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  1. Documents shed light on the earliest-known instance of #ClimateScience funded by the #FossilFuel industry, adding to growing understanding of #BigOil ’s knowledge of #ClimateChange . Fossil fuel industry sponsored climate science in 1954.

    February 1, 2024, Rebecca John

    Excerpt: "Unknown until now, however, is the fact that Keeling’s earliest research into carbon dioxide across the western U.S. was funded in part by the fossil fuel industry via a private foundation — and that in 1954 this foundation was informed of the potential impact of manmade carbon dioxide emissions on both the climate and human civilization.

    "Newly discovered documents affirm that the #automobile and #petroleum industries funded early climate science #Keeling conducted at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) between 1954 and 1956. Records show that 'oil and auto companies' sponsored the scientist’s research via an organization called the Southern California Air Pollution Foundation, formed in 1953 to tackle Los Angeles’s infamous smog. American Motors, #Chrysler, #Ford, and #GeneralMotors were among 18 automotive companies that gave money to the foundation.

    "A 1959 internal U.S. Public Health Service memo also identifies the #AmericanPetroleumInstitute ( #API ) and the #WesternOilAndGasAssociation — the oldest petroleum trade association in the U.S., which is now known as the #WesternStatesPetroleumAssociation — as 'major contributors to the funds of the Air Pollution Foundation.' Its Board of Trustees included top-level representatives from the Southern California Gas Company, the Southern California Edison Co., Chrysler, General Motors, and Union Oil (now #Chevron).

    "And from mid-1955, these trustees were also appraised of research projects by a seven-man 'technical advisory committee,' which included a senior official from API as well as scientists from the Richfield Oil Corporation (now #BP ) and #Chrysler.

    "With the discovery of these Air Pollution Foundation documents, it is now possible to date the earliest sponsorship of climate science by the fossil fuel industry to 1954, approximately a quarter of a century before Exxon’s internal research program of the late 1970s. These new documents provide important evidence that the fossil fuel industry has been intricately connected to climate science from its earliest beginnings — not only as a driver of the greenhouse effect behind climate change, but also as a contributor to the scientific discoveries that would transform our understanding of humanity’s relationship with the Earth and its atmosphere. "

    Read more:
    theinteldrop.org/2024/02/02/bi

    #ExxonKnew #BigOilKnew #FossilFuels #ExxonLied #Oligarchy #Oiligarchy #ClimateDenial #BigOil #BigOilStillLies #ClimateDeception #ClimateCrisis
    #Capitalism #Exxon #ClimateCrisis
    #MakeCorporatePollutersPay #Glaciers
    #GlobalWarming #FossilFools #BigOilAndGas

  2. @JulianOliver what most people are also not getting is the fact that #bigoil (same for #bigtech) has NO, absolutely NO interest in stopping making maximum profit like they did in the past decades. Regardless the consequences. And they will lie and betray for reaching their goals. #exxonknew all this since the 80s, #bp invented the #carbonfootprint to distract. Lately this came up:
    propublica.org/article/wedges-

  3. @Herman @rahmstorf Bigoil does think so. Bigoil knows so. Bigoil has known so since the '70s. They've been deliberately muddying the waters around the issue and just kept doing what they've been doing for 50 years, not because they don't know, but because they don't care. Because money.

    #exxonknew

  4. A breathtaking story, a good read and very important.

    #ExxonKnew

    Thx for sharing @richpuchalsky

  5. @jsrailton.bsky.social who first exposed the hacking operation, said, “The #ExxonKnew hacking campaign stands out, in my mind, as one of the largest and most brazen hacking attempts I’ve ever seen against environmental organizations — or any U.S. advocacy org.” 🔌💡
    grist.org/article/exxo...

    They wanted to hold Exxon acco...

  6. #ExtremeHeat Isn’t the Only Climate Impact Shocking Scientists

    By Eric Roston and Hayley Warren, July 6, 2026

    "Much of the US just sweltered through the July 4 holiday weekend as an intense heat dome bore down, straining power grids and prompting the cancellation of many events. Washington, DC, saw a high of 102F (39C) on Saturday, a new local record for the date. In Europe, punishing temperatures are set to return days after a deadly heat wave pushed thermometers as high as 43.8C (111F) in #France. A troubling pattern has emerged in this summer’s heat: Not only has it broken records, it’s done so often by margins far above the previous all-time highs.

