate lies can proceed:
💰Justice Alito has stock in ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66, and up to $100,000 in a fund heavily invested in ExxonMobil;
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💰Justice Alito has stock in ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66, and up to $100,000 in a fund heavily invested in ExxonMobil;
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Desperate to avoid facing trials over their climate lies, Exxon and other Big Oil companies are once again begging the Supreme Court to help them escape the courtroom.
They knew. They lied. And communities deserve their day in court to hold Big Oil accountable.
They knew. They lied. And communities deserve their day in court to hold Big Oil accountable.
E&E News: Exxon lawyer vows to crush climate lawsuits
Oil companies are once again pushing the Supreme Court to stop a flood of cases that could force them to pay billions.
subscriber.politicopro.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Desperate to avoid facing trials over their climate lies, Exxon and other Big Oil companies are once again begging the Supreme Court to help them escape the courtroom.
They knew. They lied. And communities deserve their day in court to hold Big Oil accountable.
They knew. They lied. And communities deserve their day in court to hold Big Oil accountable.
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New: I took a closer look at the Supreme Court justices’ financial and familial ties to the oil industry for @prospect.org as Exxon and Suncor are once again asking the Court to shut down state climate liability cases. I found more than I was expecting.
Exxon’s Latest Supreme Court Hail Mary - The American Prospect
Oil companies insist that if cases are allowed to proceed, it could have major ramifications for the future of their industry. Will a Supreme Court willing to grant Trump immunity for his crimes do th...
prospect.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
New: I took a closer look at the Supreme Court justices’ financial and familial ties to the oil industry for @prospect.org as Exxon and Suncor are once again asking the Court to shut down state climate liability cases. I found more than I was expecting.
Plastic is costing Americans $1.1 trillion a year — and that's likely a "significant underestimate," according to a new report by researchers at Duke University. 😩
Plastic’s Hidden Price Tag | Duke Today
today.duke.edu
November 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Plastic is costing Americans $1.1 trillion a year — and that's likely a "significant underestimate," according to a new report by researchers at Duke University. 😩
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NEW in @prospect.org from @hannahstoryb.bsky.social: as Exxon once again seeks the help of the Supreme Court to avoid being held accountable for decades of climate deception, Alito isn't the only justice whose oily ties and inconsistent recusals raise serious ethics questions.
Exxon’s Latest Supreme Court Hail Mary - The American Prospect
Oil companies insist that if cases are allowed to proceed, it could have major ramifications for the future of their industry. Will a Supreme Court willing to grant Trump immunity for his crimes do th...
prospect.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
NEW in @prospect.org from @hannahstoryb.bsky.social: as Exxon once again seeks the help of the Supreme Court to avoid being held accountable for decades of climate deception, Alito isn't the only justice whose oily ties and inconsistent recusals raise serious ethics questions.
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It is nuts that recusal policies for the Supreme Court are so weak and self-determined that justices with oil industry holdings & even familial oil industry ties could participate in cases involving the oil industry. Our friends at @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social explain:
prospect.org/2025/11/07/e...
prospect.org/2025/11/07/e...
Exxon’s Latest Supreme Court Hail Mary - The American Prospect
Oil companies insist that if cases are allowed to proceed, it could have major ramifications for the future of their industry. Will a Supreme Court willing to grant Trump immunity for his crimes do th...
prospect.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
It is nuts that recusal policies for the Supreme Court are so weak and self-determined that justices with oil industry holdings & even familial oil industry ties could participate in cases involving the oil industry. Our friends at @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social explain:
prospect.org/2025/11/07/e...
prospect.org/2025/11/07/e...
Exxon is — again — asking the Supreme Court to help the oil giant escape trials over its climate lies.
Several justices have "past or present financial or familial ties to the oil industry that could raise questions about their impartiality," @hannahstoryb.bsky.social reports in @prospect.org.
Several justices have "past or present financial or familial ties to the oil industry that could raise questions about their impartiality," @hannahstoryb.bsky.social reports in @prospect.org.
Exxon’s Latest Supreme Court Hail Mary - The American Prospect
Oil companies insist that if cases are allowed to proceed, it could have major ramifications for the future of their industry. Will a Supreme Court willing to grant Trump immunity for his crimes do th...
prospect.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Exxon is — again — asking the Supreme Court to help the oil giant escape trials over its climate lies.
Several justices have "past or present financial or familial ties to the oil industry that could raise questions about their impartiality," @hannahstoryb.bsky.social reports in @prospect.org.
Several justices have "past or present financial or familial ties to the oil industry that could raise questions about their impartiality," @hannahstoryb.bsky.social reports in @prospect.org.
