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By Andy May. The left-wing Scientific American published a so-called review of Steven Koonin’s new book, Unsettled, by a number of prominent left-wing scientists.The article is headed by the mandatory sunset photo of steam coming out of powerplant chimneys.
The article is not really a review, their substantive claims are very weak, it is really a hit piece to trash Koonin and his reputation ...</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, July 4, 2021 6:00 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [ExI] Exxon Lobbyists reveal climate change denial tactics</font>
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<div>Exxon Lobbyists Reveal in Secret Recordings How They Manipulate Politicians and the Public<br>
A sting by Greenpeace UK exposes how the company talks a big climate game while ensuring nothing actually gets done.</div>
<div>Molly Taft <span class="x_gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif; font-size:small; color:rgb(0,0,0)">
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Two lobbyists for Exxon have been caught on tape admitting how the company manipulates politicians and the public. Among the damning admissions are that the company views its advocacy for a carbon tax as little more than “an advocacy tool” and that it once
funded “shadow groups” to fight climate science.</div>
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<a href="https://gizmodo.com/exxon-lobbyists-reveal-in-secret-recordings-how-they-ma-1847205392" target="_blank">https://gizmodo.com/exxon-lobbyists-reveal-in-secret-recordings-how-they-ma-1847205392</a></div>
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McCoy also told the interviewers that Exxon had poured money into “shadow groups” in order to fight against climate science. According to Greenpeace’s release, this marks the first time that a sitting executive at Exxon had admitted to the company’s role in
funding dark money denier efforts.</div>
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<div>“There’s nothing illegal about that,” McCoy helpfully noted. “We were looking out for our investments, we were looking out for our shareholders.”<br>
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“No matter how much Exxon wants you to think they care about the climate crisis, this shows as clear as day that the tiger hasn’t changed its stripes,” Charlie Kronick, a senior climate campaigner with Greenpeace UK, said in a release. “The oil giant is still
using every trick in the lobbyist’s playbook to weaken or derail climate action in the U.S. We now know for sure that Exxon’s support for a carbon tax is just a cynical ploy based on their belief that it will never happen.”</div>
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