ExxonMobil Cuts Funding To American Geophysical Union - But Not At AGU's Request

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Energy giant ExxonMobil won't be a sponsor of the largest earth and space science conference for the first time since at least 2001. It was Exxon's decision not to provide any funding for the annual conference, which will be held next week in San Francisco, according to a blog post last week from the conference organizers, the American Geophysical Union.

This news follows a nearly year-long campaign, in which more than 60,000 scientists, activists and others urged AGU to not accept Exxon's money because they say the company has contributed to the spread of misinformation about climate change. They argued that's inconsistent with AGU's mission, position statement on climate change and funding policies.

AGU's board considered this issue twice this year, voting in April and again in September to keep Exxon as a sponsor. Although those protesting Exxon's sponsorship celebrated the absence of Exxon's money, they also expressed disappointment that the decision didn't come from AGU.

"We welcome news that Exxon won't be funding the AGU conference this year, and encourage AGU to stand up for science by cutting financial ties with all fossil fuel companies," wrote Brant Olson, director of ClimateTruth.org, in a statement. ClimateTruth.org is one of the science advocacy groups that's pressed AGU on the issue.

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https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05122016/exxon-agu-conference-climate-change-denial

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1. Yea but the Trumpster wants to put the head of Exxon

Doing something to completely undermine climate change.

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