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	provides definitive evidence that, by 1957, at least one oil company—a subsidiary of Standard Oil of New Jersey (now ExxonMobil)—was aware that the byproducts of fossil fuel combustion were accumulating in the atmosphere and would likely continue to do so.<ref name = "CIEL 2017">"SMOKE AND FUMES: THE LEGAL AND EVIDENTIARY BASIS FOR HOLDING BIG OIL ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE CLIMATE CRISIS" Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), November 2017. <https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Smoke-Fumes-FINAL.pdf></ref>		provides definitive evidence that, by 1957, at least one oil company—a subsidiary of Standard Oil of New Jersey (now ExxonMobil)—was aware that the byproducts of fossil fuel combustion were accumulating in the atmosphere and would likely continue to do so.<ref name = "CIEL 2017">"SMOKE AND FUMES: THE LEGAL AND EVIDENTIARY BASIS FOR HOLDING BIG OIL ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE CLIMATE CRISIS" Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), November 2017. <https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Smoke-Fumes-FINAL.pdf></ref>

	When the major petroleum companies began expanding their operations offshore into the Gulf of Mexico in the 1940s, they realized that hurricanes posed a significant challenge to the safe and reliable operation of offshore oil rigs. In 1947, Humble Oil (now ExxonMobil) contracted with A.H. Glenn, a meteorological consultant, to develop wave and weather forecasting techniques. In a paper from 1951, Glenn notes that “the oil industry is several years ahead of the other American industries in applying [[meteorology]] and [[oceanography]].” He further comments that even the government’s own services in the space are too broad for industry needs and typically trail industry’s own science by years.<ref name = "CIEL 2017></ref>		When the major petroleum companies began expanding their operations offshore into the Gulf of Mexico in the 1940s, they realized that [[hurricanes]] posed a significant challenge to the safe and reliable operation of offshore oil rigs. In 1947, Humble Oil (now ExxonMobil) contracted with A.H. Glenn, a meteorological consultant, to develop wave and weather forecasting techniques. In a paper from 1951, Glenn notes that “the oil industry is several years ahead of the other American industries in applying [[meteorology]] and [[oceanography]].” He further comments that even the government’s own services in the space are too broad for industry needs and typically trail industry’s own science by years.<ref name = "CIEL 2017></ref>

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	The Revelle and Suess study emphatically stated that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels were likely to increase significantly over the following several decades. Moreover, the report		The Revelle and Suess study emphatically stated that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels were likely to increase significantly over the following several decades. Moreover, the report
	provides definitive evidence that, by 1957, at least one oil company—a subsidiary of Standard Oil of New Jersey (now ExxonMobil)—was aware that the byproducts of fossil fuel combustion were accumulating in the atmosphere and would likely continue to do so.<ref name = "CIEL 2017">"SMOKE AND FUMES: THE LEGAL AND EVIDENTIARY BASIS FOR HOLDING BIG OIL ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE CLIMATE CRISIS" Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), November 2017. <https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Smoke-Fumes-FINAL.pdf>~~, pg 8~~</ref>		provides definitive evidence that, by 1957, at least one oil company—a subsidiary of Standard Oil of New Jersey (now ExxonMobil)—was aware that the byproducts of fossil fuel combustion were accumulating in the atmosphere and would likely continue to do so.<ref name = "CIEL 2017">"SMOKE AND FUMES: THE LEGAL AND EVIDENTIARY BASIS FOR HOLDING BIG OIL ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE CLIMATE CRISIS" Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), November 2017. <https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Smoke-Fumes-FINAL.pdf></ref>

	When the major petroleum companies began expanding their operations offshore into the Gulf of Mexico in the 1940s, they realized that hurricanes posed a significant challenge to the safe and reliable operation of offshore oil rigs. In 1947, Humble Oil (now ExxonMobil) contracted with A.H. Glenn, a meteorological consultant, to develop wave and weather forecasting techniques. In a paper from 1951, Glenn notes that “the oil industry is several years ahead of the other American industries in applying [[meteorology]] and [[oceanography]].” He further comments that even the government’s own services in the space are too broad for industry needs and typically trail industry’s own science by years.<ref name = "CIEL 2017>~~pg 16~~</ref>		When the major petroleum companies began expanding their operations offshore into the Gulf of Mexico in the 1940s, they realized that hurricanes posed a significant challenge to the safe and reliable operation of offshore oil rigs. In 1947, Humble Oil (now ExxonMobil) contracted with A.H. Glenn, a meteorological consultant, to develop wave and weather forecasting techniques. In a paper from 1951, Glenn notes that “the oil industry is several years ahead of the other American industries in applying [[meteorology]] and [[oceanography]].” He further comments that even the government’s own services in the space are too broad for industry needs and typically trail industry’s own science by years.<ref name = "CIEL 2017></ref>

