Exxon

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Jul 2005	Minimum number of ExxonMobil-funded groups that have disputed mainstream scientific findings on climate change: 31	Harper's Index Source: Chris Mooney, Mother Jones (Washington)
May 1999	Amount of the $5 billion that Exxon was ordered to pay in punitive damages in 1994 that it has paid: 0	Harper's Index Source: Faegre &Benson (Minneapolis)
May 1999	Estimated amount that Exxon has earned by investing $5 billion that it was ordered to pay in punitive damages in 1994: $5,000,000,000	Harper's Index Source: Harper's research
May 1999	Portion of the domestic market that the proposed merger between Exxon and Mobil will control: 1/7	Harper's Index Source: American Petroleum Institute (Washington)/Exxon Corp. (Irving, Tex.)
Feb 1999	Chances that a dollar spent on lobbying by a major oil company in 1997 came from Exxon or Mobil: 1 in 4	Harper's Index Source: Center for Responsive Politics (Washington)

June 26, 2008	The Supreme Court determined that Exxon need pay only $507.5 million (about four days' worth of recent profits) of the $5 billion in punitive damages initially awarded to victims of the 1989 “Valdez” oil spill.	Weekly Review By Paul Ford Source 1: CNN Money Source 2: AP via Yahoo! News
January 31, 2006	ExxonMobil announced that it had a $36.1 billion profit in 2005, more than any company in any year ever, then announced that its profits were actually moderate. Royal Dutch Shell also reported record profits.	Weekly Review By Paul Ford Source 1: The Seattle Times Source 2: BBC News
December 8, 2005	The European Sound Climate Policy Coalition, an ExxonMobil-funded lobbying group, was working to destroy Europe's support for the Kyoto treaty on climate change.	Weekly Review By Paul Ford Source: The New Zealand Herald
December 5, 2005	A conference on global warming was held in Montreal. The United States was represented by Harlan Watson, whose appointment as U.S. climate negotiator was suggested by ExxonMobil; Watson's presence led to complaints by environmentalists.	Weekly Review By Paul Ford Source: The Washington Post

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