George C. Marshall Institute

American Petroleum Institute Drafts Secret Climate Denial Strategy Document

1998-04-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

In April 1998, the American Petroleum Institute (API) convened a secret meeting of oil industry executives and public relations consultants to draft the “Global Climate Science Communications Plan.” The leaked document reveals a coordinated strategy to manufacture doubt about climate …

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George C. Marshall Institute Becomes Central Node in Fossil Fuel-Funded Climate Denial

1991-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

By 1991, the George C. Marshall Institute (GMI) had evolved into a central node in the fossil fuel industry’s climate denial infrastructure, receiving funding from ExxonMobil and other energy companies to attack climate science. Founded in 1984 by physicists Frederick Seitz (former President …

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