Category Archives: Corporate Front Organizations and Think Tanks

1994 GCC Scientific Uncertainty News Release

This Global Climate Coalition (GCC) letter to journalists covered two TIME articles about climate change, one from 1989 and another from 1994. The industry-funded GCC opposed greenhouse gas regulations through direct engagement and collaboration with affiliated climate deniers from 1989 to 2002. Its membership spanned across the automotive, utility, manufacturing, petroleum, and mining industries. The […]

1994 Nightline Special “Is Science for Sale?”

On February 24th, 1994, ABC’s Nightline aired a news segment titled, “Is Science for Sale?” Its host, Ted Koppel, explained the piece was prompted by a conversation with then Vice President Al Gore. The segment features many prominent climate change deniers including: Fred Singer of the Science and Environmental Policy Project, Ron Arnold of the […]

1994 GCC Board Member List and Background Information

From the private collection of Nicky Sundt, a Washington-based climate change science, policy and communications expert, this document is a packet of various Global Climate Coalition (GCC) materials titled, “Background Information on the Global Climate Coalition.” The packet includes an overview of the GCC, a membership list, and six different “Backgrounder” and “News Release” publications […]

1994 GCC Climate Watch Bulletin Vol. 2 Issue 2

This document is the Global Climate Coalition’s (GCC) February 1994 Climate Watch Bulletin (Volume 2 Issue 2). The bulletins were a part of GCC’s larger mission to oppose greenhouse gas regulations and contest the scientific validity of anthropogenic climate change through direct engagement and collaboration with affiliated climate deniers. Its membership spanned across the automotive, […]

1994 GCC Greenland Ice Study News Release

This document is a 1994 letter from John Shlaes, Executive Director of the Global Climate Coalition (GCC), addressed to “Dear Journalist.” Attached to the letter are two stories, which Shlaes says provide “the rest of the story” about a study of ice cores done at the time. Shlaes states that “the initial conclusion of the […]

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1994 GCC “Issues and Options: Potential Global Climate Change”

This document is a report by the Global Climate Coalition (GCC) titled, “Issues & Options: Potential Global Climate Change.” The GCC was an industry-funded organization that opposed greenhouse gas regulations through direct engagement and collaboration with affiliated climate deniers from 1989 to 2002. Its membership spanned across the automotive, utility, manufacturing, petroleum, and mining industries. […]

1994 (ca.) GCC “It’s Cooler Than You Think”

This Global Climate Coalition document provides talking points to rebut growing public concern over global warming. The industry-funded GCC opposed greenhouse gas regulations through direct engagement and collaboration with affiliated climate deniers from 1989 to 2002. Its membership spanned across the automotive, utility, manufacturing, petroleum, and mining industries. The GCC relied heavily on the idea […]

1994 (ca.) GCC Press Office Available Materials

This document reflects the Global Climate Coalition’s (GCC) “Available Materials” for dissemination. The GCC opposed greenhouse gas regulations through direct engagement and collaboration with affiliated climate deniers from 1989 to 2002. Its membership spanned across the automotive, utility, manufacturing, petroleum, and mining industries. The document lists seven “Backgrounders,” five reports, copies of testimony submitted to […]

GCC “Biographical Profile: John B. Shlaes” Backgrounder

This Global Climate Coalition (GCC) backgrounder and corresponding biography reflect GCC Executive Director John Shlaes’ career. The industry-funded GCC opposed greenhouse gas regulations through direct engagement and collaboration with affiliated climate deniers from 1989 to 2002. Its membership spanned across the automotive, utility, manufacturing, petroleum, and mining industries. Shlaes was appointed to the position in […]

1993 GCC Supporting Voluntary Approach News Release

This document is a November 16, 1993 news release from the Global Climate Coalition (GCC) regarding the testimony of Jerry Jasinowski, chairman of the GCC and President of the National Association of Manufacturers, before the House Energy and Power Subcommittee. The GCC opposed greenhouse gas regulations through direct engagement and collaboration with affiliated climate deniers […]