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To: Brumar89 who wrote (10039)	6/26/2009 3:27:43 PM
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Global Warming Skeptics: A Primer Guess who's funding the global warming doubt shops? Posted: 19-Dec-2006; Updated: 28-Aug-2007 In 1998, Exxon devised a plan to stall action on global warming. The plan was outlined in an internal memo that promised, "Victory will be achieved when uncertainties in climate science become part of the conventional wisdom" for "average citizens" and "the media." (Read the memo [PDF].) 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 following information is from Exxon documents and the organizations' web sites. (Specific sources and links are listed below the table.) Organization Receiving ExxonMobil Funding 2002-2003 2004 2005 Competitive Enterprise Institute $870,000 $270,000 $270,000 MORE- edf.org