![]() The story spans four decades, and is based on interviews with former company employees, internal company files never before seen and other evidence. ![]() It’s a brief history of Exxon's engagement with the science of climate change. This surprising detail is one of many that you’ll find in the following pages, a compilation of the six articles in our groundbreaking investigative series called Exxon: The Road Not Taken, three follow-up stories and supplementary materials. The company at that time was at the forefront of climate research, long before the general public knew about climate change. ![]() Laura knew about it well because her father was an Exxon scientist, and he had schooled his daughter on the emerging problem that her generation is now inheriting. It was 1981, and no one at her school was even aware of it. INTRODUCTION Laura Shaw was 12 years old when she won her seventh-grade science fair at the Solomon Schechter Day School in Cranford, N.J. Exxon's Oil Industry Peers Knew About Climate Dangers in the 1970s, Too Appendix I: List of Documents Appendix II: Characters Appendix III: Related Stories Appendix IV: Frontline Videos About the Authors InsideClimate News More Exxon Documents Show How Much It Knew About Climate 35 Years Ago 9. Exxon Made Deep Cuts in Climate Research Budget in the 1980s 8. Exxon Sowed Doubt About Climate Science for Decades by Stressing Uncertainty 7. Highlighting the Allure of Synfuels, Exxon Played Down the Climate Risks 6. Exxon's Business Ambition Collided with Climate Change Under a Distant Sea 5. Exxon Confirmed Global Warming Consensus in 1982 with In-House Climate Models 4. ![]() Exxon Believed Deep Dive Into Climate Research Would Protect Its Business 3. Exxon's Own Research Confirmed Fossil Fuels' Role in Global Warming Decades Ago 2. David Hasemyer and Lisa SongĬopyright © 2015 InsideClimate News All rights reserved. ![]()
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