Exxon Mobil Files Defamation Lawsuit Against California Attorney General, Environmental Groups (Connecting the Dots: Exxon Mobil Corp, The Sierra Club, Brazil & Soros Funding, All Networking)
The
oil giant is countersuing Bonta, who filed a lawsuit against the company in
September 2024 alleging it ‘exacerbated the global plastics pollution crisis.
The
Epoch Times
By
Katabella Roberts 1/8/2025 Updated:1/8/2025
Oil
and gas giant Exxon Mobil Corp. filed a countersuit against California
Attorney General Rob Bonta and several environmental groups on Monday, accusing
them of colluding on a campaign of defamation against the company’s plastic
recycling initiatives.
The
lawsuit, filed in the Eastern District of Texas, was in response to a separate legal
challenge filed by Bonta and four California-based environmental
groups, the Sierra Club, San Francisco Baykeeper, Heal the Bay, and the
Surfrider Foundation, against Exxon Mobil in September 2024.
In
that lawsuit, Bonta and the groups accused Exxon Mobil of “engaging in a
decades-long campaign of deception that caused and exacerbated the global
plastics pollution crisis.”
They
further claimed that Exxon falsely promoted the idea that the single-use
plastics it produced would be recycled, when in fact the vast majority likely
are not.
ExxonMobil
said in its responding legal challenge filed on Monday that Bonta’s lawsuit
amounts to defamation.
“Together,
Bonta and the US Proxies—the former for political gain and the latter pawns for
the Foreign Interests—have engaged in a deliberate smear campaign against
ExxonMobil, falsely claiming that ExxonMobil’s effective and innovative
advanced recycling technology is a ‘false promise’ and ‘not based on truth,’”
the company said in its lawsuit.
The
oil giant is seeking unspecified damages and retractions of “defamatory
statements” from Bonta and the groups.
In
a statement
to Reuters, a spokesperson for Bonta’s office described ExxonMobil’s lawsuit as
another attempt by the company to “deflect attention from its own unlawful
deception.”
The
Attorney General “is proud to advance his lawsuit against ExxonMobil and looks
forward to vigorously litigating this case in court,” the spokesperson added.
Separately,
Sierra Club spokesperson Jonathan Berman said Exxon is “clearly confused
about the difference between defamation and accountability.”
“This
lawsuit is a shameless attempt at intimidation by a multibillion dollar
polluter corporation that covered up its climate change denial for decades,”
Berman said in a statement.
“The Sierra Club will not sit back as ExxonMobil attempts to use their billions
to bully those standing up for the health of working families.”
Exxon
Mobil Deceived Californians, Bonta Says
In
their lawsuit against Exxon Mobil, Bonta and the groups claimed the oil giant
deceived Californians for half a century through “misleading public statements”
and “slick marketing” promising that recycling would address the
“ever-increasing amount of plastic waste ExxonMobil produces.”
It
did so while concealing the harms caused by plastics, according to the lawsuit.
The
complaint highlighted Exxon’s advanced recycling program, which uses heat to
break down plastic waste that is difficult to recycle to a molecular level so
it can be reused.
According
to Bonta and the groups, ExxonMobil “promotes the program as a breakthrough in
technology that will make plastics sustainable” but “hides important truths
about its technical limitations.”
They
alleged that only about 5 percent of U.S. plastic waste is recycled and that
the recycling rate has never exceeded 9 percent.
Additionally,
92 percent of plastic waste processed through ExxonMobil’s advanced recycling
technology does not become recycled plastic but rather primarily fuels, Bonta
and the groups said.
The
lawsuit alleged violations of California nuisance law and California
unfair competition law.
“ExxonMobil’s
‘advanced recycling’ program is nothing more than a public relations stunt
meant to encourage the public to keep purchasing single-use plastics that are
fueling the plastics pollution crisis,” Bonta and the groups said in a
statement.
In
November 2024, Exxon announced
it was moving forward with a plan to invest $200 million in Texas to expand its
advanced recycling capabilities.
The
company has been selling off its oil and gas properties in California while
criticizing the state’s energy regulations.
The
Epoch Times contacted Bonta’s office for further comment but received no reply
by publication time.
Reuters
and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Connecting
the Dots:
Paul Pelosi is
an investor in the Clean Energy Fuels Corp. and married to Nancy
Pelosi.
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an investor in the Clean Energy Fuels Corp., married to Paul
Pelosi, was the minority leader for the U.S. House of
Representatives and Cecile Richards was her deputy chief
of staff.