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Hear me out: instead of letting climate change slowly but surely destroy the American home insurance and housing markets, we make the fossil fuel companies that knowingly caused the problem pay for the consequences. climateintegrity.org/news/view/ne...
November 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Hear me out: instead of letting climate change slowly but surely destroy the American home insurance and housing markets, we make the fossil fuel companies that knowingly caused the problem pay for the consequences. climateintegrity.org/news/view/ne...
"ExxonMobil will go to nearly any length to avoid accountability for its role in the climate crisis."
@ucs.org @ucsclimate.bsky.social
@ucs.org @ucsclimate.bsky.social
WTH, XOM? ExxonMobil Again Sues to Dodge Accountability
Large fossil fuel and cement companies are responsible for the vast majority of the emissions that science shows are driving changes in the earth’s climate.
blog.ucs.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
"ExxonMobil will go to nearly any length to avoid accountability for its role in the climate crisis."
@ucs.org @ucsclimate.bsky.social
@ucs.org @ucsclimate.bsky.social
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws aim to hold plastic producers responsible for managing the waste they’ve created. But the success of EPR laws depends on, and reinforces, the idea that plastic is recyclable… when in reality, it's not. 😐
November 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws aim to hold plastic producers responsible for managing the waste they’ve created. But the success of EPR laws depends on, and reinforces, the idea that plastic is recyclable… when in reality, it's not. 😐
The first-ever lawsuit seeking to hold Big Oil companies accountable for the death of a family member in a climate disaster can proceed in Washington State court, a judge ruled.
"This is an important step toward putting these companies on trial and securing accountability for the Leon family."
"This is an important step toward putting these companies on trial and securing accountability for the Leon family."
First-ever wrongful death case against Big Oil to proceed in state court | Center for Climate Integrity
Misti Leon is seeking to hold Big Oil companies accountable for fueling the 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave that killed her mother.
climateintegrity.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The first-ever lawsuit seeking to hold Big Oil companies accountable for the death of a family member in a climate disaster can proceed in Washington State court, a judge ruled.
"This is an important step toward putting these companies on trial and securing accountability for the Leon family."
"This is an important step toward putting these companies on trial and securing accountability for the Leon family."
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Exxon's lies are global.
NEW: Exxon funded efforts to spread climate denial across Latin America, @geoffdembicki.bsky.social reports, "according to hundreds of previously unpublished documents that reveal a coordinated campaign to make the global south 'less inclined' to support the UN-led climate treaty process."
Exxon funded thinktanks to spread climate denial in Latin America, documents reveal
Texas-based fossil fuel company financed Atlas Network in attempt to derail UN-led climate treaty process
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Exxon's lies are global.
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A Supreme Court justice with oil money is deciding whether oil companies can escape climate lawsuits.
Our investigation reveals how Justice Samuel Alito’s financial ties could shape a ruling that affects every state’s power to hold polluters accountable.
www.levernews.com/alitos-oil-i...
Our investigation reveals how Justice Samuel Alito’s financial ties could shape a ruling that affects every state’s power to hold polluters accountable.
www.levernews.com/alitos-oil-i...
November 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
A Supreme Court justice with oil money is deciding whether oil companies can escape climate lawsuits.
Our investigation reveals how Justice Samuel Alito’s financial ties could shape a ruling that affects every state’s power to hold polluters accountable.
www.levernews.com/alitos-oil-i...
Our investigation reveals how Justice Samuel Alito’s financial ties could shape a ruling that affects every state’s power to hold polluters accountable.
www.levernews.com/alitos-oil-i...
NEW: Exxon funded efforts to spread climate denial across Latin America, @geoffdembicki.bsky.social reports, "according to hundreds of previously unpublished documents that reveal a coordinated campaign to make the global south 'less inclined' to support the UN-led climate treaty process."
Exxon funded thinktanks to spread climate denial in Latin America, documents reveal
Texas-based fossil fuel company financed Atlas Network in attempt to derail UN-led climate treaty process
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
NEW: Exxon funded efforts to spread climate denial across Latin America, @geoffdembicki.bsky.social reports, "according to hundreds of previously unpublished documents that reveal a coordinated campaign to make the global south 'less inclined' to support the UN-led climate treaty process."
Big Oil companies are lobbying Congress for legal immunity to escape accountability for their climate lies and the damage those lies have caused.
Honestly, we can’t think of anything scarier than that.
Honestly, we can’t think of anything scarier than that.