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	The Revelle and Suess study emphatically stated that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels were likely to increase significantly over the following several decades. Moreover, the report		The Revelle and Suess study emphatically stated that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels were likely to increase significantly over the following several decades. Moreover, the report
	provides definitive evidence that, by 1957, at least one oil company—a subsidiary of Standard Oil of New Jersey (now ExxonMobil)—was aware that the byproducts of fossil fuel combustion were accumulating in the atmosphere and would likely continue to do so.<ref>https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Smoke-Fumes-FINAL.pdf\|(pg 8)</ref>		provides definitive evidence that, by 1957, at least one oil company—a subsidiary of Standard Oil of New Jersey (now ExxonMobil)—was aware that the byproducts of fossil fuel combustion were accumulating in the atmosphere and would likely continue to do so.<ref name = "CIEL 2017">"SMOKE AND FUMES: THE LEGAL AND EVIDENTIARY BASIS FOR HOLDING BIG OIL ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE CLIMATE CRISIS" Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), November 2017. <https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Smoke-Fumes-FINAL.pdf>, pg 8</ref>

	When the major petroleum companies began expanding their operations offshore into the Gulf of Mexico in the 1940s, they realized that hurricanes posed a significant challenge to the safe and reliable operation of offshore oil rigs. In 1947, Humble Oil (now ExxonMobil) contracted with A.H. Glenn, a meteorological consultant, to develop wave and weather forecasting techniques. In a paper from 1951, Glenn notes that “the oil industry is several years ahead of the other American industries in applying [[meteorology]] and [[oceanography]].” He further comments that even the government’s own services in the space are too broad for industry needs and typically trail industry’s own science by years.<ref>~~ibid~~ pg 16</ref>		When the major petroleum companies began expanding their operations offshore into the Gulf of Mexico in the 1940s, they realized that hurricanes posed a significant challenge to the safe and reliable operation of offshore oil rigs. In 1947, Humble Oil (now ExxonMobil) contracted with A.H. Glenn, a meteorological consultant, to develop wave and weather forecasting techniques. In a paper from 1951, Glenn notes that “the oil industry is several years ahead of the other American industries in applying [[meteorology]] and [[oceanography]].” He further comments that even the government’s own services in the space are too broad for industry needs and typically trail industry’s own science by years.<ref name = "CIEL 2017>pg 16</ref>

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	== Litigation ==		== Litigation ==

	The state of New Jersey filed a lawsuit October, 2022 against ExxonMobil, [[Shell Oil]] Company, [[Chevron]], [[British Petroleum]], [[ConocoPhillips]], and [[~~the~~ American Petroleum Institute]], the oil industry's most powerful lobbying group in which the five oil companies were members.<ref>https://www.desmog.com/2022/10/18/new-jersey-sues-shell-exxon-api-oil-public-deception-climate/</ref>		The state of New Jersey filed a lawsuit October, 2022 against ExxonMobil, [[Shell Oil]] Company, [[Chevron]], [[British Petroleum]], [[ConocoPhillips]], and the [[American Petroleum Institute]], the oil industry's most powerful lobbying group in which the five oil companies were members.<ref>https://www.desmog.com/2022/10/18/new-jersey-sues-shell-exxon-api-oil-public-deception-climate/</ref>

	The lawsuit, filed in the New Jersey Superior Court, states that the companies knew about climate change for decades and actively sought to conceal that information from the public. Instead, they funded PR campaigns aimed at confusing and misleading the public. <ref>https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases22/2022-1018_NJ-Climate-Complaint-FILED.pdf</ref>		The lawsuit, filed in the New Jersey Superior Court, states that the companies knew about climate change for decades and actively sought to conceal that information from the public. Instead, they funded PR campaigns aimed at confusing and misleading the public. <ref>https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases22/2022-1018_NJ-Climate-Complaint-FILED.pdf</ref>

