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Exxon : the road not taken / by Neela Banerjee, John H. Cushman Jr., David Hasemyer, and Lisa Song.

Van Pelt Library QC981.8.C5 E99 2015
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Banerjee, Neela, author.
Cushman, John H., Jr., author.
Hasemyer, David, author.
Song, Lisa, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Exxon Mobil Corporation.
Climatic changes--Research--History.
Climatic changes.
Climatic changes--Economic aspects--Research.
Social responsibility of business.
Science and industry--United States.
Science and industry.
Energy industries.
Climatic changes--Economic aspects.
Research.
Climatic changes--Research.
History.
United States.
Petroleum industry and trade--Public relations.
Petroleum industry and trade.
Energy industries--Public relations.
Physical Description:
82 pages ; 23 cm
Place of Publication:
[Brooklyn, New York?] : InsideClimate News, [2015]
Summary:
Relying on primary sources dating back to the 1970s, describes how Exxon conducted cutting-edge climate research and then, without revealing what it had learned, worked at the forefront of climate-change denial, manufacturing doubt about the scientific consensus that its own research had confirmed--Adapted from publisher's description.
Contents:
Exxon's own research confirmed fossil fuels' role in global warming decades ago
Exxon believed deep dive into climate research would protect its business
Exxon confirmed global warming consensus in 1982 with in-house climate models
Exxon's business ambition collided with climate change under a distant sea
Highlighting the allure of synfuels, Exxon played down the climate risks
Exxon sowed doubt about climate science for decades by stressing uncertainty
Exxon made deep cuts in climate research budget in the 1980s
More Exxon documents show how much it knew about climate 35 years ago
Exxon's oil industry peers knew about climate dangers in the 1970s, too
Appendix I. List of documents [available for download]
Appendix II. Characters [Exxon executives and others]
Appendix III. Related stories
Appendix IV. Frontline videos.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781518718670
1518718671
OCLC:
946895600

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