Collection Index

No. Climate Files Post Title Date*
1 1953 Esso Standard Oil Central Refinery Loss Committee Meeting Minutes 4/8/53
2 1954 American Petroleum Institute Smoke and Fumes Committee Article “The Petroleum Industry Sponsors Air Pollution Research” 2/1/54
3 1954 Esso Standard Oil Central Refinery Loss Committee Meeting Minutes 11/1/58
4 1955 American Petroleum Institute Smoke and Fumes Committee Article “The Petroleum Industry Sponsors Air Pollution Research” 10/8/59
5 1955 Esso Standard Oil Central Refinery Loss Committee Meeting Minutes 1/1/61
6 1956 American Petroleum Institute Smoke and Fumes Committee Article “The Petroleum Industry Sponsors Air Pollution Research” 11/1/65
7 1956 Esso Standard Oil Central Refinery Loss Committee Meeting Minutes 4/26/67
8 1957 American Petroleum Institute Smoke and Fumes Committee Article “The Petroleum Industry Sponsors Air Pollution Research” 1/30/70
9 1957 Esso Standard Oil Central Refinery Loss Committee Meeting Minutes 6/18/71
10 1973 News Release “Mobil President Attacks Ford Foundation” 9/12/73
11 1974 Mobil Senior VP Dayton Clewell speech to MIT Alumni Advisory Council 1/23/74
12 1977 Report on Exxon’s Financial Contributions 1977
13 1977 “The Coming Energy Crunch: A Practical Guide to Defensive Action” by former Exxon Corporate Research Laboratories manager L. G. Cook 9/1/77
14 1977 Exxon Memo About DOE Environmental Advisory Committee Subgroup Studying CO2 Effects 10/31/77
15 1978 Report on Exxon’s Financial Contributions 1978
16 1978 Exxon Memo Proposing a Worldwide Effort to Answer “CO2 Problem” 3/7/78
17 1978 Exxon Memo on Greenhouse Effect for Exxon Corporation Management Committee 6/6/78
18 1978 Exxon Memo on Programs Developed to Measure CO2 Uptake and Request Credible Scientific Team 12/7/78
19 1979 Report on Exxon’s Financial Contributions 1979
20 1979 Exxon Memo about API’s CO2 Research Strategy 1/1/79
21 1979 Exxon Report on Greenhouse Effect for NOAA 3/26/79
22 1979 Exxon Memo about API’s CO2 Effects Paper 7/9/79
23 1979 Climate Research Board: “Carbon Dioxide and Climate: A Scientific Assessment” 7/27/79
24 1979 Exxon Memo on Potential Impact of Fossil Fuel Combustion 10/16/79
25 1979 Exxon Memo on Atmospheric Science Research to Influence Legislation 11/19/79
26 1980 Report on Exxon’s Financial Contributions 1980
27 1980 Memo on Exxon’s View and Position on the Greenhouse Effect 1/29/80
28 1980 API CO2 and Climate Task Force, “The CO2 Problem; Addressing Research Agenda Development” 3/18/80
29 1980 Internal Exxon Memorandum: Greenhouse Program 6/9/80
30 1980 Internal Exxon Memorandum: CO2 Greenhouse Communications Plan 7/8/80
31 1980 Imperial Oil Review of Environmental Protection Activities for 1978-1979 8/6/80
32 1980 National Commission on Air Quality Carbon Dioxide Workshop 10/30/80
33 1980 Shell Chemical Company TREND Publication 11/4/80
34 1980 Exxon Draft Statement and Comments on National Committee of Air Quality on Climate Change Risks and Policy Recommendations 12/5/80
35 1980 Exxon Memo on the CO2 Greenhouse Effect and Current Programs Studying the Issue 12/18/80
36 1981 Exxon’s Report on Financial Contributions 1981
37 1981 Letter from Esso to Exxon- Natuna Gas Project CO2 Emissions 2/3/81
38 1981 Exxon Report on Potential Climate Change Research Programs 2/5/81
39 1981 internal Exxon “CO2 Position Statement” 5/15/81
40 1981 Exxon Memo on Possible Emission Consequences of Fossil Fuel Consumption 8/18/81
41 1982 Exxon’s Report on Financial Contributions 1982
42 1982 API “Climate Models and CO2 Warming: A Selective Review and Summary” 3/16/82
43 1982 Exxon Memo Cutting CO2 Research Program Budget 6/18/82
44 1982 Letter Cutting Back Exxon CO2 Greenhouse Project 7/14/82
45 1982 Exxon Presentation on “CO2 Greenhouse Effect” and Exxon Climate Modeling 8/24/82
46 1982 Exxon Memo Summarizing Climate Modeling and CO2 Greenhouse Effect Research 9/2/82