October 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Big Oil companies are lobbying Congress for legal immunity to escape accountability for their climate lies and the damage those lies have caused.
Honestly, we can’t think of anything scarier than that.
Honestly, we can’t think of anything scarier than that.
Exxon thinks that disclosing their greenhouse gas emissions violates their right to free speech. 🥴
@emdashsanders.bsky.social unpacks how Big Oil is weaponizing the constitution in attempt to shield themselves from scrutiny and regulation.
@emdashsanders.bsky.social unpacks how Big Oil is weaponizing the constitution in attempt to shield themselves from scrutiny and regulation.
Exxon uses free speech argument to fight climate laws
It’s not the first time the oil giant has tried to ward off accountability using the First Amendment.
www.exxonknews.org
October 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Exxon thinks that disclosing their greenhouse gas emissions violates their right to free speech. 🥴
@emdashsanders.bsky.social unpacks how Big Oil is weaponizing the constitution in attempt to shield themselves from scrutiny and regulation.
@emdashsanders.bsky.social unpacks how Big Oil is weaponizing the constitution in attempt to shield themselves from scrutiny and regulation.
The U.S. was primed to develop “clean energy economies of scale more than three decades ago,” writes @aaronregunberg.bsky.social.
Instead, it “doubled down as a petrostate after its fossil fuel industry fraudulently polarized a substantial portion of its population against climate action.”
Instead, it “doubled down as a petrostate after its fossil fuel industry fraudulently polarized a substantial portion of its population against climate action.”
Big Oil’s Three-Decade Plot to Kill America’s Clean Energy Revolution
In 1988, the U.S. was in prime position to dominate the industry for decades to come. But thanks to fossil fuel giants, China is instead the world’s superpower in renewables.
www.yahoo.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The U.S. was primed to develop “clean energy economies of scale more than three decades ago,” writes @aaronregunberg.bsky.social.
Instead, it “doubled down as a petrostate after its fossil fuel industry fraudulently polarized a substantial portion of its population against climate action.”
Instead, it “doubled down as a petrostate after its fossil fuel industry fraudulently polarized a substantial portion of its population against climate action.”
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Exxon is using the First Amendment to shield itself from scrutiny and regulation, experts say.
The oil giant & others have also claimed that lawsuits across the country accusing them of misleading the public about climate change violate their free speech rights.
www.exxonknews.org/p/exxon-uses...
The oil giant & others have also claimed that lawsuits across the country accusing them of misleading the public about climate change violate their free speech rights.
www.exxonknews.org/p/exxon-uses...
Exxon uses free speech argument to fight climate laws
It’s not the first time the oil giant has tried to ward off accountability using the First Amendment.
www.exxonknews.org
October 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Exxon is using the First Amendment to shield itself from scrutiny and regulation, experts say.
The oil giant & others have also claimed that lawsuits across the country accusing them of misleading the public about climate change violate their free speech rights.
www.exxonknews.org/p/exxon-uses...
The oil giant & others have also claimed that lawsuits across the country accusing them of misleading the public about climate change violate their free speech rights.
www.exxonknews.org/p/exxon-uses...
"This is actually a complete catastrophe, and it’s really quite terrifying. And it also just makes me quite angry that it doesn’t have to be this way. This has been caused by the climate crisis, by fossil fuel companies."
Hurricanes Should Be Named After Fossil Fuel Executives, Climate Activist Says
Jamaica remains in a state of emergency after being battered by one of the strongest Atlantic cyclones in history.
truthout.org
October 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"This is actually a complete catastrophe, and it’s really quite terrifying. And it also just makes me quite angry that it doesn’t have to be this way. This has been caused by the climate crisis, by fossil fuel companies."
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Wow, sweeping coverage of how the oil and gas industry is seeking to kill lawsuits by states and cities to recoup the costs they've had to spend to deal with climate change-worsened disasters.
The oil majors knew the dangers of their products, and lied to us.
insideclimatenews.org/news/2610202...
The oil majors knew the dangers of their products, and lied to us.
insideclimatenews.org/news/2610202...
Trump and Republicans Join Big Oil’s All-Out Push to Shut Down Climate Liability Efforts - Inside Climate News
Republican attorneys general, GOP lawmakers, industry groups and the president himself are all maneuvering to foreclose the ability of cities and states to hold the fossil fuel industry liable for dam...
insideclimatenews.org
October 27, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Wow, sweeping coverage of how the oil and gas industry is seeking to kill lawsuits by states and cities to recoup the costs they've had to spend to deal with climate change-worsened disasters.
The oil majors knew the dangers of their products, and lied to us.
insideclimatenews.org/news/2610202...
