ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil is named in 31 events across the Capture Cascade Timeline, from 1977 to 2026.
ExxonMobil on the timeline
31 events · 1977–2026 · click any marker
| Date | Event | Lanes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-09 | Exxon CEO Tells Trump Venezuela Is 'Uninvestible' at White House Oil Summit
4 src Donald Trump · Marco Rubio · Chris Wright · Doug Burgum · +3 | confirmed | |
| 2025-07-10 | Trump's Inaugural Fund Received $19M from Fossil Fuel Industry
4 src Donald Trump · Trump Administration · Chevron · ExxonMobil · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2025-02-01 | ALEC Publishes 'Essential Policy Solutions 2025' Playbook - State-Level Corporate and Income Tax Elimination Agenda, Coordination with Federal Project 2025
54 src American Legislative Exchange Council · Lisa Nelson · Arthur Laffer · State Policy Network · +5 | confirmed | |
| 2019-12-10 | New York Loses ExxonMobil Climate Fraud Lawsuit in Major Accountability Failure
4 src Letitia James · ExxonMobil · Eric Schneiderman | confirmed | |
| 2018-08-02 | SEC Drops ExxonMobil Climate Investigation Under Trump Administration
4 src Securities and Exchange Commission · ExxonMobil · Donald Trump · Rex Tillerson | confirmed | |
| 2017-02-01 | Rex Tillerson ExxonMobil CEO Becomes Secretary of State
3 src Rex Tillerson · ExxonMobil · Vladimir Putin · Donald Trump · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2017-01-11 | Rex Tillerson Confirmation Hearing Reveals ExxonMobil-Russia Conflicts and Sanctions Violations
3 src Rex Tillerson · Donald Trump · Vladimir Putin · ExxonMobil · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2016-03-29 | Seventeen State Attorneys General Announce ExxonMobil Climate Fraud Investigations
4 src Eric Schneiderman · ExxonMobil · New York Attorney General | confirmed | |
| 2015-09-16 | InsideClimate News Launches
4 src ExxonMobil | confirmed | |
| 2011-07-01 | ALEC Achieves Systematic Legislative Capture: 200+ Corporate-Drafted Bills Enacted Annually Across States
3 src American Legislative Exchange Council · State Legislatures · Koch Industries · ExxonMobil · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2011-01-01 | ALEC Grants Corporate Lobbyists 'Equal Vote' on Model Legislation for State Legislatures
3 src American Legislative Exchange Council · State Legislatures · Koch Industries · ExxonMobil | confirmed | |
| 2010-01-01 | ALEC Distributes Climate Denial Model Legislation to Kill Regional Climate Pacts
4 src American Legislative Exchange Council · Koch Industries · ExxonMobil · State Legislatures | confirmed | |
| 2010-01-01 | ALEC's 'Resolution in Opposition to a Carbon Tax' Obstructs Market-Based Climate Solutions
4 src American Legislative Exchange Council · Koch Industries · ExxonMobil · Peabody Energy · +3 | confirmed | |
| 2006-05-18 | Competitive Enterprise Institute Launches "CO2 is Life" Advertising Campaign
4 src Competitive Enterprise Institute · ExxonMobil | confirmed | |
| 2005-11-16 | Energy Committee Hearings Expose Oil Industry Climate Denial Campaign and Regulatory Capture
3 src House Energy and Commerce Committee · Dick Cheney · ExxonMobil · American Petroleum Institute | confirmed | |
| 2005-11-16 | Oil Executives Deny Task Force Participation Despite Documentary Evidence
3 src ExxonMobil · Chevron · ConocoPhillips · Shell Oil · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2005-08-08 | Energy Task Force Recommendations Become EPA Policy Without Review
3 src Dick Cheney · Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) · ExxonMobil · Chevron · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2005-06-08 | Phil Cooney Climate Science Censorship Exposed by Whistleblower
3 src ExxonMobil · American Petroleum Institute | confirmed | |
| 2003-01-01 | ExxonMobil Channels Millions to Climate Denial Think Tanks and Front Groups
4 src ExxonMobil · American Enterprise Institute · Cato Institute · Competitive Enterprise Institute | confirmed | |
| 2001-05-16 | National Energy Policy Report Released Reflecting Oil Industry Priorities
3 src George W. Bush · Dick Cheney · ExxonMobil · Shell Oil · +5 | confirmed | |
| 2001-03-13 | Bush Administration Begins Systematic EPA Rollbacks with Withdrawal from Kyoto Protocol
3 src George W. Bush · Dick Cheney · American Petroleum Institute · ExxonMobil · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2001-01-29 | Cheney Creates Secret Energy Task Force with Oil Executives
3 src Dick Cheney · ExxonMobil · Shell Oil · BP America · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2000-05-05 | ALEC's 'Environmental Literacy Improvement Act' Mandates Teaching Climate Denial in Schools
4 src American Legislative Exchange Council · Heartland Institute · Koch Industries · ExxonMobil · +3 | confirmed | |
| 1998-04-03 | American Petroleum Institute "Victory" Memo Outlines Climate Disinformation Strategy
5 src American Petroleum Institute · ExxonMobil · Chevron | confirmed | |
| 1998-04-01 | American Petroleum Institute Drafts Secret Climate Denial Strategy Document
3 src American Petroleum Institute · ExxonMobil · Chevron | confirmed | |
| 1998-01-01 | ALEC's 'Economic Impact Statement Act' Uses Cost-Benefit Analysis to Kill Environmental Regulations
4 src American Legislative Exchange Council · Koch Industries · ExxonMobil · State Legislatures | confirmed | |
| 1995-01-01 | ALEC Environment Task Force Passes 100+ Anti-Regulation Bills Funded by Fossil Fuel Companies
4 src American Legislative Exchange Council · Koch Industries · ExxonMobil · Peabody Energy · +1 | confirmed | |
| 1991-01-01 | George C. Marshall Institute Becomes Central Node in Fossil Fuel-Funded Climate Denial
4 src ExxonMobil | confirmed | |
| 1989-01-01 | Global Climate Coalition Formed to Coordinate Industry Climate Denial Campaign
17 src ExxonMobil · Chevron · Ford Motor Company · General Motors · +3 | confirmed | |
| 1977-07-01 | Exxon Internal Climate Research Program Confirms Human-Caused Global Warming
3 src ExxonMobil | confirmed | |
| 1977-01-01 | American Enterprise Institute Organizational Profile: Transforming Industry Lobby into 'Scholarly' Think Tank
4 src American Enterprise Institute · Dick Cheney · Paul Ryan · ExxonMobil | confirmed |
Network neighbors
American Legislative Exchange Council
8× shared
Chevron
8× shared
Koch Industries
8× shared
American Petroleum Institute
7× shared
State Legislatures
7× shared
Dick Cheney
6× shared
Donald Trump
5× shared
BP America
3× shared
ConocoPhillips
3× shared
Rex Tillerson
3× shared
Shell Oil
3× shared
American Enterprise Institute
2× shared
American Gas Association
2× shared
Competitive Enterprise Institute
2× shared
Conoco
2× shared
Enron
2× shared
Eric Schneiderman
2× shared
George C. Marshall Institute
2× shared
George W. Bush
2× shared
James Black
2× shared
Kenneth Lay
2× shared
National Mining Association
2× shared
Peabody Energy
2× shared
PhRMA
2× shared
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