Climate Files

If you haven't been able to keep track of everything that's happened re: coal and energy policy and #inlegis, I don't blame you. Here is a thread:

Hot Tip! #CoveringClimateNow for journalists and editors looking to cover the three decades of denial and deception that @billmckibben and @markhertsgaard detailed earlier, we released LAST WEEK a cache of archival documents on the Global Climate Coalition climateinvestigations.org/global-climate…

Benevolent overlord @billmckibben discusses importance of media putting climate crisis in context by reminding public that #ExxonKnew. #CoveringClimateNow

NEW documents show that journalists and specifically weathercasters were a key target of 1990s misinformation campaigns by Big Oil, electric utilities, coal mining, automobile corps. #CoveringClimateNow climatefiles.com/denial-groups/… @markhertsgaard @SteveCollNY @wildweatherdan

For Journalists and Editors at #CoveringClimateNow go to @ClimateFiles an archive of "Hard to Find Documents All in One Place" that includes the key archival material @SteveCollNY and @billmckibben were talking about this morning. Dozens of stories possible. Please contact us

Meet the group leading the fossil fuel industry's attack on climate suits: the National Association of Manufacturers. climateliabilitynews.org/2019/02/26/nat…

See Climate Files for the full 1965 speech by API president Frank Ikard, uncovered by @BenFranta. climatefiles.com/trade-group/am…

Collaborating with @RBrulle & @TimmonsRoberts' Climate Development Lab on "Countermovement Coalitions" report. CIC's @KertDavies follows up at "America’s Climate Change Future" panel @BrownUniversity Available here: climateinvestigations.org/the-climate-ch…

New report by @Priceofoil shows the United States is ramping up oil and gas drilling faster than any other country, threatening to add 1,000 coal plants’ worth of planet-warming gases by the middle of the century. @AlexCKaufman tells the story here: huffingtonpost.com/entry/us-frack…

Uncovered by @BenFranta, the American Petroleum Institute's president said a 1965 government report was sure to "raise fears, and bring demands for action," due to "marked changes in climate" caused by burning fossil fuels. #climatechange #climatedenial climatefiles.com/trade-group/am…

Devastating read; shouldn't these industry organizations and their member companies be held accountable for the damage they have perpetuated on us and our children, all paid for with our monthly power bills: energyandpolicy.org/utilities-knew… via @EnergyandPolicy #utilitiesknew @drvox @EEI

Utilities Knew: Report Shows Power Industry Studied Climate Change, Stuck With Coal climateliabilitynews.org/2019/01/16/uti… via @climatelawnews

Exxon wasn't the only one who knew about climate change. #ExxonKnew #climatechange #climatedenial

A newly released podcast, Drilled, “investigates the crime of the century — the creation of climate denial.” Read the primary source documents for yourself. climateinvestigations.org/drilled-climat…

First brought to light by @NathanielRich and @NYTmag, this 1980 meeting of policy makers, experts, and corporate representatives debating the societal and policy implications of climate change is now available to the public on Climate Files. climatefiles.com/exxonmobil/198…

1980 Shell Chemical document details the “leadership, resources, manpower and funding” the company gave to "grassroots" campaigns "spearheaded" by trade associations in an effort to mold public opinion on environmental and public safety issues climatefiles.com/shell/1980-she…

Climate Files Update: Decades of Denial climateinvestigations.org/climate-files-…

Philippines Human Rights Commission Investigates Climate Denial climateinvestigations.org/human-rights-c…

April of this year. #ExxonMobil #exxon

NEWS: Exxon Mobil is asking the US Supreme Court to intervene in its climate change case with the Massachusetts AG and reverse a state court. That ordered Exxon in April to turn over documents about its inquiry to the attorney general (@MassAGO). (H/T @apeterka)