Rex Tillerson Refuses To Address Exxon’s Climate Change Denial

Environmental groups are terribly alarmed by the prospect of having Tillerson at the helm of the United States State Department, especially as the threat of climate disruption caused by humans intensifies.

Kevin Gosztola
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Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2107, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. (AP/Steve Helber)

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. During his confirmation hearing, former Exxon Mobil CEO and nominee for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, refused to answer questions about what the fossil fuel corporation knew about climate change. He also refused to talk about Exxon Mobil’s funding of outside organizations in order to create doubt

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Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson Tapped For Secretary Of State

Donald Trump has officially picked Texas oil executive Rex Tillerson to be secretary of state, going ahead with the Exxon Mobil CEO’s nomination despite early signs of unease over his close relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Patrick Svitek
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ExxonMobil CEO and chairman Rex W. Tillerson gives a speech at the annual Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Monday, Nov. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

President-elect Donald Trump has officially picked Texas oil executive Rex Tillerson to be secretary of state, going ahead with the Exxon Mobil CEO's nomination despite early signs of unease over his close relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Tillerson, the first Texan selected by Trump for his Cabinet, is likely the

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Hillary Clinton Calls For Exxon Mobil Probe After Gas Giant Pulls Funding For Clinton’s Nonprofit

Clinton’s demand for an investigation into the global oil giant’s support of climate change denial follows similar calls from fellow Democratic candidates Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley.

MintPress News Desk
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton waves to supporter as she arrives at a town hall meeting, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, in Coralville, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)S

WASHINGTON --- Hillary Clinton has called for a federal investigation into Exxon Mobil Corp.’s funding of climate change denial just months after the Houston-based oil giant decided to end its sponsorship of the Clinton Global Initiative. At a New Hampshire town hall meeting last Thursday, Clinton told Jordan Cichon, a local activist and

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