    "These heat jumps are part of a larger shift of #ClimateChange seeming to accelerate. #OceanTemperatures just reached a new high for the early summer. #SeaLevels are rising faster than before, while new records for daily rainfall are being set at a rapid clip. The pace of #GlobalWarming itself has quickened in recent years.

    "While scientists have long braced for climate change, the growing severity of its impacts is shocking them.

    "Today’s climate can 'seem like an unexpected step change' from that of a few years ago, said atmospheric scientist Katharine Hayhoe of Texas Tech University.

    "Climate models from decades ago have proved prescient, closely aligning with what the mercury later showed: heat increasing around the planet, caused primarily by humans burning #fossilfuels ."

    Read more [includes charts and graphics]:
    bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-ex

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/2qtS2

    #CopernicusEarth #ClimateCrisis #ExxonKnew #FossilFools #Oiligarchy #Capitalism #CorporateGreed #ClimateDiary #ExtremeWeather #ExtremeHeat

  7. The Other “They Knew” Climate Story: #ExxonKnew vs. #TheyKnew wattsupwiththat.com/2026/07/01 Climate anxiety didn't appear spontaneously; It was cultivated.
    The post The Other “They Knew” Climate Story: #ExxonKnew vs. #TheyKnew appeared first on Watts Up With That?. #news #press

  8. Boy, it almost seems like a #GlobalConspiracy by #BigOil and #BigMineral... Keep warming temps so they can mine #Antarctica!

    Antarctica hides huge caches of gold, silver, copper and iron. As the ice melts, countries may race to harvest them.

    Melting ice, rebounding land, and rising seas will change what resources are available in Antarctica, a new analysis finds.

    By Grace van Deelen, published April 5, 2026

    livescience.com/planet-earth/c

    #Melting #DoomsdayGlacier #GlobalWarming #ExxonKnew #BigOilKnew #CorporateGreed

  9. No Escape: #ClimateChange is a growing threat to people already fleeing war

    12 November 2024

    "People forced to flee war, violence and persecution are increasingly finding themselves on the front line of the global climate crisis, a new report warns, exposing them to a lethal combination of threats but without the funding and support to adapt.

    "The report, released today by #UNHCR, the #UNRefugeeAgency, in collaboration with 13 expert organizations, research institutions and refugee-led groups, uses the latest data to show how climate shocks are interacting with conflict, pushing those who are already in danger into even more dire situations.

    "Of the more than 120 million forcibly #displaced worldwide, three-quarters live in countries heavily impacted by climate change. Half are in places affected by both conflict and serious climate hazards, such as #Ethiopia, #Haiti, #Myanmar, #Somalia, #Sudan and #Syria.

    "According to the report – No Escape: On the Frontlines of Climate Change, Conflict and #ForcedDisplacement – by 2040 the number of countries facing extreme climate-related hazards is expected to rise from 3 to 65, the vast majority of which host displaced people. Similarly, most refugee settlements and camps are projected to experience twice as many days of dangerous heat by 2050.

    “ 'For the world’s most vulnerable people, climate change is a harsh reality that profoundly affects their lives,' said UN High Commissioner for Refugees, #FilippoGrandi. 'The climate crisis is driving displacement in regions already hosting large numbers of people uprooted by conflict and insecurity, compounding their plight and leaving them with nowhere safe to go.'

    "For example, the devastating conflict in Sudan has forced millions of people to flee, including 700,000 who have crossed into #Chad, which has hosted refugees for decades and yet is one of the countries most exposed to climate change. At the same time, many who fled the fighting but remained in Sudan are at risk of further displacement because of #SevereFlooding that has blighted the country.

    "Similarly, 72 per cent of #Myanmar’s refugees have sought safety in #Bangladesh, where natural hazards such as #cyclones and #flooding, are classified as extreme.

