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USA: Climate Leadership Council suspends Exxon over lobbyist's leaked comments on carbon tax support
The bipartisan Climate Leadership Council announced Friday that it has suspended ExxonMobil months after a lobbyist for the company told an undercover activist it only backed a carbon tax for the good publicity.
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USA: ExxonMobil CEO apologizes for lobbyist’s comments on US climate legislation
Exxon Mobil Corp.’s Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods says the company is “deeply apologetic” over comments caught on camera in a secret filming by Greenpeace that show one of the oil giant’s lobbyists saying a carbon tax the company has promoted for years is unlikely to happen.
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USA: ExxonMobil accused of lobbying to water down US climate legislation
A senior ExxonMobil lobbyist has been captured on camera revealing how the oil giant is using its power and influence to water down US climate legislation.