April 06, 2010 10:18 am ET filed under Blog
Exxon Mobil Paid No U.S. Income Taxes In 2009 (UPDATED)
December 08, 2009 11:33 am ET filed under Fact Check
Exxon Mobil-Funded Denier Groups Push Email Hacker Scandal
Over the past decade, oil giant Exxon Mobil has paid millions to organizations and "think tanks" in an attempt to deceive the public about the science behind global climate change. It's no surprise that those very same organizations are now doing everything in their power to please their benefactor by drawing attention to the so-called "Climategate" scandal involving hacked emails from the University of East Anglia in England.
December 07, 2009 12:07 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Oil Giant Exxon Mobil Gives Millions To Climate Change Skeptics
Over the past decade, oil giant Exxon Mobil has paid millions to organizations and "think tanks" in an attempt to deceive the public about the science behind global climate change. Below is a compilation of Exxon Mobil funding accepted by the nation's leading climate change skeptics.
September 24, 2009 3:21 pm ET filed under Blog
Will The Heritage Foundation Stick To Their Principles Or Cave To Their Oil Industry Backers?
Will the Heritage Foundation stand firm in its opposition to subsidies and maintain its conservative principles? Or will it cast its credibility aside in order to appease its donors in the oil industry?
September 10, 2009 3:59 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Cap-And-Trade Critic Closely Linked To Oil Giant Exxon Mobil
On September 10, 2009, the Wall Street Journal reported on a recently released report that criticized cap-and-trade, instead calling for a carbon tax. Unsurprisingly, the report's author has close ties to oil giant Exxon Mobil, which also favors a carbon tax.
August 03, 2009 6:25 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Oil Companies Bankroll "Experts" In New Anti-Regulation Infomercial
As the debate over cap-and-trade heats up in the Senate, the Competitive Enterprise Institute has released what it calls a "documentary" on climate change. The video, Policy Peril: Why Global Warming Policies Are More Dangerous Than Global Warming Itself, is an attempt to downplay the risks associated with global warming. CEI fails to note, however, that a host of "experts" interviewed in the video are employed by organizations that have accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars from America's largest oil companies.
June 19, 2009 4:24 pm ET filed under Fact Check
ExxonMobil Exaggerates Emissions Reductions In NYT Ad
On June 16, 2009, ExxonMobil placed an ad on the front page of the New York Times which significantly overstated emissions reductions. Additionally, the ad neglected to mention the staggering growth in the amount of vehicles on the road and omitted the fact that a majority of the reduction in emissions occurred in the 1970s with the passage of the Clean Air Act.
June 01, 2009 3:26 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Heritage: Exxon-Funded "Harvard Economist: Cap and Trade is All Pain for No Gain"
On June 1, 2009, Heritage's blog, the Foundry, quoted Economics Professor Martin Feldstein to discuss the costs of cap-in-trade. However, they made no mention of Feldstein's connections to ExxonMobil.
May 13, 2009 11:51 am ET filed under Blog
Author Of Purported White House Memo On Climate Connected To Exxon And Koch Industries
The author of the memo, Joseph Johnson, is a Bush holdover and former fellow at the Mercatus Center.
May 13, 2009 11:28 am ET filed under Fact Check
Dr. Calzada Is Back... And Still Wrong
During a May 13, 2009 appearance on E&E TV, oil-funded economist Dr. Gabriel Calzada repeated false claims about green jobs. Once again, the facts just aren't on his side.
May 11, 2009 7:27 pm ET filed under Blog
The Anti-Green Jobs Crowd Is Dead Wrong
Conservatives opposed to President Obama's agenda are relying on talking points that are blatantly untrue. Dr. Gabriel Calzada, the author of a study frequently cited by the right-wing, accepts money from Big Oil, denies global warming, and fights to stop investment in alternative energy. Dr. Calzada isn't a scientist... he's a petroleum puppet.
May 04, 2009 1:59 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Heritage Foundation Green Jobs Panel - Bought and Paid For By ExxonMobil
On May 4, 2009, the Heritage Foundation held a panel titled "Busting the Myth of Green Jobs" to show that the experience of Spain is "more a cautionary tale than a blueprint for success." Instead of showcasing the views of unbiased academics and economists, the Heritage Foundation put forth a panel of individuals financially connected to ExxonMobil.