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	In 1957, Hans Suess and Roger Revelle, of the Scripps Institute of Oceanography in La		In 1957, Hans Suess and Roger Revelle, of the Scripps Institute of Oceanography in La Jolla, California, published a landmark paper that contradicted the longstanding assumption that the oceans would absorb a large majority of artificial carbon dioxide added to the atmosphere. Revelle and Suess predicted large increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide, especially if fossil fuel combustion continued to increase exponentially. They noted that “[w]ithin a few centuries we are returning to the atmosphere and oceans the concentrated organic carbon stored in sedimentary rocks over hundreds of millions of years.”
	Jolla, California, published a landmark paper that contradicted the longstanding assumption that the oceans would absorb a large majority of artificial carbon dioxide added to the atmosphere.42 Revelle and Suess predicted large increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide, especially if fossil fuel combustion continued to increase exponentially.43 They noted that “[w]ithin a few centuries we are returning to the atmosphere and oceans the concentrated organic carbon stored in sedimentary rocks over hundreds of millions of years.~~”44 Two months after the Revelle and Suess paper was published,~~
	~~scientists at Humble Oil (now ExxonMobil) submitted their own study for publication on the same question.45 Significantly, the Humble Oil study acknowledges not only rising levels of~~
	atmospheric CO2, but also the evident contribution of fossil fuels to that increase and the continuing and projected rise in that fossil fuel combustion.46 In acknowledged disagreement with Revelle, however, the paper suggests that CO2 would be retained in the oceans much longer before returning to the atmosphere, which would delay the impact of fossil fuel emissions by decades
	~~or centuries.47 The Revelle and Suess study did not warn that climate change would definitely~~
	~~devastate the planet, but it did emphatically state that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels were likely to increase significantly over the following several decades. Moreover, the report~~
	provides definitive evidence that, by 1957, at least one oil company—a subsidiary of Standard Oil of New Jersey (now ExxonMobil)—was aware that the byproducts of fossil fuel combustion were accumulating in the atmosphere and would likely continue to do so.[https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Smoke-Fumes-FINAL.pdf] (pg 8)

	When the major petroleum companies began expanding their operations offshore into the Gulf of Mexico in the 1940s, they realized that hurricanes posed a significant challenge to the safe and reliable operation of offshore oil rigs. In 1947, Humble Oil (now ExxonMobil) contracted with A.H. Glenn, a		Two months after the Revelle and Suess paper was published, scientists at Humble Oil (now ExxonMobil) submitted their own study for publication on the same question. Significantly, the Humble Oil study acknowledges not only rising levels of atmospheric CO2, but also the evident contribution of fossil fuels to that increase and the continuing and projected rise in that fossil fuel combustion.46 In acknowledged disagreement with Revelle, however, the paper suggests that CO2 would be retained in the oceans much longer before returning to the atmosphere, which would delay the impact of fossil fuel emissions by decades or centuries.
	meteorological consultant, to develop wave and weather forecasting techniques.70 In a paper from 1951, Glenn notes that “the oil industry is several years ahead of the other American industries in applying meteorology and oceanography.~~”71~~ He further comments that even the government’s own services
	in the space are too broad for industry needs and typically trail industry’s own science by years.~~72 (~~ibid pg 16)		The Revelle and Suess study emphatically stated that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels were likely to increase significantly over the following several decades. Moreover, the report
			provides definitive evidence that, by 1957, at least one oil company—a subsidiary of Standard Oil of New Jersey (now ExxonMobil)—was aware that the byproducts of fossil fuel combustion were accumulating in the atmosphere and would likely continue to do so.<ref>https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Smoke-Fumes-FINAL.pdf\|(pg 8)</ref>

			When the major petroleum companies began expanding their operations offshore into the Gulf of Mexico in the 1940s, they realized that hurricanes posed a significant challenge to the safe and reliable operation of offshore oil rigs. In 1947, Humble Oil (now ExxonMobil) contracted with A.H. Glenn, a meteorological consultant, to develop wave and weather forecasting techniques. In a paper from 1951, Glenn notes that “the oil industry is several years ahead of the other American industries in applying [[meteorology]] and [[oceanography]].” He further comments that even the government’s own services in the space are too broad for industry needs and typically trail industry’s own science by years.<ref>ibid pg 16</ref>

