Climate activists blame Exxon Mobil for largest coral bleaching event on record
 

Climate activists blame Exxon Mobil for largest coral bleaching event on record
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The ocean became a crime scene this week after environmental activists ensnared dead and bleached coral in yellow police tape.*

Divers affiliated with the climate advocacy organization 350.org cordoned off colonies of sickly coral near Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, Somoa and the Bay of Bengal’s Andaman Islands.*

Huge swaths of coral in those areas are struggling to survive as ocean temperatures rise, in part because of global warming.

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The culprit for the crime, activists claimed, is U.S. oil and gas producer Exxon Mobil.*

The Texas-based energy giant is facing criticism for funding climate denying think tanks in recent decades — a move critics say created public confusion about the realities of climate change and thwarted global efforts to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Read more...

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