Subpoenaed by Exxon - Center for International Environmental Law

The President and CEO of the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), Carroll Muffett, reports that ExxonMobil issued a personal subpoena to him on November 9, 2016. Muffett characterizes this action as part of a broader "campaign of intimidation" intended to "harass, intimidate, and silence" those exposing the oil industry's history of climate denial. The statement argues that oil companies should be held accountable for fraud if they "misrepresented or concealed material facts about their products from consumers, investors, and the public in the name of profit."

• ExxonMobil issued a subpoena to CIEL President and CEO Carroll Muffett on November 9, 2016, which the author views as an attempt to silence those investigating the oil industry's history of climate denial.

APA

Muffett, C. (2016). Subpoenaed by Exxon - Center for International Environmental Law. Center for International Environmental Law. https://www.ciel.org/9608-2/

Chicago

Muffett, Carroll. Subpoenaed by Exxon - Center for International Environmental Law. Center for International Environmental Law, 2016. https://www.ciel.org/9608-2/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Muffett |first1=Carroll |title=Subpoenaed by Exxon - Center for International Environmental Law |publisher=Center for International Environmental Law |date=25 November 2016 |url=https://www.ciel.org/9608-2/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{muffett2016subpoenaed, author = {Muffett, Carroll}, title = {{Subpoenaed by Exxon - Center for International Environmental Law}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2016}, month = nov, url = {https://www.ciel.org/9608-2/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }