450+ Scientists' Letter to Agencies: Drop Fossil Fuel Clients.
As scientists who study and communicate the realities of climate change, we are consistently faced with a major and needless challenge: overcoming advertising and PR efforts by fossil fuel companies that seek to obfuscate or downplay our data and the risks posed by the climate crisis. In fact, these misinformation campaigns represent one of the biggest barriers to the government action science shows is necessary to mitigate the ongoing climate emergency.
The science could not be more clear: We must eliminate carbon pollution as soon as possible — nearly 50% this decade, and fully by 2050. That requires an immediate and rapid transition away from all fossil fuels. Coal, oil, gas, and electricity companies must immediately, unreservedly, begin a transition to a zero carbon future.
If PR and advertising agencies want to be part of climate solutions instead of continuing to exacerbate the climate emergency, they should drop all fossil fuel clients that plan to expand their production of oil and gas, end work with all fossil fuel companies and trade groups that perpetuate climate deception, cease all work that hinders climate legislation, and instead focus on uplifting the true climate solutions that are already available and must be rapidly implemented at scale.
To put it simply, advertising and public relations campaigns for fossil fuels must stop.
Signed,
Jason Box - Ph.D.
Astrid Caldas, PhD, CC-P®, Union of Concerned Scientists
Peter Gleick - Ph.D.
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson - Ph.D.
Peter Kalmus - Ph.D.
Michael Mann - Ph.D.
Kate Marvel - Ph.D.
Sandra Steingraber - Ph.D.
Dr. Katharine Wilkinson - Ph.D.
Judith Abel - Ph.D.
Frank Ackerman - B.A./B.S., Engineering
Bharat Adarkar - M.A./M.S.
Ron Alberty - Ph.D.
Roland Alcock - Ph.D.
Jonathan Allen - Ph.D.
Magda Altman - Ph.D.
Wilbur Amand - D.V.M.
Bruce Andersen - M.A./M.S.
Judith Anderson - Dr. P.H.
Donald Anderson - Ph.D. candidate
Georg Andersson - Ph.D.
Renee Andrews - M.A./M.S. University of Florida
Kurt Annen - Ph.D.
Beverly Antonio - M.P.H.
Laurie Archambault - M.A./M.S.
P A Azeez - Ph.D.
David Baca - B.A./B.S., Engineering
Stephen Bachhuber - M.D. Kaiser Permanente
Robert Ball - M.A./M.S.
Jeremy Baptist - M.D.
Ron Bardell - Ph.D.
Susan Barker - Ph.D.
Oron BassJr - M.A./M.S. US National Park Service (retired)
Gary Baxel - B.A./B.S., Engineering
Elizabeth Beaudoin - D.V.M.
Jennifer Becker - M.A./M.S.
Bradford Behr - Ph.D.
Ann Behrmann - M.D.
Tom Bell - M.A./M.S.
Nancy Belmore - Ph.D.
Bryan Bennett - B.A./B.S., Engineering
Joel Berger - Ph.D. Unknown
Stephanie Bernatchez - Ph.D.
Julie Bernstein - Ph.D.
Jeanette Berry - M.A./M.S. Oak Ridge National Lab
Kevin Bissonnette - D.V.M.
Michael Bleicher - Ph.D.
John Bloszies - D.V.M. Northside Animal Hospital
Alex Blumstein - M.P.H.
Susan Bollinger - Ph.D.
S. Thomas Bond - Ph.D.
Peter Borden - M.A./M.S.
Helen Boucher - Ph.D.
Jan Boudart - M.A./M.S. Nuclear Energy Information Service
Kathryn Bourgoin - M.D. Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center
Patricia Bradt - Ph.D. Muhlenberg College
Thomas Brandes - M.D.
Thomas Brewer - Ph.D. Georgetown University (Emeritus Faculty)
Keith Brill - M.A./M.S.
John Brooks - D.V.M.
Pat Brooks - M.A./M.S.
Mira Brown - M.A./M.S.
Kevin Brown - Ph.D.
Patrick Brown - Ph.D.
Barbara Brunell - M.A./M.S.
David Bryan - M.A./M.S.
Joan Budd - M.D.
Michelle Burich - M.A./M.S.
Patrick Burton - Ph.D.
John Campbell - B.A./B.S., Engineering
Karla Campbell - M.A./M.S.