The oil majors knew the dangers of their products, and lied to us.
insideclimatenews.org/news/2610202...
We're seeing warmer ocean waters and stronger, more rapidly intensifying hurricanes after Big Oil spent decades pushing denial, disinformation, and deception to delay climate action and protect fossil fuel profits.
It's time for accountability.
It's time for accountability.
October 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
We're seeing warmer ocean waters and stronger, more rapidly intensifying hurricanes after Big Oil spent decades pushing denial, disinformation, and deception to delay climate action and protect fossil fuel profits.
It's time for accountability.
It's time for accountability.
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Exxon scientists warned executives in 1981 that the continued burning of fossil fuels could "produce effects which will indeed be catastrophic (at least for a substantial fraction of the earth’s population)."
They knew. They lied. They must be held accountable.
They knew. They lied. They must be held accountable.
October 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Exxon scientists warned executives in 1981 that the continued burning of fossil fuels could "produce effects which will indeed be catastrophic (at least for a substantial fraction of the earth’s population)."
They knew. They lied. They must be held accountable.
They knew. They lied. They must be held accountable.
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No industry should be above the law — especially Big Oil.
Congress must protect access to the courts for all communities seeking accountability.
Congress must protect access to the courts for all communities seeking accountability.
There is draft legislation in Congress that #BigOil has been lobbying on "related to state efforts to impose liability on the oil and gas industry"
Meanwhile, 103 House Republicans filed an amicus brief to #SCOUTS urging it to intervene to stop climate suits
insideclimatenews.org/news/2610202...
Meanwhile, 103 House Republicans filed an amicus brief to #SCOUTS urging it to intervene to stop climate suits
insideclimatenews.org/news/2610202...
Trump and Republicans Join Big Oil’s All-Out Push to Shut Down Climate Liability Efforts - Inside Climate News
Republican attorneys general, GOP lawmakers, industry groups and the president himself are all maneuvering to foreclose the ability of cities and states to hold the fossil fuel industry liable for dam...
insideclimatenews.org
October 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
No industry should be above the law — especially Big Oil.
Congress must protect access to the courts for all communities seeking accountability.
Congress must protect access to the courts for all communities seeking accountability.
No industry should be above the law — especially Big Oil.
Congress must protect access to the courts for all communities seeking accountability.
Congress must protect access to the courts for all communities seeking accountability.
There is draft legislation in Congress that #BigOil has been lobbying on "related to state efforts to impose liability on the oil and gas industry"
Meanwhile, 103 House Republicans filed an amicus brief to #SCOUTS urging it to intervene to stop climate suits
insideclimatenews.org/news/2610202...
Meanwhile, 103 House Republicans filed an amicus brief to #SCOUTS urging it to intervene to stop climate suits
insideclimatenews.org/news/2610202...
Trump and Republicans Join Big Oil’s All-Out Push to Shut Down Climate Liability Efforts - Inside Climate News
Republican attorneys general, GOP lawmakers, industry groups and the president himself are all maneuvering to foreclose the ability of cities and states to hold the fossil fuel industry liable for dam...
insideclimatenews.org
October 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
No industry should be above the law — especially Big Oil.
Congress must protect access to the courts for all communities seeking accountability.
Congress must protect access to the courts for all communities seeking accountability.
Reposted by Center for Climate Integrity
There is draft legislation in Congress that #BigOil has been lobbying on "related to state efforts to impose liability on the oil and gas industry"
Meanwhile, 103 House Republicans filed an amicus brief to #SCOUTS urging it to intervene to stop climate suits
insideclimatenews.org/news/2610202...
Meanwhile, 103 House Republicans filed an amicus brief to #SCOUTS urging it to intervene to stop climate suits
insideclimatenews.org/news/2610202...
Trump and Republicans Join Big Oil’s All-Out Push to Shut Down Climate Liability Efforts - Inside Climate News
Republican attorneys general, GOP lawmakers, industry groups and the president himself are all maneuvering to foreclose the ability of cities and states to hold the fossil fuel industry liable for dam...
insideclimatenews.org
October 26, 2025 at 11:14 PM
There is draft legislation in Congress that #BigOil has been lobbying on "related to state efforts to impose liability on the oil and gas industry"
Meanwhile, 103 House Republicans filed an amicus brief to #SCOUTS urging it to intervene to stop climate suits
insideclimatenews.org/news/2610202...
Meanwhile, 103 House Republicans filed an amicus brief to #SCOUTS urging it to intervene to stop climate suits
insideclimatenews.org/news/2610202...