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	ExxonMobil and [[Microsoft]] announced ~~last week~~ that they are partnering in the “largest-ever oil and gas” deal to use cloud computing, which the corporations say will boost production up to 50,000 barrels of oil per day by 2025.<ref>https://thinkprogress.org/amazon-google-microsoft-oil-climate-b8b1dd15f115/</ref>		ExxonMobil and [[Microsoft]] announced in February 2019 that they are partnering in the “largest-ever oil and gas” deal to use cloud computing, which the corporations say will boost production up to 50,000 barrels of oil per day by 2025.<ref>https://thinkprogress.org/amazon-google-microsoft-oil-climate-b8b1dd15f115/</ref>

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	Targets of Stratfor’s espionage have included [[ProPublica]], [[Earthworks]], grassroots organizers and individual activists. Stratfor was contacted by the [[Rocky Mountain Energy Security Group]] in regards to a nationwide direct action campaign organized by [[Rising Tide]]. <ref>http://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/elist/eListRead/stratfor_provided_energy_industry_with_intel_on_environmental_groups/</ref>		Targets of Stratfor’s espionage have included [[ProPublica]], [[Earthworks]], grassroots organizers and individual activists. Stratfor was contacted by the [[Rocky Mountain Energy Security Group]] in regards to a nationwide direct action campaign organized by [[Rising Tide]]. <ref>http://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/elist/eListRead/stratfor_provided_energy_industry_with_intel_on_environmental_groups/</ref>

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			ExxonMobil and [[Microsoft]] announced last week that they are partnering in the “largest-ever oil and gas” deal to use cloud computing, which the corporations say will boost production up to 50,000 barrels of oil per day by 2025.<ref>https://thinkprogress.org/amazon-google-microsoft-oil-climate-b8b1dd15f115/</ref>

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	or centuries.47 The Revelle and Suess study did not warn that climate change would definitely		or centuries.47 The Revelle and Suess study did not warn that climate change would definitely
	devastate the planet, but it did emphatically state that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels were likely to increase significantly over the following several decades. Moreover, the report		devastate the planet, but it did emphatically state that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels were likely to increase significantly over the following several decades. Moreover, the report
	provides definitive evidence that, by 1957, at least one oil company—a subsidiary of Standard Oil of New Jersey (now ExxonMobil)—was aware that the byproducts of fossil fuel combustion were accumulating in the atmosphere and would likely continue to do so.[https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Smoke-Fumes-FINAL.pdf]		provides definitive evidence that, by 1957, at least one oil company—a subsidiary of Standard Oil of New Jersey (now ExxonMobil)—was aware that the byproducts of fossil fuel combustion were accumulating in the atmosphere and would likely continue to do so.[https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Smoke-Fumes-FINAL.pdf] (pg 8)

			When the major petroleum companies began expanding their operations offshore into the Gulf of Mexico in the 1940s, they realized that hurricanes posed a significant challenge to the safe and reliable operation of offshore oil rigs. In 1947, Humble Oil (now ExxonMobil) contracted with A.H. Glenn, a
			meteorological consultant, to develop wave and weather forecasting techniques.70 In a paper from 1951, Glenn notes that “the oil industry is several years ahead of the other American industries in applying meteorology and oceanography.”71 He further comments that even the government’s own services
			in the space are too broad for industry needs and typically trail industry’s own science by years.72 (ibid pg 16)

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	or centuries.47 The Revelle and Suess study did not warn that climate change would definitely		or centuries.47 The Revelle and Suess study did not warn that climate change would definitely
	devastate the planet, but it did emphatically state that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels were likely to increase significantly over the following several decades. Moreover, the report		devastate the planet, but it did emphatically state that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels were likely to increase significantly over the following several decades. Moreover, the report
	provides definitive evidence that, by 1957, at least one oil company—a subsidiary of Standard Oil of New Jersey (now ExxonMobil)—was aware that the byproducts of fossil fuel combustion were accumulating in the atmosphere and would likely continue to do so.		provides definitive evidence that, by 1957, at least one oil company—a subsidiary of Standard Oil of New Jersey (now ExxonMobil)—was aware that the byproducts of fossil fuel combustion were accumulating in the atmosphere and would likely continue to do so.[https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Smoke-Fumes-FINAL.pdf]


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