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Global Warming Skeptics: A Primer
Guess Who's Funding the Global Warming Doubt Shops?
Posted on: 10/26/2005
In 1998, Exxon devised a plan to stall action on global warming. The plan was outlined in an internal memo (see the memo [PDF]). It promised, "Victory will be achieved when uncertainties in climate science become part of the conventional wisdom" for "average citizens" and "the media."
The company would recruit and train new scientists who lack a "history of visibility in the climate debate" and develop materials depicting supporters of action to cut greenhouse gas emissions as "out of touch with reality."
While there is no indication that ExxonMobil paid the climate skeptics directly and the scientists may have their own motivations for participating, the company poured millions of dollars into spreading its message worldwide. Here's where some of that money went.
The information below is from Exxon documents and the organizations' Web sites: Exxon's 2003 contributions [PDF] and Exxon's 2002 contributions [PDF].
Sallie Baliunas
Member, Board of Directors
The George C. Marshall Institute
Enviro-Sci Host/Science Roundtable Member
techcentralstation.com
The George C. Marshall Institute received $185,000 from ExxonMobil for "Climate Change Public Information and Policy Research" in 2002-2003.
The Tech Central Station Science Foundation received $95,000 from ExxonMobil for "Climate Change Support" in 2003.
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Stephen McIntyre
Contributing Writer
The George C. Marshall Institute
George Marshall Institute Expert
According to the GMI website "Stephen McIntyre has worked in mineral exploration for 30 years, much of that time as an officer or director of several public mineral exploration companies. He has also been a policy analyst at both the governments of Ontario and of Canada."http://www.exxonsecrets.org/html/personfactsheet.php?id=1007
The George C. Marshall Institute received $185,000 from ExxonMobil for "Climate Change Public Information and Policy Research" in 2002-2003.
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Willie Soon
Science Director/Science Roundtable Member
techcentralstation.com
Contributing Writer
The George C. Marshall Institute
Chief Science Researcher
Center for Science and Public Policy, a project of Frontiers of Freedom
The Tech Central Station Science Foundation received $95,000 from ExxonMobil for "Climate Change Support" in 2003.
The George C. Marshall Institute received $185,000 from ExxonMobil for "Climate Change Public Information and Policy Research" in 2002-2003.
The Frontiers of Freedom organizations received $282,000 from ExxonMobil in 2002-2003.
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Ross McKitrick
Senior Fellow
Fraser Institute (Canada)
Writer
techcentralstation.com
Contributing Writer
The George C. Marshall Institute
McKitrick is an economist.
realclimate.org
The Fraser Institute received $60,000 from ExxonMobil in 2003.
The Tech Central Station Science Foundation received $95,000 from ExxonMobil for "Climate Change Support" in 2003.
The George C. Marshall Institute received $185,000 from ExxonMobil for "Climate Change Public Information and Policy Research" in 2002-2003.
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