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Exxon The Road Not Taken

McCarthy Exxon Statement (2007)

James McCarthy, a Harvard scientist,  board member of the Union of Concerned Scientists and president-elect of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, testified in 2007 about Exxon’s campaign of uncertainty at a congressional hearing.

Published October 22, 2015 • Adobe PDF • 0.25MB

Exxon Reply to the Royal Society (2006)

Ken Cohen, head of public and government affairs at Exxon, defended the company’s record on climate change.

Published October 22, 2015 • Adobe PDF • 1.41MB

Royal Society Letter to Exxon (2006)

Bob Ward, the Royal Society’s communications director, complained that Exxon was distorting the science of climate change.

Published October 22, 2015 • Adobe PDF • 0.58MB

Natuna Environmental Concerns Letter (1983)

Alvin M. Natkin, Exxon’s manager of environmental affairs, says the CO2 must be disposed of in a way that wins the approval of environmental groups.

Published October 8, 2015 • Adobe PDF • 0.70MB

Gilbert Gervasi’s Natuna CO2 Calculations (1981)

After examining a colleague’s estimates of the CO2 that might be released from the Natuna gas field, Gervasi, the Natuna project manager, produced “more rigorous” calculations of the project’s CO2 footprint.

Published October 8, 2015 • Adobe PDF • 1.82MB

Natuna Background Paper (1983)

A background paper on the Natuna gas field’s environmental issues.

Published October 8, 2015 • Adobe PDF • 2.39MB

CO2 Sparging Report (1984)

Exxon Corporate Research investigates bubbling CO2 from the Natuna gas field into the ocean to prevent its release into the atmosphere.

Published October 8, 2015 • Adobe PDF • 9.39MB

Handout For Meeting With Lee Raymond (1985)

Excerpts from a document that includes information on how Corporate Research interacts with the rest of Exxon. Includes data on CO2 and Natuna.

Published October 8, 2015 • Adobe PDF • 0.37MB

Exxon Modeling (1982)

Presentation by Andrew Callegari on Exxon modeling results that reject Reginald Newell’s conclusions.

Published September 18, 2015 • Adobe PDF • 5.30MB

“Catastrophic” Effects Letter (1981)

Exxon’s Roger Cohen says the impacts of rising CO2 will likely be catastrophic.

Published September 18, 2015 • Adobe PDF • 3.14MB

“Consensus” on CO2 Impacts (1982)

Exxon’s Roger Cohen says there’s a “consensus” that a doubling of atmospheric CO2 concentrations will result in an average global temperature increase of roughly 3C.

Published September 18, 2015 • Adobe PDF • 2.09MB

CO2 and Fuel Use Projections (1979)

Exxon intern Steve Knisely’s report on how global warming might affect future fuel use.

Published September 18, 2015 • Adobe PDF • 8.61MB

Exxon Climate Modeling (1984)

Presentation by Exxon scientist Andrew Callegari on Exxon’s climate modeling research.

Published September 18, 2015 • Adobe PDF • 2.74MB

Probable Legislation Memo (1979)

Exxon scientist Henry Shaw tells his boss there is “a good probability” that CO2 legislation will eventually be passed.

Published September 17, 2015 • Adobe PDF • 0.57MB

Letters to Senior VPs (1980)

Exxon scientists update Senior Vice Presidents M.E.J. O’Loughlin and George T. Piercy on the status of their CO2 research.

Published September 17, 2015 • Adobe PDF • 1.61MB

Presentation to NOAA (1979)

Exxon and Columbia University scientists present their CO2 research plan to NOAA scientist Lester Machta.

Published September 17, 2015 • Adobe PDF • 6.81MB

“Worldwide” R&D Memo (1978)

Exxon’s Harold Weinberg proposes some “grandiose thoughts” on how Exxon might research the “CO2 problem.”

Published September 17, 2015 • Adobe PDF • 0.95MB

Government Meeting Memo (1977)

Exxon scientist Henry Shaw summarizes a government meeting he attended, on the “global environmental effects of carbon dioxide.”

Published September 17, 2015 • Adobe PDF • 4.27MB

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