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2009 forged letters from coal industry to Congress

This document collection features a compilation of several letters discovered in 2009 written to members of Congress in  opposition to climate legislation called the American Clean Energy and Security Act, also known as the Waxman-Markey Bill. The letters were forged by a subcontractor to a PR firm hired by the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity […]

2001 State Department Briefing for Exxon’s Randol Meeting

The briefing was sent to Paula Dobriansky, who in 2001 was the Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs. She was also the head of delegation and the lead negotiator on US climate change policy[NN1]. The document was authored by then Acting Assistant Secretary for The Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs […]

1998 Mobil CEO Lou Noto remarks on “two sided attitude toward climate”

This video and transcript reflects Mobil Corporation CEO and Chairman Lucio “Lou” Noto’s remarks at a February 1998 Employee Forum. Released by ThinkProgress in April 2018, this speech shows Mobil’s awareness of climate change and its relationship to its products. Defending Mobil’s “two-sided attitude toward climate,” Noto maligns the Kyoto Protocol and “mandatory” regulatory measures to […]

1996 API to White House on Greenhouse Emissions

On March 20th, 1996, American Petroleum Institute’s (API) Vice President William O’Keefe followed up with the President’s Assistant for Economic Policy after an earlier meeting. Originally uncovered by The Center for Climate Integrity, O’Keefe’s “Actions to Address Greenhouse Gas Emissions” reflects the precarious position API was in at the time: stuck between acknowledging climate change […]

1995 GCC Climate Watch Bulletin Vol. 3 Issue 1

This document is the Global Climate Coalition’s (GCC) January/February 1995 Climate Watch Bulletin (Volume 3 Issue 1). The bulletins were a part of GCC’s larger mission to oppose greenhouse gas regulations and contest the scientific validity of anthropogenic climate change through direct engagement and collaboration with affiliated climate deniers. Its membership spanned across the automotive, […]

1994 GCC John Shlaes Speech

This document is a 1994 speech delivered to the US-Austria Conference On Joint Implementation by John Shlaes, Executive Director of the industry-funded Global Climate Coalition.  The speech titled, Opportunities for International Cooperation to Mitigate Emissions of Greenhouse Gases, focused on the benefits of joint implementation (JI), a program Shlaes called “a long term win-win solution […]

1994 GCC New Technology Export Guide News Release and Order Form

This 1994 Global Climate Coalition (GCC) press release was titled, “Resource Guide for Exporting.” Also included is the Resource Guide order form. The industry-funded GCC opposed greenhouse gas regulations through direct engagement and collaboration with affiliated climate deniers from 1989 to 2002. Its membership spanned across the automotive, utility, manufacturing, petroleum, and mining industries. GCC’s […]

GCC Backgrounder “Understanding Carbon Dioxide Future Trends in Emissions and Emissions Control”

This document titled, “Understanding Carbon Dioxide: Future Trends in Emissions and Emissions Control,” contains a Global Climate Coalition (GCC) Backgrounder about carbon dioxide and its role in climate change. GCC published many Backgrounders during the organization’s tenure, many of which denied the science of climate change. The industry-funded GCC opposed greenhouse gas regulations through direct […]

1993 GCC Climate Watch Bulletin Vol. 1 Issue 2

This document is the Global Climate Coalition’s (GCC) January 1993 Climate Watch Bulletin (Volume 1 Issue 2). The bulletins were a part of GCC’s larger mission to oppose greenhouse gas regulations and contest the scientific validity of anthropogenic climate change through direct engagement and collaboration with affiliated climate deniers. Its membership spanned across the automotive, […]

1980 Internal Exxon Memorandum: CO2 Greenhouse Communications Plan

July 8, 1980 memorandum with notes from N.R. Werthamer of Exxon Research and Engineering to Harold N. Weinberg detailing a draft communications plan to publicize Exxon’s scientific initiative as well as findings regarding the CO2 problem. Share this post on your feed Twitter Facebook Google+