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ExxonMobil's Credit Rating Downgraded For First Time Since the Great Depression
The move by credit rating agency Standard & Poor's reflects volatility in the energy markets, but governments could put oil companies under even greater strain by pushing for alternatives to fossil fuels in an effort to address climate change.
Matt Smith
4.28.16
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The Oil Industry Was Warned About Climate Change in 1968
A trove of newly released documents reveal the fossil fuel industry was told decades ago that rising amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere "may be the cause of serious world-wide environmental changes."
Matt Smith
4.15.16