Study shows how Exxon Mobil downplayed climate change when it knew it was real
Big corporations are known for being two-faced _ presenting a nurturing, maternal face to the outside world while ruthlessly pursuing profit on the inside.
But few have been charged with as much of a divergence between its outside and inside views as Exxon Mobil, which has been accused of downplaying publicly for decades what its own scientists were saying internally about climate change _ that it posed a material threat to the company's future.
A new study by Geoffrey Supran and Naomi Oreskes, experts in the history of science at Harvard, presents fresh evidence of how great the gap was. The study matches hundreds of Exxon Mobil's internal reports and peer-reviewed research papers with its advertising _ especially paid "advertorials" the company placed in the op-ed section of the New York
You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.
Start your free 30 days