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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    ExxonMobil management is at odds with shareholders over climate change

    Shareholders of ExxonMobil, the world’s largest oil and gas producer, voted to break with management on the issue of climate change. They want the company to share more information on the potential impact of global warming and the policies designed to keep it in check.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 31, 2017 • 1 min read

    Shareholders of ExxonMobil, the world’s largest oil and gas producer, voted to break with management on the issue of climate change. They want the company to share more information on the potential impact of global warming and the policies designed to keep it in check.

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    3 of 6
    Gov. Jerry Brown: California and China will fight climate change together
    1. 0:00Why Gov. Jerry Brown is taking his climate agenda to China
    2. 8:53President Trump's advisers are split on Paris Climate Accord
    3. 14:43ExxonMobil management is at odds with shareholders over climate changeYou’re reading this
    4. 21:54Homelessness is on the rise in LA
    5. 29:35Kerry James Marshall: 35 years of painting black life in America
    6. 40:46NBA and hockey finals, and why the Dodgers are so good
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