Cigdem Capan - Ph.D. Washington State University
Robert Capers - Ph.D. University of Connecticut
Barbara Carr - M.A./M.S.
Susan Chapnick - M.A./M.S.
Melvin Cheitlin - M.D. UCSF
Craig Christenson - B.A./B.S., Engineering
David Church - M.A./M.S. candidate IEEE
Pete ClaphamJr - Ph.D. Cleveland State University
David Clapper - Ph.D.
Virginia Clarke - D.V.M. AVMA, HSVMA
John Cleaves - M.A./M.S.
Charles Cohen - Ph.D.
Natalie Cohen - Ph.D.
Anne Cohen - Ph.D.
Julia Cole - Ph.D. University of Michigan
Bruce Collette - Ph.D. Smithsonian Institution
Robert ColsonJr - M.A./M.S. American Institute of Archaeology, Society of American Archaeology
Paul Conklin - Ph.D. Northern Light Farm
Roger Coppock - M.A./M.S.
Brock Cordeiro - M.A./M.S.
John Cornely - Ph.D.
Scott Crass - Ph.D.
Joel Creswell - Ph.D.
Laurette Cucuzza - M.P.H.
Katherine Cuneo - Ph.D.
Vincent D'Aco - M.A./M.S.
Kristina Dahl - Ph.D. Union of Concerned Scientists
Becky Daiss - M.A./M.S.
Kristine Danowski - Ph.D.
James Davis - Ph.D.
Daniel Dawley - M.D.
Joe Day - B.A./B.S., Engineering
Elizabeth DeLyria - Ph.D.
Teri DeMaio - M.A./M.S.
Marten denBoer - Ph.D.
Paul DeStefano - M.A./M.S. Portland State University
Tom Dignes - Ph.D.
Mohammed Diouri - Ph.D.
Philip Dooley - B.A./B.S., Engineering Unknown
David Dow - Ph.D.
Norman Dowling - Ph.D. Virginia Tech
Tithi Dutta Roy - Ph.D.
William Skip Dykoski - Ph.D.
Susan Edelstein - Ph.D.
Cynthia Edney - M.A./M.S.
Peter Egan - Ph.D.
Brenda Ekwurzel - Ph.D. Union of Concerned Scientists
Michael Enk - M.A./M.S. USDA Forest Service, retired
Paula Enstrom - M.P.H.
Tracy Feldman - Ph.D. St. Andrews University
John Felton - Ph.D.
Jim Fenn - M.A./M.S.
John Ferrante - M.A./M.S.
Stephen Ferry - M.A./M.S. Santa Barbara Audubon Society
L. Fielder - Ph.D.
Austin Fite - M.D.
Kelly Flanigan - M.A./M.S.
Patricia Flood - M.A./M.S.
Maxwell Fogleman - Ph.D.
William Forrest - Ph.D. University of Rochester
Patricia Foschi - Ph.D.
Dawn Foster - M.A./M.S. candidate
Jeffrey Foster - Ph.D.
John Fowler - Ph.D.
Doug Franklin - M.A./M.S.
Gerald Freeman - Dr. P.H.
Patricia Frey - M.A./M.S.
Lester Friedlander - D.V.M.
Jonathan Friedman - Ph.D. Universidad Ana G. Mendez
Tom Frost - Ph.D.
Gene Fry - Ph.D.
Peter Galvani - Ph.D. SUNY College Brockport
Sharma Gaponoff - M.A./M.S.
Jan Gardner - M.D.
Jenene Garey - Ph.D.
Steven Gary - M.A./M.S.
Álvaro Garza - M.D.
Joseph GhiloniJr - M.A./M.S.
Ken Gigliello - M.A./M.S.
Steve Gilbert - M.A./M.S. US Fish and Wildlife/NOAA (retired)
Maurine Gilmore - M.A./M.S.
Leslie Glustrom - M.A./M.S.
William Golding - M.A./M.S. Earth Economics
Beverly Goodman - M.D.
David Gorchov - Ph.D. Miami University
Deborah Gordon - Dr. P.H.
Eve Gordon - M.D.
Cynthia Gordon - Ph.D.
Lisa Lofland Gould - M.A./M.S.
Charles Greene - Ph.D. Ocean Visions
David Greenland - Ph.D.
