ExxonMobil spent $16 Million to fund disinformation campaign on global warming science

In their continued effort to confuse the irrefutable facts about global warming, ExxonMobil funds multiple Institutes (e.g. Cooperative Environmental Institute, Marshall Institute) to publish misleading facts about global warming. While this misinformation is not nearly as frequent or as reputable as the overwhelming scientific concensus on global warming, it is gaining nearly equal press time, helping confuse consumers in the US and elsewhere. ExxonMobil has already spent nearly $16 Million to fund a carefully crafted campaign of confusion and misinformation on global warming.

ExxonMobil has gone as far as hiring many of the individuals and agencies that have helped tobacco stay so successful despite the proven health risks associated with smoking.The tactics of the oil giant have been compared to ongoing tactics used by the tobacco industry, and rightfully so. ExxonMobil has gone as far as hiring many of the individuals and agencies that have helped tobacco stay so successful despite the proven health risks associated with smoking.

On a more personal note, I was very disheartened to learn that the NSTA (National Science Teachers Association), which I was a member of until this weekend, is heavily funded by ExxonMobil and has helped cloud the issue of global warming in our nation's schools.

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