Former EPA Administrator Michael Leavitt addresses members of the American Legislative Exchange Council, July 29, 2004, in Seattle. Behind Leavitt is a sign for the morning's sponsor, ExxonMobil. (AP/Elaine Thompson)
Climate Change

Study Finds Exxon Knowingly Misled Public On Climate Change For Decades

Researchers found that from 1977 to 2014, early 80 percent of Exxon’s internal research acknowledged that climate change is real and man-made.

by Brandi Buchman

ExxonMobil, the Kochs and Israel are Pushing Washington To Partition Iraq And Syria

The currently stateless Kurds sit astride the Iraq-Syria border on land blessed/cursed with oil, other resources, and geopolitical significance. Is it any wonder that mega-corporations and their client states are looking to use the Kurds, stoke conflict, and exploit the situation?

ExxonMobil, the Kochs and Israel are Pushing Washington To Partition Iraq And Syria

Years before the U.S. illegally invaded and then occupied Iraq, plans were circulating within the Pentagon to partition the country along “sectarian” lines, with the express purpose of allowing the U.S. and its regional allies to better control oil resource production and movement within the Middle East. In Syria, the same narrative of partition

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Whitney Webb

Whitney Webb has been a professional writer, researcher and journalist since 2016. She has written for several websites and, from 2017 to 2020, was a staff writer and senior investigative reporter for MintPress News. She currently writes for her own outlet Unlimited Hangout and contributes to The Last American Vagabond and MintPress News.

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Rex Tillerson Refuses To Address Exxon’s Climate Change Denial

Environmental groups are terribly alarmed by the prospect of having Tillerson at the helm of the United States State Department, especially as the threat of climate disruption caused by humans intensifies.

Rex Tillerson Refuses To Address Exxon’s Climate Change Denial

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. During his confirmation hearing, former Exxon Mobil CEO and nominee for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, refused to answer questions about what the fossil fuel

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Kevin Gosztola

Kevin Gosztola is managing editor of Shadowproof Press. He also produces and co-hosts the weekly podcast, "Unauthorized Disclosure."

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Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson Tapped For Secretary Of State

Donald Trump has officially picked Texas oil executive Rex Tillerson to be secretary of state, going ahead with the Exxon Mobil CEO’s nomination despite early signs of unease over his close relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson Tapped For Secretary Of State

President-elect Donald Trump has officially picked Texas oil executive Rex Tillerson to be secretary of state, going ahead with the Exxon Mobil CEO's nomination despite early signs of unease over his close relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Tillerson, the first Texan selected by Trump for his Cabinet, is likely the

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Hillary Clinton Calls For Exxon Mobil Probe After Gas Giant Pulls Funding For Clinton’s Nonprofit

Clinton’s demand for an investigation into the global oil giant’s support of climate change denial follows similar calls from fellow Democratic candidates Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley.

Hillary Clinton Calls For Exxon Mobil Probe After Gas Giant Pulls Funding For Clinton’s Nonprofit

WASHINGTON --- Hillary Clinton has called for a federal investigation into Exxon Mobil Corp.’s funding of climate change denial just months after the Houston-based oil giant decided to end its sponsorship of the Clinton Global Initiative. At a New Hampshire town hall meeting last Thursday, Clinton told Jordan Cichon, a local activist and

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