Brian Gregg - Ph.D.
Gary Griggs - Ph.D. University of California Santa Cruz
Felicito GuerreroJr - Ph.D. US Dept of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (Retired)
Judie Guerriero - M.P.H. Harvard Medical School
Florence Haas - M.A./M.S.
Ryan Hanson - M.A./M.S.
Jasper Hardesty - Ph.D.
John Haresch - M.D.
John Harkness - Ph.D.
Marilynn Harper - M.A./M.S.
Linda Harrell - M.A./M.S.
Donna Harris - D.V.M.
David Harris - M.D.
Brenda Harrison - Ph.D.
Mary Harte - Ph.D.
Jo Anna Hebberger - Ph.D.
David Hegdahl - M.A./M.S.
David Herbst - Ph.D. University of California Santa Barbara
Alex Hernandez - B.A./B.S., Engineering ARCADIS
Valerie Herr - Ph.D.
Gary Herstein - Ph.D. National Coalition of Independent Scholars
Sidney Herszenson - M.D.
Phil Higham - Ph.D.
Tarek Hijaz - M.D.
Brodie Hilp - Ph.D.
Austin Hinkel - Ph.D.
Michael Hinshaw - M.A./M.S.
Eric Hintsa - Ph.D. University of Colorado, Boulder
Joseph Hiss - M.A./M.S.
Mark Hixon - Ph.D. University of Hawaiʻi
Ross Hoffman - Ph.D. University of Northern British Columbia
Elisabeth Holder - M.A./M.S.
Ariel Hoover - M.A./M.S.
Mark Houdashelt - Ph.D.
Ronald Hubert - M.A./M.S.
Stephen Hunt - M.A./M.S.
Melissa Hunter - M.A./M.S. candidate University of Colorado Boulder
Michael Iltis - Ph.D.
Marc Imlay - Ph.D.
Pricila Iranah - Ph.D.
Toshihiko Ishihara - Ph.D. San Diego 350
Richard Jackson - M.D.
Don Jacobson - B.A./B.S., Engineering
Karen Jacques - Ph.D.
David Janos - Ph.D. University of Miami
Stephen Jascourt - Ph.D.
Christopher Jensen - Ph.D. Pratt Institute
Maryanne Jerome - M.D.
Eric Johnson - B.A./B.S., Engineering
Keith Johnson - M.A./M.S.
Ileana Jones - M.A./M.S.
Jay Jones - Ph.D.
Virginia Jones - Ph.D. Congregation of St. Joseph
Sandra Joos - Ph.D.
Robert Joslin - Ph.D.
Robert Juracka - M.A./M.S.
Scott Kampas - M.A./M.S.
William Katzin - M.D.
Kathleen Kaysinger - Ph.D.
Diane Keeney - Dr. P.H.
Cynthia Kegel - Ph.D.
Lori Kegler - M.A./M.S. candidate
Sara Kennedy - M.A./M.S.
Harry Kershner - M.A./M.S.
Shabad Khalsa - M.A./M.S.
Judith King - M.P.H.
Elizabeth Kinney - M.D.
Jon Kirkpatrick - Ph.D.
James Klick - M.D.
Mark Klugiewicz - B.A./B.S., Engineering
Ned Knight - Ph.D. Linfield University
Steve Kohl - M.D.
John Kolstoe - M.D.
Bruce Krawisz - M.D.
Karel Kretzschmar - Ph.D.
Greg Kromholtz - M.A./M.S. Member, Climate Solutions
Robert Kuehn - M.A./M.S.
Michael Kutilek - Ph.D. San Jose State University, Professor Emeritus
Miriam Lacher - Ph.D.
Maureen Lahiff - Ph.D.
Jessica Lam - M.P.H.
Jim Lambeth - M.A./M.S.
Lawrence Lancaster - M.A./M.S.
Lance LaRue - B.A./B.S., Engineering ASCE
Sandy Lawrence - M.D.
Vinnedge Lawrence - Ph.D.
Kenneth Lederman - M.A./M.S.
Theresa Lehman - B.A./B.S., Engineering
Scott Lenthe - Ph.D. Zane State College
Peter Levon - Ph.D.
Alan Lewis - Ph.D. University of British Columbia
Benjamin LilesJr - Ph.D.
Elaine Livingston - M.A./M.S.
