This The Guardian article discusses documents that show how Mobil sought to fight environmental regulation. Oil giant looked to make tax-exempt donations to universities and civic groups in the early 1990s to promote the company’s interests.
Oil giant Mobil sought to make tax-exempt donations to leading universities, civic groups and arts programmes to promote the company’s interests and undermine environmental regulation, according to internal documents from the early 1990s obtained by the Guardian.
The documents come to light as ExxonMobil, formed when Mobil merged with Exxon in 1999, is now facing investigations by multiple state attorneys general over claims it failed to communicate known climate crisis-related risks to investors and the public.