    " 'In our region, where so many people have been displaced for so many years, we see the effects of climate change before our very eyes,' said #GraceDorong, a #ClimateActivist and former refugee living in #SouthSudan. 'I hope the voices of the people in this report help decision-makers to understand that if not addressed, forced displacement – and the multiplying effect of climate change – will get worse. But if they listen to us, we can be part of the solution, too.' "

    unsdg.un.org/latest/stories/no

    #ClimateRefugees #War #Genocide #Flooding #ExtremeHeat #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #USAID #NoHumanIsIllegal #BigOilAndGas #Oiligarchy #ExxonKnew #BPKnew

  10. Climate Refugees: The Human Face of #EnvironmentalDisplacement

    By Marco Kopinke, M.Sc.
    February 20, 2025

    "In recent years, the world has witnessed a dramatic surge in the number of people #displaced due to climate-related #NaturalDisasters. In 2022 alone, approximately 36.2 million individuals were forced to leave their homes as a direct result of #environmental challenges linked to #ClimateChange. This marked a significant increase compared to previous years, highlighting an alarming trend that is reshaping lives and communities across the globe. The stark reality is that these numbers are not just statistics; they represent families torn apart, livelihoods disrupted, and futures uncertain. As we continue to see the effects of climate change intensify, the number of #ClimateRefugees is expected to rise, creating a #humanitarian challenge that requires immediate attention and action.

    "Looking ahead, the projections paint an even grimmer picture. By the year 2050, it is estimated that up to 1.2 billion people could be displaced worldwide due to the impacts of climate change and natural disasters. This staggering figure underscores the urgency of addressing the root causes of climate-induced displacement. It is crucial to understand that these projections are not mere forecasts but a call to action for governments, organizations, and individuals to mitigate the factors contributing to such mass displacement. The potential scale of this crisis demands a coordinated global response to ensure that those affected are provided with the necessary support and resources to rebuild their lives."

    climatecosmos.com/climate-news

    #BigOilAndGas #ExxonKnew #ExxonLied #Chevron #ClimateCatastrophe #Oiligarchy #NoHumanIsIllegal

  11. Start with the #TrumpAdministration, puh-lease! Give #Trump a taste of his own litigious medicine!

    Top UN court says countries can sue each other over climate change

    by Esme Stallard and Georgina Rannard
    BBC News Climate and Science
    July 24, 2025

    "A landmark decision by a top UN court has cleared the way for countries to sue each other over climate change, including over historic emissions of planet-warming gases.

    "But the judge at the International Court of Justice in the Hague, Netherlands on Wednesday said that untangling who caused which part of climate change could be difficult.

    "The ruling is non-binding but legal experts say it could have wide-ranging consequences.

    "It will be seen as a victory for countries that are very vulnerable to climate change, who came to court after feeling frustrated about lack of global progress in tackling the problem.

    "The unprecedented case at the International Court of Justice (#ICJ) was the brainchild of a group of young law students from low-lying #PacificIslands on the frontlines of climate change, who came up with the idea in 2019.

    "One of those students, #SiosiuaVeikune from #Tonga, was in #TheHague to hear the decision.

    " 'I'm lost for words. This is so exciting. There's a ton of emotions rushing through us. This is a win we take proudly back home to our communities,' he told BBC News.

    " 'Tonight I'll sleep easier. The ICJ has recognised what we have lived through - our suffering, our resilience and our right to our future,' said Flora Vano, from the Pacific Island #Vanuatu, which is considered the country most vulnerable to #ExtremeWeather globally.

    " 'This is a victory not just for us but for every frontline community fighting to be heard.'

    "The ICJ is considered the world's highest court and it has global jurisdiction. Lawyers have told BBC News that the opinion could be used as early as next week, including in national courts outside of the ICJ.

    "Campaigners and climate lawyers hope the landmark decision will now pave the way for compensation from countries that have historically burned the most fossil fuels and are therefore the most responsible for #GlobalWarming."

    Read more:
    bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce379k

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/ZCwvm

    #ClimateChangeIsReal #ExxonKnew #ExxonLied #BPKnew #CorporateColonialism #BigOilAndGas #Oiligarchy

  12. 'Planet Wreckers': 4 Rich Nations Plotting Nearly 70% of New Oil and Gas Over Next Decade | Common Dreams

    This is not just hypocrisy," said one climate campaigner. "It is a death sentence for communities on the frontlines of the #ClimateCrisis."

    Brett Wilkins
    Jun 16, 2025

    "Four wealthy nations—the #UnitedStates, #Canada, #Norway, and #Australia—account for the majority of planned oil and gas expansion over the next decade, according to new data published by #OilChangeInternational on Monday, the first day of the #BonnClimateChangeConference in Germany.

    "Oil Change's analysis, titled #PlanetWreckers, notes that if those four #GlobalNorth nations stopped their planned new oil and gas extraction, 32 billion tons of carbon pollution would stay in the ground instead of being burned and released into the atmosphere, where they fuel planetary heating. That's the equivalent of three times the annual global emissions created by burning coal.

