Exxon to Congress: Lift Cyprus Arms Embargo, There’s Gas Nearby

TRNN's Steve Horn and The Intercept's Lee Fang say a bill to lift the arms embargo on Cyprus and promote offshore gas in the region received lobbying support from ExxonMobil, and the pro-Israel and pro-Greece lobbies. This interview is about a collaborative investigation between The Intercept and The Real News Network. You can read it here: https://therealnews.com/columns/exxon... It highlights a prior investigation published in December by The Real News into subsidies granted to European Union countries to promote gas projects: https://therealnews.com/columns/democ... Also see TRNN's prior coverage of the climate impacts of offshore drilling in the Mediterranean Sea and the response of activists in the EU and Israel: https://therealnews.com/stories/clima... Producer: Steve Horn Director/Video Editor: Cameron Granadino Audio Engineer: Will Arenas Visual Producer: Andrew Corkery Cameron Granadino Chase Producer: Genevieve Montinar Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate.