Beckman Speech (2000)
Speech by Caltech chemist Arnold Beckman, as read by Zus Haagen-Smit in her oral history.
Documents
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Haagen-Smit Smog Article (1950)
An article by Arie Jan Haagen-Smit, published in December 1950, concerning the possible causes of smog in Los Angeles.
McCabe Speech (1949)
Speech by Louis McCabe, the first director of the Los Angeles Air Pollution Control District, at the First National Air Pollution Symposium in Pasadena, CA in November 1949.
Harold Johnston Oral History (1999)
An excerpt from the 1999 Oral History of Harold Johnson on smog.
Mobil CEO on Oil Sands’ CO2 Emissions (1982)
Mobil CEO Rawleigh Warner, Jr. on the potentially “disastrous” consequences of rising CO2, particularly as it relates to heavy fossil fuels such as oil sands. Warner’s comments appear in an article he wrote for a 1982 special issue of the journal UNEP Industry and Environment. It’s re-printed here with permission from the United Nations Environment Program.
API Climate Models (1982)
The American Petrolem Institute published a paper in 1982 titled “Climate Models and CO2 Warming A Selective Review and Summary.”
Comments on API CO2 Research (July 1979)
Exxon’s Raymond Campion’s memo about the American Petroleum Institute’s CO2 research strategy, July 1979.
Comments on API CO2 Paper (Sept. 1979)
Exxon’s Raymond Campion comments on the American Petroleum Institute’s background paper on CO2 effects.
Global Climate Coalition Meeting (2001)
A 2001 State Department briefing memo about a meeting with representatives of the Global Climate Coalition.
Global Climate Science Communications Plan (1998)
The American Petroleum Institute’s draft Global Climate Science Communications Plan from 1998.
AQ-9 Task Force Meeting (1980)
The American Petroleum Institute’s “CO2 and Climate Task Force” (AQ-9) meeting minutes from March 18, 1980.
Exxon Position on CO2 (1981)
A brief summary of Exxon’s position on the global warming in 1981.
Weinberg CO2 Memo (1980)
Exxon’s Harold Weinberg questions the concentration of CO2 in the ocean versus the atmosphere in a letter to his colleagues.
Shaw Climate Presentation (1984)
A 1984 conference presentation called “CO2 Greenhouse and Climate Issues” by Exxon scientist Henry Shaw.
CO2 Research Update (1985)
Exxon scientist Brian Flannery reviews the company’s climate change research efforts in a presentation.
Budget Cutting Memo (1982)
A memo announcing Exxon’s decision to slash its CO2 budget.
Esso Project Terminated (1982)
A letter announcing the termination of Exxon’s CO2 project aboard the Esso Atlantic tanker.
Exxon Review of Climate Research Program (1981)
In this scoping study, an Exxon manager recommends curtailing the company’s ambitious climate research agenda.