But on Wednesday, New York’s lawsuit, alleging the company mislead investors, is set to go to trial in state Supreme Court in Manhattan. Advertisement“For 60 years, the fossil fuel industry has known about the potential global warming dangers of their products. And they point to specific examples employed by ExxonMobil, including a 2004 New York Times advertisement that read like an editorial. It employed traditional disinformation techniques such as questioning scientific consensus and advocating for a “balanced” scientific approach to climate change, giving weight to those skeptical of the prevailing research. AdvertisementRecent polls show a growing number of Americans believe climate change is occurring and that it is the result of human activity.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 21, 2019 10:52 UTC