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1985 Exxon Presentation on Greenhouse Effect Research and Budget

Summary This is a presentation given by Exxon Research and Engineering Company’s Brian P. Flannery, who became one of Exxon’s primary climate researchers after joining the company in 1980. His initial research for Exxon on the relationship between CO2 and climate change confirmed the results that other scientists were finding at the time, predicting that […]

1982 Memo to Exxon Management about CO2 Greenhouse Effect

Summary November 12, 1982 Exxon’s M.B. Glaser, manager of the Environmental Affairs Program, sends a memo to Exxon management on the CO2 greenhouse effect intended for the management staff to familiarize themselves with the subject. Glaser includes the April 1, 1982 “CO2 Greenhouse Effect: Technical Review” report. In Glaser’s summary to management, he writes that […]

1982 Exxon Memo Summarizing Climate Modeling and CO2 Greenhouse Effect Research

Summary September 2, 1982 Exxon’s Roger Cohen sends a memo to Exxon’s Al Natkin summarizing climate modeling research and the CO2 greenhouse effect. Cohen writes that while climate models vary widely and that there has not been a measurable change in the earth’s climate due increasing CO2, over the past several years have a “clear […]

1982 Exxon Presentation on “CO2 Greenhouse Effect” and Exxon Climate Modeling

Summary Copy of a presentation by scientist Andrew Callegari regarding “CO2 Greenhouse Effect” and Exxon climate modeling at an August 24, 1982 meeting. Presentation predicts a change in climate and that the “first effects predicted by year 2000.” Source Document Share this post on your feed Twitter Facebook Google+

1982 Letter Cutting Back Exxon CO2 Greenhouse Project

Summary Letter from Roger W. Cohen, Director of Exxon’s Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences to Peter Kimon, Exxon International Tanker Division canceling work of the CO2 Greenhouse Project on tanker “s/s Esso Atlantic” dated July 14, 1982. Source Document Share this post on your feed Twitter Facebook Google+

1982 API “Climate Models and CO2 Warming: A Selective Review and Summary”

Summary “Climate Models and CO2 Warming: A Selective Review and Summary” prepared for the American Petroleum Institute by the Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory March 16, 1982. The report includes a discussion on the types of models used to predict anthropocentric climate change. The report also highlights the fact that carbon dioxide concentration has increased since the […]

1982 Report on Exxon’s Financial Contributions

Summary This 1982 document contains Exxon’s financial contributions for the year. The report shows that Exxon contributed to a variety of interesting organizations, including the Environmental Law Institute and the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. The report reveals Exxon contributed over $3.5 million to public information and policy research, and around $800,000 to environmental organizations. […]