"WASHINGTON - A Congressional hearing this week into whether oil companies misled the public about climate change marks the start of a broad probe that may extend to other industries from advertising to social media, according to a lawmaker leading the effort.

The sweeping nature of the Democrat-led investigation reflects rising urgency within the party to address global warming as Republicans and moderate Democrats block climate provisions at the heart of President Joe Biden’s spending bill, and as global leaders prepare to meet on climate change in Glasgow, Scotland next month.

“This will be a year-long investigation and the hearings mark the beginning of it,” Representative Ro Khanna, a progressive Democrat on the House committee told Reuters in an interview. “The idea is for them to admit to the American people what they have done.”

Top executives from Exxon Mobil Corp, BP America, Chevron Corp and Shell Oil, along with lobby groups the American Petroleum Institute and the Chamber of Commerce, will testify on Oct. 28 at the House oversight committee hearing."

Timothy Gardner and Valerie Volcovici report for Reuters October 27, 2021. [2]

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