CleanSkies.tv
Network is a peer group programmer for the Clean Energy Fuels
Corp and
the Sierra
Club.
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a partner with the Reality Coalition.
Natural
Resources Defense Council is a partner with the Reality
Coalition.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder
for the Natural Resources Defense Council.
George Soros was the chairman for
the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Robert Redford
is a trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council and was a
director at the Apollo Alliance.
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the Sierra Club and a co-chair for the BlueGreen Alliance.
Michael Brune is
a co-chair for the BlueGreen Alliance and an executive director for
the Sierra Club.
Leo W. Gerard is
a co-chair for the BlueGreen Alliance and a director at the Economic
Policy Institute.
Larry Cohen is
a director at the BlueGreen Alliance and a director at the Economic
Policy Institute.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Economic
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Working Group.
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America Foundation and the Natural Resources Defense Council.
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to Promote Open Society.
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Resources Defense Council is a partner with the Reality
Coalition.
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a partner with the Reality Coalition.
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a national partner with America Votes.
Planned
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Votes.
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chief of staff, the president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund,
the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of
America, a grant overseer for the Turner Foundation and is
married to Kirk Adams.
Laura Turner
Seydel is a trustee at the Turner Foundation, a board
member for the Environmental Working Group and Ted Turner’s
daughter.
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married to Cecile Richards, and an international EVP for the Service
Employees International Union (SEIU).
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at the Economic Policy Institute.
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a co-chair for the BlueGreen Alliance and an executive director for
the Sierra Club.
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the Sierra Club and a director at the Apollo Alliance.
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Coalition.
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Institute (think tank).
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tank) and the Sierra Club.
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Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
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tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think
tank).
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Turner is a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat
Initiative (think tank), Laura Turner Seydel’s father, the chairman
for the Turner Foundation and the founder of CNN.
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overseer for the Turner Foundation, Nancy Pelosi’s deputy
chief of staff, the president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund,
the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of
America the founder & president for America Votes and is
married to Kirk Adams.
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Family Foundation was a funder for the Sierra Club and the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
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Institute (think tank).
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for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
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Bush is a member of the Bohemian Club.
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Institute (think tank).
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Institute (think tank) and the Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace (think tank).
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director at the Exxon Mobil Corp.
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for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think
tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think
tank).
Ted
Turner is a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat
Initiative (think tank), Laura Turner Seydel’s father, the chairman
for the Turner Foundation and the founder of CNN.
Cecile Richards was
a grant overseer for the Turner Foundation, Nancy Pelosi’s deputy
chief of staff, the president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund,
the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of
America the founder & president for America Votes and is
married to Kirk Adams.
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Parenthood Action Fund is a national partner with America
Votes.
Sierra Club is
a national partner with America Votes.
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Family Foundation was a funder for the Sierra Club and the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Henrietta
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a member of the Belizean Grove and a director at the Exxon
Mobil Corp.
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Roundtable.
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Roundtable.
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for International Peace (think tank) and is a director at the Nuclear
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a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think
tank) and a director at the Exxon Mobil Corp.
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Corp. was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace (think tank).
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Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a
funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
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co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), Laura
Turner Seydel’s father, the chairman for the Turner Foundation
and the founder of CNN.
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Seydel is a trustee at the Turner Foundation, a board
member for the Environmental Working Group and Ted Turner’s
daughter.
Schmidt
Family Foundation was a funder for the Environmental Working
Group., the New America Foundation, the Natural Resources
Defense Council and the Sierra Club.
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E. Schmidt is a co-founder for the Schmidt Family Foundation,
the chairman of the New America Foundation, married to Wendy
Schmidt and was a funder for the New America Foundation.
Wendy Schmidt is
the president & co-founder for the Schmidt Family Foundation, married
to Eric E. Schmidt and a trustee at the Natural Resources
Defense Council.
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Coalition.
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a national partner with America Votes.
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Natural Resources Defense Council and the Brookings Institution (think
tank).
George Soros was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Vernon E. Jordan
Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think
tank), Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle and a senior
counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP.
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and a director at the Exxon Mobil Corp.
Donna J. Hrinak was
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ambassador for Brazil, and the president.
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Promise.
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to Promote Open Society.
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the Soros Economic Development Fund and the founder & chairman
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Might Lose $4B Brazil Deal For F-18 Jets After NSA Surveillance Scandal;
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