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robbob

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7. Not sure I understand the point of the lawsuit?

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Dec 11, 2019, 11:14 AM

Dec 2019

People who are investing money in Exxon (especially the 1%’ers) are NOT the ones who will be suffering the cost of climate change. How would putting more money in shareholders pockets benefit the planet, or those who will suffer from these cataclysmic changes?

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Exxon found not guilty in New York climate-change securities fraud trial, ending 4-year saga [View all] Eugene Dec 2019 OP

wonder who exon bought out. AllaN01Bear Dec 2019 #1

Why didn't they call witnesses? Mersky Dec 2019 #2

Puzzling lack of offering up a necessary element of the case. JudyM Dec 2019 #3

Maybe the State AG was bluffing hoping that dware Dec 2019 #4

It was a political stunt Jose Garcia Dec 2019 #5

And losing? dware Dec 2019 #6

Her campaign ads will omit that part Jose Garcia Dec 2019 #8

No doubt. nt dware Dec 2019 #9

Maybe? I need to know more. Mersky Dec 2019 #10

Not sure I understand the point of the lawsuit? robbob Dec 2019 #7

NY has, eh, standing to bring securities fraud charges Mersky Dec 2019 #11