47 1982 Exxon speech “Inventing the Future: Energy and the CO2 ‘Greenhouse’ Effect” 10/26/82
48 1982 Memo to Exxon Management about CO2 Greenhouse Effect 11/12/82
49 1983 Report on Exxon’s Financial Contributions 1983
50 1983 J. P. McCullough presentation to the wives of Mobil managers 4/13/83
51 1983 Mobil Memo on the Atmospheric Greenhouse Effect 6/1/83
52 1983 Letter from Exxon to Esso Regarding Natuna Environmental Concerns 10/17/83
53 1983 Natuna Gas Project Environmental Background Paper 10/31/83
54 1984 Exxon Report: The Fate of CO2 From the Natuna Gas Project if Disposed by Subsea Sparging 1984
55 1984 Shell Arctic Offshore Platform Patent 1/24/84
56 1984 Exxon Report on Climate Modeling and CO2 Effects 2/2/84
57 1984 Speech on Mobil’s “Environmental Perspective” 4/24/84
58 1985 Memorandum and Handout for Meeting with Lee Raymond and Exxon Corporate Research 5/7/85
59 1985 Exxon Presentation on Greenhouse Effect Research and Budget 10/4/85
60 1986 Shell “Coal Gasification Process” Series 11/1/86
61 1987 Shell Briefing Service “Synthetic fuels and renewable energy” 1987
62 1987 Mobil VP Herbert Schmertz speech at Fairfield University 4/15/87
63 1988 Shell Confidential Report “The Greenhouse Effect” 5/1/88
64 1988 New York Times front page article, “Global Warming Has Begun” 6/24/88
65 1988 Exxon Memo on the Greenhouse Effect 8/3/88
66 1988 Mobil “Environmental Health and Safety Review” Presentation 10/12/88
67 1988 Climate Institute North American Conference on Preparing for Climate Change 12/6/88
68 1988 Shell Western Research Proposal and Contract 1/17/89
69 1989 Presentation to Exxon Board of Directors on Greenhouse Gas Effects 2/22/89
70 1989 Exxon Mobil article on “Greenhouse Science” Fall 1989
71 1989 Public Affairs Orientation speech by Mobil’s J. V. D’Ambrisi 6/8/89
72 1989 Presentation by Mobil Executive to the American Petroleum Institute’s Public Policy Committee 7/19/89
73 1990 Patrick Michaels Curriculum Vitae 1990
74 1990 Mobil Executive Speech “The Clean Revolution: Its Impact on the Refining Industry” 3/2/90
75 1990 Shell “Statement of General Business Principles” 6/1/90
76 1990 Shell Selected Papers “The environmental challenge and the oil industry’s response” 12/1/90
77 1991 Information Council on the Environment Test Denial Campaign Plan and Survey 1991
78 1991 Western Fuels Association Annual Report 1991
79 1991 Information Council on the Environment Climate Denial Ad Campaign 5/15/91
80 1991 CATO Climate Denial Conference Flyer and Schedule 5/20/91
81 1992 Report on Exxon’s Financial Contributions 1992
82 1992 Shell Briefing Service “Managing Energy Efficiently” 1992
83 1992 Western Fuels Association “The Greening of Planet Earth” 1992
84 1992 Shell Speech “Three Cornered Challenge – energy, environment and population” 9/14/92
85 1993 Mobil Budget Recommendation Proposal for 1994 1993
86 1993 Mobil Foundation Grant Recommendations For 1994 Budget 1993
87 1993 Report on Exxon’s Financial Contributions 1993
88 1993 Western Fuels Association Annual Report 1993
89 1993 Shell special project briefing “Brazilian Biomass Power Demonstration Project” 9/1/93
90 1994 Mobil Media Op-Ed Recommendations with DDB Needham Worldwide Advertising 1994
91 1994 Report on Exxon’s Financial Contributions 1994
92 1994 Shell Briefing Service “Renewable Energy” 1994
93 1994 Shell Briefing Service on population, energy and environment 1994
94 1994 Shell Statement of General Business Principles 1994
95 1994 Western Fuels Association Annual Report 1994
96 1994 Shell Speech “Environmental action – a shared responsibility” 1/25/94
97 1994 Nightline Special “Is Science for Sale?” 2/24/94
98 1994 TASSC Newsletter “The Catalyst” Fall 1994
99 1994 Shell Selected Paper “Energy for Development” 11/1/94
100 1994 Shell Report “The Enhanced Greenhouse Effect – A review of scientific aspects” 12/1/94
