Congress examines claims oil companies harassing climate activists

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The House Oversight Committee held a hearing Wednesday looking at allegations oil...

into giving up their fight against greenhouse gas emissions. Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., chairman of the House Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, called the effect of he legal actions"chilling" at hearing Wednesday.

The hearing is the latest salvo in the climate change debate.

"You can ask for someone private information, for their internal emails and communications and private personal information like their bank accounts," he said."You can be forced to testify under oath and answer questions for hours and days."by imposing lengthy prison sentences for protestors deemed to have interrupted the construction or operation of"critical infrastructure.

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