    " 'A handful of the world's richest nations remain intent on leading us into disaster. This is not just hypocrisy. It is a death sentence for communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis,' Oil Change International global policy lead Romain Ioualalen said in a statement Monday.

    "It is sickening that countries with the highest incomes and outsized historical responsibility for causing the climate crisis are planning massive oil and gas expansion with no regard for the lives and livelihoods at stake," Ioualalen added."

    Read more:
    commondreams.org/news/oil-chan

    #Oligarchy #Oiligarchy #BigOilAndGas #DrillBabyDrill #LeaveItInTheGround #CorporateColonialism #FossilFuels #Fracking #Oil #Pollution #Drilling #Ecocide #USPol #CanadaPol #PetroState #ThanksBigOil #ClimateCatastrophe #BPKnew #ExxonKnew #WaterIsLife #AirIsLife #OilUpTheSwamp #ExtractiveIndustries #NoPipelines #RenewablesNow #FossillFuel #NoJobsOnADeadPlanet

  13. #BigOil firms knew of dire effects of #FossilFuels as early as 1950s, memos show

    Newly unearthed documents contain warning from head of #AirPollutionFoundation, founded in 1953 by oil interests

    Dharna Noor
    Tue 12 Nov 2024 10.00 EST

    "Major oil companies, including #Shell and precursors to energy giants #Chevron, #ExxonMobil and #BP, were alerted about the planet-warming effects of fossil fuels as early as 1954, newly unearthed documents show.

    The warning, from the head of an industry-created group known as the Air Pollution Foundation, was revealed by Climate Investigations Center and published Tuesday by the climate website DeSmog. It represents what may be the earliest instance of big oil being informed of the potentially dire consequences of its products.

    "'Every time there’s a push for #ClimateAction, [we see] fossil fuel companies downplay and deny the harms of burning fossil fuels,' said Rebecca John, a researcher at the Climate Investigations Center who uncovered the historic memos. 'Now we have evidence they were doing this way back in the 50s during these really early attempts to crack down on sources of pollution.'"

    Read more:
    theguardian.com/us-news/2024/n

    #GlobalWarming #GlobalBurning #ExxonKnew #BPKnew #ShellOilKnew #ExxonLied #ClimateCatastrophe

  14. Lest unbedingt diesen Kommentar von @chrisstoecker ! Das Verbrechen an der ganzen Menscheit, das die Fossil-Industrie sehenden Auges und mit vollem Bewusstsein (#ExxonKnew, #BPknew, #ShellKnew, ...) begeht, ist wirklich atemberaubend. Wie Völkermord, nur an der ganzen Menschheit.

  15. This makes me very angry. Especially after I found out that #Koonin used to work for #BP as their "Chief Scientist"!

    Hot weather does not mean climate change

    Published 7/25/2023

    "[W]hat if we were not in a #ClimateCrisis after all, and trillions of dollars in planned tax credits and #GreenEnergy expenditures are a misuse of taxpayer resources?

    "New York University professor #StevenKoonin has presented data in his bestselling book, 'Unsettled,' to show that the science is not as settled as many politicians [???] would have us believe.

    "Koonin is a respected academic physicist. He was former undersecretary for science at the U.S. Department of Energy under President Barack Obama when Hillary Clinton was secretary of state. His portfolio included the climate research program and energy technology. He has a bachelor of science in physics from Caltech and a doctorate in theoretical physics from MIT. Koonin taught for 30 years at Caltech and has published 200 peer-reviewed scientific papers."

    msn.com/en-us/money/markets/ho

    #BPKnew #ExxonKnew #ClimateChange #ClimateCatastrophe #BigOilKnew #USGovernmentKnew

  16. @[email protected]

    #Climate #Shell #Exxon

    (1/2)

    When I suggested that the #Heatwave2023 should be known as the #ExxonScourge, I was debating with myself.
    The company that pioneered #ScenarioPlanning before and during the #OilPriceCrisis of the 1970s was a clear contender for the top spot. #ShellKnew!
    You nailed with that tweet. The #Heatwave2024 shall be known as the #SHellScourge.

    On that note, it already...