101 1995 Mobil Foundation Statement of Grants 1995
102 1995 Report on Exxon’s Financial Contributions 1995
103 1995 Report “Shell and the Environment” 1995
104 1995 Shell Global Scenarios 1995-2020 1995
105 1995 Shell Briefing Service “Energy in Profile” 1995
106 1995 Society of Petroleum Engineers Paper on Securing the Future 1995
107 1995 Shell Management Brief “Climate Change” 2/1/95
108 1995 Shell Venster (Shell Window) magazine Spring 1995
109 1995 Patrick Michaels Expert Testimony for WFA Case 5/23/95
110 1995 Shell Internal Report “Is Climate Change Occurring Already?” 10/1/95
111 1995 World Energy Council 16th Congress Review 10/10/95
112 1995 Global Climate Coalition Draft Climate Change Science Primer 12/21/95
113 1996 Exxon Publication: “Global Warming: who’s right?” 1996
114 1996 Shell Report “The Evolution of the World’s Energy Systems” 1996
115 1996 Shell Business Framework – coming to grips with our future 1996
116 1996 American Petroleum Institute book “Reinventing Energy” 1/1/96
117 1996 API to White House on Greenhouse Emissions 3/20/96
118 1996 Shell Management Brief “The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change” 4/1/96
119 1996 Exxon’s Lee Raymond “Energy, The Economy, And The Environment: Moving Forward Together” 5/6/96
120 1996 Shell Planners Newsletter and Forum “Foresight: Exploring and Creating the Future” 5/18/96
121 1996 Exxon’s Lee Raymond European Trip Talking Points 7/1/96
122 1996 Shell IPIECA Report on Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP2) 7/29/96
123 1996 Exxon’s Brian Flannery speech on “Global Climate Change” 9/14/96
124 1996 Exxon presentation “Purported Impact of Climate Change on Human Health” 9/19/96
125 1996 Exxon’s Lee Raymond “Climate change: don’t ignore the facts” Fall 1996
126 1996 Global Climate Coalition: An Overview 11/11/96
127 1996 Exxon’s Lee Raymond Speech at API annual meeting 11/11/96
128 1997 Mobil’s Global Climate Change Brochure 1997
129 1997 Report on Exxon’s Financial Contributions 1997
130 1997 Western Fuels Association Annual Report 1997
131 1997 Shell Statement of General Business Principles 3/1/97
132 1997 Shell Presentation “Sustainable Development – the challenge for energy” 4/17/97
133 1997 BP Climate Change Speech to Stanford 5/9/97
134 1997 Climate Change Debate between Patrick Michaels and Alan Robock 7/15/97
135 1997 E&P Forum Position Paper on Sustainable Development in Oil and Gas Industry 8/1/97
136 1997 Press Conference “Shell International Renewables” 10/6/97
137 1997 Exxon’s Lee Raymond Speech at World Petroleum Congress 10/13/97
138 1998 Report on Exxon’s Financial Contributions 1998
139 1998 Shell Internal TINA Group Scenarios 1998-2020 Report 1998
140 1998 Shell Report “Profits and Principles – does there have to be a choice?” 1998
141 1998 Western Fuels Association Annual Report 1998
142 1998 Western Fuels Association “The Greening of Planet Earth Continues” 1998
143 1998 Greening Earth Society Report “The CO2 Issue” 1998
144 1998 Greening Earth Society Promotional Material 1998
145 1998 Shell Speech “Reflections on Kyoto” presented at Davos World Economic Forum 2/2/98
146 1998 Mobil CEO Lou Noto remarks on “two sided attitude toward climate” 2/11/98
147 1998 Report “Climate Change: What does Shell think and do about it?” 3/1/98
148 1998 American Petroleum Institute Global Climate Science Communications Team Action Plan 4/3/98
149 1998 American Legislative Exhange Council Meeting Agendas 8/21/98
150 1998 Shell Presentation “Wind Energy Strategy” 9/9/98
151 1998 ExxonMobil Pamphlet: Global Climate Change Everyone’s Debate 10/1/98
152 1999 Shell Report “Listening and Responding- The Profits and Principles Advertising Campaign” 1999
153 1999 Greening Earth Society State of the Climate Report 1999
154 1999 George C. Marshall Institute letter to Clinton Administration 1/4/99
