Fossil fuels and Global Warming. We will speak to a number of guests including Bill Mckibben, cofounder of 350. Org. Mr. Tillerson was boasting about how the company was going out and making new finds oil in new places around the world. We have five times as much carbon in our reserves already as we can burn. The idea with should celebrate the expiration for new hydrocarbons at this point it is passed irony that some dark place that i dont really have a name for. Amy all of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President elect donald trump is expected to name exxonmobil Ceo Rex Tillerson as secretary of state. The selection prompted outrage and condemnation among environmental groups. Exposes by Insideclimate News and the Los Angeles Times reveal exxon knew that fossil fuels cause Global Warming as early as the 1970s, but hid that information from the public, and instead poured millions of dollars into pr effor
Tillerson is already facing criticism for his s close ties o russian president Vladimir Putin and for exxons role in covering up the link between burning fossil fuels and Global Warming. We will speak to a number of guests including Bill Mckibben, cofounderer of 350. Org. Mr. T tillerson was boasting about how the company was going out and making new finds oil in new places around the world. We h have fifive times as much carbon in our reserves already as we can burn. Ththe idea with should celebrate the expiration for new hydrocarbobons at this pointnt t is passed irony that some dark place that i dont really have a name for. Amy all of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President elect donald trump is expected to name exxonmobil Ceo Rex Tillerson as secretary of state. The selection prompted outrage and condemnation among environmental groups. Exposes by Insideclimate News and the Los Angeles Times reveal
Tillerson is already facing criticism for his s close ties o russian president Vladimir Putin and for exxons role in covering up the link between burning fossil fuels and Global Warming. We will speak to a number of guests including Bill Mckibben, cofounderer of 350. Org. Mr. T tillerson was boasting about how the company was going out and making new finds oil in new places around the world. We h have fifive times as much carbon in our reserves already as we can burn. Ththe idea with should celebrate the expiration for new hydrocarbobons at this pointnt t is passed irony that some dark place that i dont really have a name for. Amy all of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President elect donald trump is expected to name exxonmobil Ceo Rex Tillerson as secretary of state. The selection prompted outrage and condemnation among environmental groups. Exposes by Insideclimate News and the Los Angeles Times reveal
Harmed by Climate Change . Our dark tonight dartistinguished group are and extinguished group. Please welcome our wonderful panel and welcome them for us. [applause] we will ask bill to begin. We just saw, for those of you that have not heard, and amazing judicial feet today where the is in a 30t opinion, cap the temporary restraining order nationwide in place over the travel ban. [applause] it is wonderful news, and it is an excellent example but how are our courts, who serve as the third branch of government, branches,other two the congress and the executive, when they overstepped their bounds. Actions,nt just stop but they can cause actions. Courts can cause the executive branch to take steps, and that is the basis of our suit. That, im going to turn it over to julia olson, who is the colead counsel on our case. Thinks everyone to being here tonight and thanks for the club organizing the event for the young people involved in this case. The lawsuit you are about to see forere is abo
On the case. From the Commonwealth Club of california, this is an hour. Our program tonight is our constitution, our climate and our children. Is there a right not to be harmed by Climate Change . And our speakers tonight are a distinguished group with phil gregory, partner, cojet petrie and macarthur llp, tia hatten, youth plaintiff in constitution and public trust case and julia olsen, executive director, our Childrens Trust. So please welcome our wonderful panel and greet them for us. [ applause ] and well ask phil to begin. Well, we just saw for those of you who havent heard, an amazing judicial feat today where the ninth circuit in a 30 opinion kept the temporary restraining order nationwide in place over the travel ban and that is [ cheers and applause ] its wonderful news and an excellent example about how our courts who serve as the third branch of government check the other two branches, the congress and the executive when they overstep their bounds, but courts dont just stop