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29 September 2004
Esso conference besieged by protesting tigers
A meeting of energy ministers from across Europe has been surrounded by protesters dressed as tigers.

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12 August 2004
Who does your interviewee really represent?
New website reveals who global warming sceptics speak for...

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12 August 2004
British newspapers quoting Exxon funded 'climate experts'
In the last year sceptic scientists funded by Esso have been quoted in the following news items...

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26 May 2004
FAQ's on Esso's new advertising campaign
This should give you all the answers you need to the new Esso ad campaign.

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19 May 2004
Esso's ad campaign: blatant greenwash
Esso has launched a television and print advertising campaign in the UK, Germany and the USA. We have labelled it total greenwash.

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13 May 2004
Exxon challenge on climate science
Christian Brothers Investment Services submit resolution to the ExxonMobil shareholder meeting.

"The company continues to devote substantial resources to lobbying and public relations efforts designed to cast doubt on the consensus science that human activities are partly to blame for the warming of the Earth. The company appears to be asking the public to substitute its opinion for the agreed-upon judgment of the world's most respected scientific organizations. Yet, the company claims that it cannot defend this contrarian view," says John Wilson, director of Socially Responsible Investing at CBIS.

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7 May 2004
The Day is Today: what will you do?
Greenpeace launches campaign around upcoming climate chaos blockbuster "The Day After Tomorrow".

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22 February 2004
Pentagon report
To download the dramatic report on climate change written for the Pentagon, released by Greenpeace today, right-click on the link and click "save target as"
Pentagon.doc (1442k file)


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