[Link] Big tobacco got caught in a lie by Congress. Now it’s the oil industry’s turn

Read: 17/10/2021 www.theguardian.com

Two weeks from today, Darren Woods will face a potential doomsday moment before the US Congress. As the CEO of ExxonMobil, Woods was paid $15.6m last year to run the richest, most powerful private oil company in history.

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[Link] How Big Telecom Killed Rules That Would Have Prevented Hurricane Ida Outages

Read: 1/9/2021 www.vice.com

As Louisiana residents dig out from underneath the massive damage caused by Hurricane Ida, many are having to do so without essential communications options.

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