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Lisa Baiton: Big Oil’s Climate Misinformation Maestro

Enviromental Defense

The fossil fuel lobby meddles with Canadian politics and inserts itself into international climate change politics and diplomacy. political and public support) for fossil fuels, but we can tell our elected officials not to fall for CAPP’s pro-oil propaganda and to instead prioritize climate action.

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Rich Kruger: The Nightmare on Oil Street

Enviromental Defense

He then rose through the ranks at Exxon during the time when the company was successfully suppressing and denying climate science and spending big on climate denial and political obstruction. He joined regional leadership in 1999, became executive VP Production in 2006, and President of Exxon Production and VP of Exxon Corp in 2008.

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Solving the proton puzzle

Physics World

That made it nearly 4% smaller than the then official value set in 2006 by the Committee on Data of the International Science Council (CODATA) and, given the tiny error bars, completely at odds with it. That becomes a political question I guess,” he replies. Puzzling times. But why no explanation of that choice? Scattered doubts.

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Nuclear Plant Closures And Renewables Increase Electricity Prices & Unreliability, Testifies Michael Shellenberger to U.S. Senate

Environmental Progress

People wonder how we made it through the heat wave of 2006,” said the CEO of California’s grid operator, CAISO, at the time. The answer is that there was a lot more generating capacity in 2006 than in 2020. 20] Electricity prices in Germany have risen 50 percent in the 15 years since 2007. [21] trillion. [25]

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Testimony of Michael D. Shellenberger Founder and President, Environmental Progress For the House Oversight Committee August 5, 2020

Environmental Progress

In a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi after that hearing I noted that I am aware that Congressional hearings involve some political theater. However, I am not a political appointee. I did not expect to be drawn into political theater that violates basic civility. That may be the case. I do not represent a large trade association.

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Release: Nearly all COP27 sponsors are either major polluters or enablers of fossil fuel industry

Corp Watch

Elmore (2014) Coca-Cola: The Alternative Report by War on Want (2006) The Coke Machine by Michael Blanding (2010). Coca-Cola: drinking the world dry War on Want | November 19, 2007 Coca-Cola is one of the most recognizable brands in the world. Political Influence Open Secrets - Tracks corporate lobbying of US politicians.

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UK: Coca-Cola Enterprises boss admits taking £1.5m in bribes

Corp Watch

Elmore (2014) Coca-Cola: The Alternative Report by War on Want (2006) The Coke Machine by Michael Blanding (2010). Coca-Cola: drinking the world dry War on Want | November 19, 2007 Coca-Cola is one of the most recognizable brands in the world. Political Influence Open Secrets - Tracks corporate lobbying of US politicians.

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