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July 12, 2005

ClimateArk Joins Call for ExxonMobil Boycott

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There may be no organizational entity on the Earth that has done, and continues to do, as much damage to the Earth's climatic systems as ExxonMobil (except perhaps for the current United States government). ClimateArk endorses and will join the "Exxpose Exxon" boycott campaign recently announced by a dozen major environmental organizations – more information at http://www.exxposeexxon.com/ . The campaign seeks to highlight ExxonMobil's misdeeds, calling for a boycott of the World's largest and most profitable oil company until it cleans up and becomes a responsible energy company.

ExxonMobil (also known as Esso) has spent $15 million to deny the existence of global warming, paying for junk science to cloud the facts. ExxonMobil is the only major oil company trying to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. And while ExxonMobil is making record profits, some $25 billion last year, unlike its competitors BP and Shell, it still will not invest significantly in developing cleaner, healthier energy and supporting greater fuel economy. Indeed, ExxonMobil has still not paid full damages to Alaska fishermen and natives harmed by their major oil spill in 1989 into Alaska’s pristine Prince William Sound, killing hundreds of thousands of seals, otters, birds, fish and whales.

Enough is enough. As the world’s largest and most profitable oil company, ExxonMobil needs to shed its past as an irresponsible oil company and move forward as a responsible energy company -- one committed to more than drilling at any price. Visit http://www.exxposeexxon.com/ now, and watch for and participate in ClimateArk's support action to follow soon.

Posted by Dr. Glen Barry on July 12, 2005 1:54 PM | More on climate change Exxon

Comments

I agree totally with climate arks's stance on this issue. I would like to point out that i recently attended the "Global Warming 8" event in Edinburgh organised by the IIED and there was able to ask Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland and Former UN High Commisoner on Human Rights about the possibility of litigation agains companies such as exxon mobil. The key point being not theire buisness model, outdated as it is but there funding of climate change denial groups when the Science is well established. The reply was something along the lines of 'that is definetly worth looking into futher' and reference was made to the parallels of denial found in tabacco companies during the 70s.

Posted by: Calvin Jones | July 17, 2005 5:49 PM

I`m back just to day, i signed a petition agains exxon mobil, and a letter! They are certainly on a few campaign leaflets at the moment! Also i have started a pair of blogs dedicated to climate change. The first dedicated to big news stories and a few campigns i`m interested in, and the second is a repository of links to reports ive used in composing my blog so-far.
http://climatechangeaction.blogspot.com/
and
http://climatechangeresources.blogspot.com/

Posted by: Calvin Jones | July 27, 2005 10:40 AM

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