Exxon Mobil issued its first public statement admitting burning fossil fuels contributes to climate change back in 2006, but, behind closed doors, Exxon’s executives worked to diminish concerns about warming temperatures and sought to muddle scientific findings, Christopher Matthews and Collin Eaton of The Wall Street Journal report, citing internal documents reviewed. Documents show CEO Rex Tillerson and other top executives supported research that questioned the findings of mainstream climate science.
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