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Denial, Disinformation, and Doublespeak: Big Oil’s Evolving Efforts to Avoid Accountability for Climate Change
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<span class="date col-md-12"> <b>Date: </b>Wednesday, May 1, 2024
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<h3><em>There will be a H</em><em>earing of the Committee on the Budget </em></h3>
<p><em><strong>On:</strong> </em>Wednesday, May 1, 2024, 9:00 AM </p>
<p><em><strong>In: </strong></em>Room SH-216. </p>
<p><strong><em>To consider:</em></strong> "Denial, Disinformation, and Doublespeak: Big Oil’s Evolving Efforts to Avoid Accountability for Climate Change"</p>
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Jamie
Raskin (MD-8)
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Committee on Oversight and Accountability, U.S. House of Representatives </span>
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Sharon
Eubanks
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Tobacco Litigation Team, U.S. Department of Justice </span>
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Geoffrey
Supran, Ph.D.
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<div class="title">Associate Professor, Environmental Science and Policy, and Director, Climate Accountability Lab</div>
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University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science </span>
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Ariel
Cohen
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<div class="title">Senior Fellow, The Atlantic Council, and</div>
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