Tom Steyer Changes His Tune, Runs for the Exits on #ExxonKnew

Wednesday September 21, 2016

As the #ExxonKnew campaign completely collapses around New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, and as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) steps in on the heels of his disastrous campaign, Tom Steyer is now completely changing his tune and running as far away as he can from #ExxonKnew.

As Politico’s Morning Energy reports:

Staying out of Exxon probe: Steyer also insisted he isn’t playing a central role in the face-off against ExxonMobil over allegations that it misled the public and its investors about internal research detailing the threat of climate change. Despite a New York Post report that New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s staff tried to reach out to Steyer over the AG’s investigation into the company, Steyer said he’s largely staying out of the Exxon fight. “We’re definitely not pushing this thing,” he said, adding, “We are not part of this effort.” (emphasis added)

For Steyer to say “we are not part of the effort,” is a huge departure considering that back in April, Steyer’s group, NextGen Climate, hosted and funded an ultimately unsuccessful rally demanding New Hampshire Attorney General Joseph Foster launch his own investigation into Exxon. Now, as the Free Beacon reports today, that section of the NextGen website has convenien...

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