Exxon Still Funding "Skeptics" - 40 Groups, $2 Million In 2006 - Reuters

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp. gave over $2 million in 2006 to groups Greenpeace called global warming skeptics even as the oil company campaigned to improve its climate-unfriendly image.

Nevertheless, Exxon, the world's largest publicly traded company, cut its donations to these groups by more than 40 percent from 2005. The company still funds about 40 "skeptic groups," according to the report from Greenpeace, but Exxon disputed that many of the organizations were "global warming deniers."

The groups listed include: the American Enterprise Institute, the Cato Institute, the Heritage Foundation, and the National Black Chamber of Commerce. Many of them concern themselves with a wide range of issues.

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Margo Thorning, chief economist of the American Council for Capital Formation said she took "strong exception" with Greenpeace's classification of the group. "If Greenpeace would take the time to examine the testimony I've given over the years, we've always said that climate change is a problem," Thorning said of her group, which says on its Web site that it promotes economic and environmental policies that promote economic growth. "We're not climate deniers, we're problem solvers," she said

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http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSN1843960820070518

Uh-huh. And I'm the Queen of Romania.

[bunkerbuster1]

1. Interesting trend, though.

A company does put its money where its mouth is, and I suspect that the bean counters find it harder and harder to justify the funding of this global warming "skepticism" that most people don't believe anyway.

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

2. Don't ya mean OUR money?

Gas hit 3.00 in Hope,AR and still climbing :puke:

[bunkerbuster1]

3. It's ours if we can get it...

At the moment, it's theirs.

[jimlup]

4. Useful for them to stir the pot as long as they can

And it is working to some degree. The number of niave people who swallow the skeptic stuff is disappointingly large.

Can anyone help me unmask the following skeptic link. I've spent some time on it and it appears to be a republican caucus report probably indirectly through Cato or something. Any help would be appreciated.

http://epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Minority.Blogs&ContentRecord_id=927b9303-802a-23ad-494b-dccb00b51a12&Region_id=&Issue_id=

[philb]

5. ACCF got large amount of money from Exxon to "educate public" on global warming myths

From Exxon IRS Report: (plus 14 organizations noting climate change education as purpose of gift)


American Council for Capital Formation Center for Polio 501c(3) $0.00 $90,000.00 $0.00 $90,000.00 $0.00
1750 K Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20006-2302
General Operating Support
$90,000.00
2005
American Council for Capital Formation Center for Polio 501c(3) $0.00 $90,000.00 $0.00 $90,000.00 $0.00
1750 K Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20006-2302
Climate Change
$90,000.00
2005
American Council for Capital Formation Center for Polii 501c(3) $0.00 $90,000.00 $0.00 $90,000.00 $0.00
1750 K Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20006-2302
Climate Change Education Efforts
$90,000.00
2005
American Council for Capital Formation Center for Polio 501c(3) $0.00 $90,000.00 $0.00 $90,000.00 $0.00
1750 K Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20006-2302

[philb]

6. What is Independent Women's Forum? they were among groups getting gift from Exxon for GW education

Independent Women' s Forum 501c(3) $0.00 $15,000.00 $0.00 $15,000.00 $0.00
1726 M Street NW, Suite 1001
Washington, DC 20036
Media and Opinion Leader Outreach on Climate Change Issues
$15,000.00