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- UglyFacts, on 05/28/2008, -0/+0Exxon stops funding misrepresentation of global warming science. Again.
http://scienceblogs.com/deltoid/2008/05/exxon_stil ...
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http://members.greenpeace.org/blog/exxonsecrets/20 ...
Exxon's 2007 Worldwide Giving Report, in the past similar documents have omitted donations that were revealed in their submissions to the IRS!
http://www.exxonmobil.com/Corporate/files/gcr_cont ...
Come on Exxon! Do yourself and the rest of us a favour! - Deathrah, on 05/28/2008, -1/+1Ta!
- UglyFacts, on 05/27/2008, -1/+1If it is true that Exxon is stopping funding these think-tanks , and it's a big IF, what does it mean?
Is it a genuine change of heart?
Are they becoming more secretive about funding?
Or are they trying to eat their cake and have it? Conceding climate change in public, while secretly continuing to fund the denial industry.
If ExxonMobil were really serious about climate change, we should expect ExxonMobil to be encouraging the Bush Administration and the Presidential hopefuls to introduce energy efficiency measures, better mileage for cars and other vehicles, and encourage renewable energy generation technologies. One would expect ExxonMobil to be lobbying the Presidential candidates about these matters. Furthermore, one would expect to be hearing about ExxonMobil's new renewable energy arm investing in solar, wind, tidal & etc., possibly in a joint-venture with GEC or a similar specialist partner.
It mustn't be forgotten that the denial industry has been largely funded by Exxon since at least the late 1990s. Is the tiger going to change its stripes? We'll see. But actions speak louder than words, so let's see some action!
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In the meantime, here is a small history of Exxon's denial industry, the think-tanks and some of the characters involved.
Smoke, Mirrors & Hot Air - How ExxonMobil Uses Big Tobacco’s Tactics to Manufacture Uncertainty on Climate Science
http://www.ucsusa.org/assets/documents/global_warm ...
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Common denialist arguments - debunked
Coby Beck's How to talk to Global Warming Skeptic http://gristmill.grist.org/skeptics
New Scientist: Climate Change: A guide for the perplexed http://environment.newscientist.com/channel/earth/ ...
RealClimate: Response to common contrarian arguments
http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2004 ...
NERC (UK): Climate change debate summary
http://www.nerc.ac.uk/about/consult/debate/climate ...
UK Met Office: Climate Change Myths
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporate/pressoffice/ ...
Brian Angliss A Thorough Debunking
http://scholarsandrogues.wordpress.com/2007/07/23/ ...
John Cross Skeptical Science
http://www.skepticalscience.com/
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