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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (895127)10/20/2015 10:48:32 AM
From: Wharf Rat  Respond to of 1575427
 
about time

October 20, 2015

Two U.S. Representatives Seek Justice Department Inquiry into Exxon.

Two California congressmen have called on U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to open an investigation into whether ExxonMobil violated federal laws by “failing to disclose truthful information” about climate change.

Democratic Reps. Mark DeSaulnier and Ted Lieu, both members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said they were “alarmed” by the possibility that Exxon withheld significant climate change information and went so far as to try to discredit the science confirming global warming.

Interesting turn of events. Full story here
insideclimatenews.org



To: Wharf Rat who wrote (895127)10/20/2015 11:23:27 AM
From: Brumar89  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1575427
 
Yes, we're setting new records every week in the longest time since a Cat 3+ hurricane hit the US.

The Philippines are in the northern hemisphere?

A record 20 hurricanes or typhoons have reached Category 4 or 5 strength in the Northern Hemisphere this year.

The record was broken on Saturday when Koppu became the nineteenth storm to reach this intensity prior to slamming into the Philippines..