155 1999 Shell Report “Sustainable Development – making it happen” Report and Internal “Sounding board” Feedback 3/1/99
156 1999 Joint Hearing U.S. House: Is CO2 A Pollutant And Does EPA Have the Power to Regulate It? 10/6/99
157 2000 The Path Forward on Climate Change by ExxonMobil’s CEO Lee Raymond 2000
158 2000 ExxonMobil Global Climate Change: A Better Path Forward 2001
159 2000 ExxonMobil Global Climate Change Op-Ed Series 4/1/00
160 2000 Economist article – “Big business bows to global warming” 12/2/00
161 2000 Letter from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute to ExxonMobil 12/11/00
162 2000 Letter from Exxon climate expert to Keigwin 12/29/00
163 2001 Memo from ExxonMobil Lobbyist Randy Randol to White House on IPCC team 2/6/01
164 2001 ExxonMobil Fortune article 4/16/01
165 2001 State Department Briefing: Under Secretary Paula Dobriansky’s Meeting with Members of the Global Climate Coalition 6/20/01
166 2001 State Department Briefing for Don Pearlman, Climate Council Meeting 7/9/01
167 2001 State Department Briefing for Exxon’s Randol Meeting 7/23/01
168 2001 State Department Briefing for Follow-Up Exxon Meeting 9/20/01
169 2002 Shell Booklet “Sustainable Energy from Renewable Resources” 2002
170 2002 ExxonMobil Lobbyist Randy Randol Memorandum to White House on Approach to Climate Change Research 3/22/02
171 2002 US Global Climate Change Program Scientist Michael MacCracken Letter to ExxonMobil’s Lee Raymond 9/26/02
172 2003 CEI works closely with White House and Congress on Energy Policy Act 2003
173 2003 ExxonMobil Outlook for Energy Op Ed Series 2003
174 2004 ExxonMobil Advertisement New York Times 5/12/04
175 2006 report on ExxonMobil’s Worldwide Giving 2006
176 2006 ExxonMobil Foundation Tax Returns 2006
177 2006 Shell Global Solutions confidential report “What (not) to expect from nuclear power” 1/1/06
178 2006 Invitation for “Strategic Discussion Regarding the Clean Air Act” Sponsored by Heartland Institute 5/25/06
179 2006 Intermountain Rural Electric Association (IREA) Internal Memo on Carbon Taxes and Climate Alarmism 7/17/06
180 2006 Letter From the Royal Society to Esso UK Limited 9/4/06
181 2006 Letter from ExxonMobil Vice President of Public Affairs Ken Cohen to the Royal Society 9/25/06
182 2006 Letter to ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson from Senators Snowe and Rockefeller 10/27/06
183 2007 Speech by ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to CERAweek 2/13/07
184 2007 Statement of Dr. James McCarthy Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight House Science Committee 3/28/07
185 2007 Transcript of Glenn Beck’s “Exposed: The Climate of Fear” on CNN 5/2/07
186 2007 Affidavit of Patrick Michaels in Case of Green Mountain Chrysler v. Crombie 7/5/07
187 2008 financial contributions from Exxon to Dr. Willie Soon 7/11/08
188 2008 Patrick Michaels Interview in Cato Institute Newsletter Fall 2008
189 2009 Patrick Michaels’ Inconsistent Curriculum Vitae Presented to Congress 2/1/09
190 2009 forged letters from coal industry to Congress 6/12/09
191 2010 Michaels CNN Interview Admitting Funding from Oil 2010
192 2012 Cato Addendum “Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States” 9/27/12
193 2014 Email from Leonard Bernstein to the Institute of Applied and Professional Ethics 10/8/14
194 2014 Fred Singer “Merchants of Doubt” Emails 10/31/14
195 2014 Western States Petroleum Association climate deception campaign 11/11/14
196 2015 FOIA request revealing Exxon funding of Smithsonian climate researcher Soon 2015
197 2015 Bernie Sanders Letter Urging DOJ to Investigate Exxon 10/20/15
198 2017 Green Tyranny: “The Truth About Climate Change” 2017
199 Mobil Speech Kit File nd
200 Undated Shell Education Pamphlet on Biomass nd
201 Shell Pamphlet Enhanced Exploration and Production “Act Now to Create Our Future” nd
* nd = no date; value “1” in date (i.e. 12/1/18) = full month (i.e. Dec. 2018)