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Contact: Lindsay Meiman,Senior U.S. Communications Specialist,lindsay@350.org,us-comms@350.org,+1 347 460 9082,New York, USA

350.org on Trump Selecting ExxonMobil CEO to be his Secretary of State

NEW YORK CITY

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Saturday afternoon that he has selected ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his Secretary of State nomination. 350.orgExecutive Director May Boeve issued the following reaction:

"This is unfathomable. We can't let Trump put the world's largest oil company in charge of our international climate policy. Tillerson may be a friend of Putin's, but he's no friend of the planet. ExxonMobil is still a leading funder of climate denial and is pursuing a business plan that will destroy our future. Tillerson deserves a federal investigation, not federal office.

We'll be pressuring Senators to turn the confirmation process into a hearing on ExxonMobil's history of climate deception. If Exxon is found guilty of working with other oil companies to deceive the public and their shareholders about the threat of climate change, they could be on the hook for fraud and racketeering charges. It would be the largest corporate scandal in history and could not only stop Tillerson's appointment, but take down the entire company."

350.org is one of the organizations behind the #ExxonKnew campaign, an effort to shine a spotlight on Exxon's history of climate deception. Exxon has subpoenaed 350.org as part of its case in Texas court against the Massachusetts and New York Attorneys General. The oil giant is trying to gain access to 350.org's emails and internal communications in an effort to shut-down the group's campaigns. On Friday, 350.org filed a motion to quash the subpoena in a New York federal court.

350 is building a future that's just, prosperous, equitable and safe from the effects of the climate crisis. We're an international movement of ordinary people working to end the age of fossil fuels and build a world of community-led renewable energy for all.