This diary contains quotes on global warming from a number of large oil companies. It also links to Media Matters reports that fox reporters were instructed to cast doubt on climate change science. I think the irony is apparent.
These are cut and pasted from the various official websites of major oil companies.
Exxon
Managing the risks from increases in global greenhouse gas emissions is an important concern for ExxonMobil, industry and governments around the world.
Managing climate change risks
Society currently faces, and will continue to face, two major, global energy-related challenges. The first is to maintain and expand energy supplies to meet growing global demand. The second challenge is to address the societal and ecological risks posed by rising greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Managing GHG emissions and meeting growing energy demand requires action by individuals, companies, and governments. This will require an integrated set of solutions, and for ExxonMobil, this includes increasing efficiency, advancing lower-carbon energy technologies, and supporting effective national and international policies. Our efforts aim not only to reduce emissions from our operations, but also to reduce emissions by end users of energy.
BP
BP believes that a diverse energy mix including fossil fuels and renewables, produced and used efficiently, is best able to meet demand affordably at the same time as providing security of supply and addressing the issue of climate change
Climate change is a major global issue – one which justifies precautionary action in pursuit of a long-term goal along with a programme of action to deliver it.
Chevron
Chevron shares the concerns of governments and the public about climate change and recognizes that the use of fossil fuels to meet the world's energy needs is a contributor to an increase in greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the Earth's atmosphere.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded in its Fourth Assessment Report, released in 2007, that "warming of the climate system is unequivocal," and that it is "very likely" that a significant level of warming is due to human activity.
Given the complexities involved in climate science, we look to the scientific community to provide consensus on the issue of global warming. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which was established by the U.N. in 1988 and which brought scientists from around the world together on the subject of climate change, released its Fourth Assessment Report in 2007. The report stated that, "Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global average sea level."
Conoco/Philips
At ConocoPhillips we believe climate change is occurring and that human activity, including the burning of fossil fuels, is a contributing factor.
However, Foxnews begs to differ....
FOXLEAKS: Fox boss ordered staff to cast doubt on climate science