Exxon The Road Not Taken Archives - Page 2 of 3

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 CO₂that 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 CO₂concentrations 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 CO₂legislation 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