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1998 Imperial Oil Article: “A Cleaner Canada” by Robert Peterson

This 1998 document from Imperial Oil Ltd, the Canadian subsidiary of Exxon, is an article in the “Imperial Oil Review” written by Robert Peterson, who served as chairman of Imperial Oil until 2002. This document is part of the ClimateFiles Imperial Oil document set, gleaned by DeSmog researchers from the Glenbow Imperial Oil Archive Collection. […]

1995 Imperial Oil Letter from Robert Peterson to Canadian Government Regarding the UNFCCC

This 1995 document from Imperial Oil, Exxon’s Canadian subsidiary, is a letter from Robert Peterson, Imperial’s Chairman and CEO, to then-Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chretien, regarding the first meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. In the letter, Peterson frames the Framework Convention on Climate Change to be “as much, or […]

1990 Imperial Oil Cover Letter and Response to Framework for Discussion on the Environment

This 1990 document from Imperial Oil Ltd, the Canadian subsidiary of Exxon, is a “Response to Environment Canada’s ‘Framework for Discussion on the Environment.” This document is part of the ClimateFiles Imperial Oil document set, gleaned by DeSmog researchers from the Glenbow Imperial Oil Archive Collection. This document includes a letter from R.B Peterson, of […]