Ah, yes,The Senator from Exxon. The one what thinks Michael Creighton is an expert.
Associated Press responds to Weasle Exxon's Senator Inhofe Tax-Funded
Smears
ap.org
Senate Committee Majority Press Release Mis-states Facts About AP
Story
A statement from the Republican majority of the U.S. Senate Committee
on Environment and Public Works has raised questions of bias and
methodology in regards to a June 27 story by The Associated Press
detailing scientists' opinion of whether "The Inconvenient
Truth," former Vice President Al Gore's documentary on global
warming, is scientifically sound.
The press release contends "AP chose to ignore the scores of
scientists who have harshly criticized the science" in the
documentary.
The AP's methodology was simple, straightforward and clean: We
contacted more than 100 of the nation's top climate researchers,
including those who have been vocal skeptics of climate change theory.
But we quoted only climate scientists who had actually viewed the
documentary or read the book upon which it was based. As we learned in
the course of our reporting - and as our story noted - most
scientists have not seen the movie or read the book. And those who had
seen it or read it were generally positive toward Gore's scientific
presentation.
The Senate Committee Majority's press release was headlined "AP
INCORRECTLY CLAIMS SCIENTISTS PRAISE GORE'S MOVIE." That headline
is wrong: The story was completely accurate and met AP's high
standards in every way.
The AP story reported facts. It did not take a position in a debate,
whether political or scientific, about global warming.
Linda Wagner, AP's Director of Media Relations and Public Affairs
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Inhofe Funding:
mediamatters.org
Claim #3: Sen. Inhofe not "bought off" by energy interests
When Slocum asserted that Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
chairman James Inhofe (R-OK) -- whose office has criticized An
Inconvenient Truth and the June 27 AP article reporting the scientists'
defense of the film's science -- was "bought off by the oil and coal
industry," Stossel accused Slocum of "the usual smear" of "[a]nybody
who disagrees" with the idea of global warming, adding "I would like to
see the payment." In fact, an analysis by the Center for Responsive
Politics (CRP) shows that from 2001 to 2006, Inhofe has received more
campaign contributions from the oil and gas industries than from any
other industrial sector -- more than $300,000. CRP also notes that from
1989 to 2006, Inhofe received more campaign contributions from energy
and natural resource interests than from any other sector (the finance
sector was the runner-up) with total contributions from energy and
resource interests approaching $1.3 million.
opensecrets.org
JAMES M. INHOFE (R-OK)
Top Industries
The top industries supporting James M. Inhofe are:
1 Oil & Gas $311,208
2 Electric Utilities $180,907
5 Leadership PACs $100,347
6 Lobbyists $99,741
8 Commercial Banks $79,925
11 Air Transport $75,069
12 Insurance $72,171
13 Automotive $63,250
18 Mining $52,600
20 Chemical & Related Manufacturing $47,010
opensecrets.org
JAMES M. INHOFE: CAREER PROFILE (SINCE 1989)
Contributions by Sector
Sector Total PACs Indivs
Energy/Nat Resource $1,282,736 $758,065 $524,671
Finance/Insur/RealEst $978,863 $451,202 $527,661
Lawyers & Lobbyists $356,603 $64,393 $292,210
Transportation $683,412 $530,012 $153,400
Misc Business $651,130 $350,935 $300,195
exxonsecrets.org
FACTSHEET: Sen. James Inhofe
DETAILS
U.S. Senator (R-OK)
Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Sen. Inhofe has fought to keep the US government from accepting the
scientific consensus on climate change.
KEY DEEDS
Inhofe was a co-plaintiff in a lawsuit filed by the Competitive
Enterprise Institute in 2000, trying to bar the distribution or use of
the National Assessment, which analyzed potential impacts of climate
change on the U.S. The Bush administration settled the lawsuit with a
statement saying that the report didn't represent official government
policy.
ORGANIZATIONS
*** Competitive Enterprise Institute
*** The Annapolis Center for Science-Based Public Policy
*** Center for Security Policy
*** Tech Central Science Foundation or Tech Central Station
*** Washington Legal Foundation
Competitive Enterprise Institute : TASSC Michael Fumento, TASSC Steven
Milloy
Competitive Enterprise Institute has received $2,005,000 from
ExxonMobil since 1998.
KOCH OIL Funding Competitive Enterprise Institute = $666,420
SCAIFE OIL FORTUNE Funding Competitive Enterprise Institute =
$1,800,000
White Star Oil Fortune (Earhart Foundation) Funding Competitive
Enterprise Institute = $90,000
OLIN Munitions & Chlorine-DDT Funding Competitive Enterprise
Institute = $230,300
Consumer Alert : (a sub-group of Competitive Enterprise Institute) :
TASSC Hugh Ellsaesser, TASSC Patrick J. Michaels, TASSC Michael Fumento
Consumer Alert has received $70,000 from ExxonMobil since 1998.
KOCH OIL Funding Consumer Alert = $10,000
OLIN Munitions & Chlorine-DDT Funding Consumer Alert = $28,000
Cooler Heads Coalition (a sub-group of the National Consumer Coalition
which is a sub-group of Consumer Alert which is a sub-group of
Competitive Enterprise Institute) : TASSC Patrick J. Michaels
hosted and financed by Consumer Alert, member and organizer of the
National Consumer Coalition. The Coalition publishes the bi-weekly
"Cooler Heads Newsletter" in conjunction with the Competitve Enterprise
Institute.
The Annapolis Center for Science-Based Public Policy
The Annapolis Center for Science-Based Public Policy has received
$688,575 from ExxonMobil since 1998.
Center for Security Policy (former member of the Cooler Heads
Coalition, associate of Competitive Enterprise Inst. Front Group for
BIG OIL)
SCAIFE OIL FORTUNE Funding Center for Security Policy = $4,001,000
OLIN Munitions & Chlorine-DDT Funding Center for Security Policy =
$261,000
Tech Central Science Foundation or Tech Central Station : TASSC Patrick
J. Michaels, TASSC Michael Fumento, TASSC Steven Milloy,
Tech Central Science Foundation or Tech Central Station has received
$95,000 from ExxonMobil since 1998.
KOCH OIL Funding Tech Central Science Foundation = $25,000
NOTE: Because TCS website runs paid commercial advertising, incomes
from this is NEVER reported as charitable gifts by either the donor or
receiver. The parent to TCS is DCI PR firm, whose incomes are likewise
not reported publically, nor do client corporations necessarily report
the payments to the public. A lot of EXXON ads run on TCS webpages,
perhaps a disguised form of giving as it's doubtful that EXXON needs
brand advertising to get people to fill up at the Tech Corner Station
-- if internet ads were proven effective there would be EXXON ads
everywhere on the net.
Washington Legal Foundation
Washington Legal Foundation has received $185,000 from ExxonMobil
since 1998.
KOCH OIL Funding Washington Legal Foundation = $602,500
SCAIFE OIL FORTUNE Funding Washington Legal Foundation = $3,870,000
OLIN Munitions & Chlorine-DDT Funding Washington Legal Foundation =
$2,460,000 |