    #ExxonKnew
    #BigOilKnew
    #NationalizeBigOil
    #PolluterPaysPrinciple

    mastodon.social/@HistoPol/1105

  17. Charleston gets early win in climate change lawsuit vs. ‘Big Oil’

    By Clare Fieseler [email protected]

    Jul 8, 2023

    "A federal judge has given the city of Charleston an early win in its climate change lawsuit against '#BigOil' by ruling the case will stay in #SouthCarolina, where the city wants the issue fought.

    "U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel agreed on July 5 that Charleston’s bid seeking to make #FossilFuel companies pay for #climate damages could proceed in state court, where it was initially filed.

    "City officials welcomed the decision, which some legal experts say creates a more favorable stage in arguing that the multiple #oil and #gas companies which have operated in the U.S. for decades knew of the #environmentally #hazardous affects of their products.

    "'We agree wholeheartedly with him,' said Chloe Field, a city spokeswoman. 'It is time to move towards trial in the Court of Common Pleas where we filed this case nearly three years ago.'

    "In 2020, the city of Charleston filed the lawsuit against two dozen major #oil and #pipeline companies, alleging their products and the spread of misinformation about #FossilFuels have caused #ClimateChange leading to repetitive and disastrous #flooding in the city.

    "Nationwide, almost two dozen state and local governments are pursuing similar litigation against oil companies seeking climate-related damages. The only government in the South to file such a case is the city of Charleston."

    postandcourier.com/environment

    #PetroStates #HexonExxon #ExxonKnew #ShellKnew #BPKnew #LockUpTheRealCriminals #Corporations

  18. Ummmm...

    2017: Ahvaz, #Iran, reached 129 degrees: Earth's hottest temperature ever recorded
    Jun 29, 2017 - 1:13 The southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz soared to a brutal 129 degrees Thursday, which is Iran's highest temperature ever recorded. It's also one of the world's hottest reliably measured...

    usatoday.com/story/weather/201

    At Earth's hottest spots, heat is testing the limits of human survival ...

    July 18, 2023 - Persian Gulf International Airport in Iran reported a heat index of 152°F (66.7°C) today at 12:30 pm. Those are intolerable conditions for human/animal life.

    washingtonpost.com/weather/202

    #ExtremeHeat #ExtremeTemperature #Extinction #ExxonKnew #BPKnew #ShellKnew #ClimateCatastrophe

  19. A very interesting listen I caught on NPR today. Available as a podcast online.

    Climate One: Law and #Oil: Taking #Climate Offenders to Court

    Published July 17, 2023 at 9:05 AM EDT
    Thursday, July 20, 2023

    "The last several years have seen a big increase in the number of lawsuits focused on the #ClimateCrisis. Some lawsuits challenge #governments for their support for fossil fuels and for their failure to take #ClimateAction, while other cases target the #FossilFuel companies themselves for knowingly misleading the world about the climate disrupting impacts of burning their products. Some of these cases seek monetary damages, others seek to hold governments accountable to their emissions reduction pledges. As more of these cases get their time in court, how powerful can litigation be in forcing action around the #ClimateEmergency."

    mainepublic.org/show/2-pm-publ

    #BigOil #ExxonKnew #BPKnew #ShellKnew #Capitalism #Corporatism #Lobbyists #ClimateCatastrophe

  20. So, it's okay to destroy #Indigenous heritage sites, pollute the planet, and appoint corporate lackeys to advisory boards -- but if you protest and cause disruption, you could face arrest?

    The Australian #climate #protesters cast as extremists

    By Hannah Ritchie, BBC News Sydney, July 19, 2023

    "In May, after several #ExtinctionRebellion protests, the South Australia government introduced a A$50,000 maximum fine and three months jail for anyone 'recklessly' obstructing public spaces, while laws passed in New South Wales last year created a two-year maximum prison sentence for acts disrupting major roads or facilities.

    "#England, #Wales and parts of #Canada and the #USA have also adopted similar laws aimed at blocking disruptive climate activism.

    "In Western #Australia, climate protesters say they have been 'disabled' by intimidating raids, strict bail conditions and orders which give authorities access to their devices and ban them from communicating with peers.

    "According to Ms Grix, these tools were originally intended to deal with gangs and drug dealers.

    "'To apply [that]... to climate defenders, who are protesting about environmental concerns, seems to be a massive overreach,' she says."

    bbc.com/news/world-australia-6

    #PetroStates #HexonExxon #ExxonKnew #ShellKnew #BPKnew #LockUpTheRealCriminals #Corporations #Mockingjay #Protests #ClimateActivism