Exxon Arctic Drilling Benefitting From Global Warming: Oil Company Denied Climate Change Science While Factoring It Into Arctic Operations, Report Shows

http://www.ibtimes.com/exxon-arctic-drilling-benefitting-global-warming-oil-company-denied-climate-change-2136118
"For the more than 20 years oil company Exxon has sought to cast doubt on the science of climate change, it also quietly has factored climate change calculations into its planning for oil operations in the Arctic, the Los Angeles Times reported after analyzing hundreds of internal documents and published materials. Melting sea ice due to warmer ocean temperatures, one of the effects of climate change, makes searching for oil and gas easier.
The company, which in 1999 became Exxon Mobil, helped found the Global Climate Coalition, which from 1989 to 2002 argued the role "of greenhouse gases in climate change is not well understood," the New York Times reported Friday. Yet as early as 1992, researchers for the company were analyzing the impact climate change could have on its operations."