Summary This 1971 document from Imperial Oil Ltd., the Canadian subsidiary of Exxon, is a compilation of “Imperial Oil Limited Research Requirements” as part of Imperial’s “annual planning cycle” for the programs of the Imperial Research Department. This document is part of the ClimateFiles Imperial Oil document set, gleaned by DeSmog researchers from the Glenbow […]
Summary This 1975 document from Imperial Oil Ltd, the Canadian subsidiary of Exxon, is a report on “Exxon and the Environment.” This document is part of the ClimateFiles Imperial Oil document set, gleaned by DeSmog researchers from the Glenbow Imperial Oil Archive Collection. The report from Exxon includes sections on “The Environment: Whose Responsibility?” “Economics […]
Summary This document from Imperial Oil Ltd, the Canadian subsidiary of Exxon, is a response to potential questions regarding the Arctic gas pipeline. This document is part of the ClimateFiles Imperial Oil document set, gleaned by DeSmog researchers from the Glenbow Imperial Oil Archive Collection. The report, which is from the late 1970s or early […]
This undated document from Imperial Oil Ltd, the Canadian subsidiary of Exxon, is a “Glossary of some environmental and related terms.” This document is part of the ClimateFiles Imperial Oil document set, gleaned by DeSmog researchers from the Glenbow Imperial Oil Archive Collection. The glossary includes definitions for “environment” and “pollution,” and also quantifies the […]
Summary This October 1970 document from Imperial Oil Ltd, the Canadian subsidiary of Exxon, is an analysis of “Today’s climate of Canadian concern about pollution and its actionable significance in response to Standard’s ‘F-310’ and to ‘lead free gas,’” conducted by the research group Albert Shepard Associates. This document is part of the ClimateFiles Imperial […]
Summary This 1954 document from Imperial Oil Ltd, the Canadian subsidiary of Exxon, is a transcribed speech by A.R. Murdison to the National Association of Corrosion Engineers. Murdison detailed corrosion control efforts on the “Sarnia Products Pipe Line.” This document is part of the ClimateFiles Imperial Oil document set, gleaned by DeSmog researchers from the […]
Summary This 1967 document from Imperial Oil Ltd, the Canadian subsidiary of Exxon, is a “Public Relations Assessment for Imperial Oil Limited” concerning “Air/Water Pollution in Canada.” This document is part of the ClimateFiles Imperial Oil document set, gleaned by DeSmog researchers from the Glenbow Imperial Oil Archive Collection. The report includes sections on “Public […]
Summary Details found in a 1970 report, “Pollution Is Everybody’s Business,” authored by H.R. Holland, a Chemical Engineer responsible for environmental protection in Imperial Oil’s engineering division, suggests Exxon was aware as early as the late 1960s that global emissions of CO2 from combustion was a chief pollution concern affecting global ecology. Holland wrote: “Since pollution means disaster to […]
Summary This document is a 1961 report by G.A. Lloyd, the coordinator of public affairs for Esso Standard of ExxonMobil titled “The Petroleum Industries’ Air Pollution Control Program.” Lloyd was also the chairman of the Information Committee of the American Petroleum Institute’s Smoke and Fumes Committee. In this piece, Lloyd details API’s air pollution research, […]
Summary The 1953 Esso Standard Oil (Exxon) Central Refinery Loss Committee Meeting Minutes provided an update on the company’s Subcommittee for Fundamental Research on Air and Water Pollution Abatement. The subcommittee was created to for the purpose of developing a program for researching air and water pollution, with the goal of reducing “losses” from pollution, […]