Kathleen LoGiudice - Ph.D. Union College
Andrew Long - Ph.D. Northern Kentucky University
Hilary Lorraine - Ph.D.
Daniel Lutzker - Ph.D.
Charles Macquarie - B.A./B.S., Engineering
Alex Madonik - Ph.D.
Christie Mahaffey - Ph.D.
Cynthia Mahoney - M.D. Climate Action Now
Elizabeth Maloney - Dr. P.H.
Jack Mandelman - Ph.D.
Preston ManningJr - M.D.
Victoria Marcello - Ph.D.
Sophia Marjanovic - Ph.D. Union of Concerned Scientists
John Marsham - Ph.D. University of Leeds
Catherine Martell - M.D.
Andrew Mashintonio - Ph.D.
Thomas J. Mason - Ph.D. University of South Florida College of Public Health
Ashtin Massie - M.A./M.S. Union of Concerned Scientists
Diane Matesic - Ph.D.
Ed Maurer - Ph.D. Santa Clara University
Cynthia McCarthy - M.A./M.S.
Shirley McCarthy - M.D.
Gloria McClintock - M.A./M.S.
Gordon McCurry - Ph.D.
Sonali McDermid - Ph.D. New York University
Donlon McGovern - Ph.D.
Brian McKee - Dr. P.H.
Rachel McLoughlin - M.A./M.S.
Jim McQuaid - Ph.D. University of Leeds
Howard Mead - M.A./M.S.
Anthony Measham - M.D.
Robert Meese - Ph.D. UC Davis
Betty Melcher - M.A./M.S.
Delta Merner - Ph.D.
Amy Meyers - Ph.D.
Eric Michelsen - Ph.D.
David Miller - M.A./M.S.
Patrick Miller - M.P.H.
Norman Miller - Ph.D.
Antonia Mills - Ph.D.
Christopher Milly - Ph.D.
Marija Minic - M.A./M.S.
Anuruddh Misra - M.D.
Jan Modjeski - Ph.D.
Mary Jo Moeschl - Ph.D.
Pascal Molineaux - M.A./M.S.
James Monroe - M.A./M.S.
Todd Monson - Ph.D.
Elizabeth Moore - M.A./M.S.
Tim Moran - M.A./M.S.
Michael Morris - M.A./M.S.
Gerald Moser - Dr. P.H. Justus Liebig University
Michael Motta - M.A./M.S.
Stephen Mudrick - Ph.D. MIT
Desmond Murphy - B.A./B.S., Engineering
Jean Naples - Ph.D.
Jeffrey Nelson - M.D.
James Newberry - M.A./M.S. Certified Energy Manager, IBEW Solar Tech, ASU Solar Workshop Instructor
Paul Nielsen - Ph.D.
Sharon Nolting - M.A./M.S.
Mike Noone - Ph.D. ASTM International
ReNae Nowicki - Ph.D.
Dag Nummedal - Ph.D.
Lee O'Brien - Ph.D. candidate
Ad Olansky - Ph.D.
J. Pablo Ortiz-Partida - Ph.D. Union of Concerned Scientists
Fred Oswald - M.A./M.S.
Dick Ottman - M.A./M.S.
Paul Palla - B.A./B.S., Engineering
Sarah Pallas - Ph.D. University of Massachusetts
Adina Parsley - M.D.
Carol Patton - M.A./M.S.
Jerome Paulson - M.D.
Lyn Pegg - Ph.D.
Janet Perlman - M.D. University of California San Francisco
William Peterman - Ph.D. Chicago State University (retired)
Robert Petersen - M.D. Boston Children's Hospital
Alan S. Peterson - M.D. Lancaster General Hospital
John Petro - M.A./M.S.
Maria Cecilia Pinto de Moura - Ph.D. Union of Concerned Scientists
Kristina Pistone - Ph.D.
George Plummer - M.A./M.S.
David Poole - M.A./M.S.
John D. Potter - Ph.D. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Heather Powell - Ph.D.
Kurt Rademaker - Ph.D. Michigan State University
Carmen Ramirez - M.A./M.S.
James Rankin - M.A./M.S. candidate Oregon State University
Paul Ranney - M.A./M.S.
Rick Rauppius - B.A./B.S., Engineering
Matthew Reardon - M.A./M.S. Tufts University
Gregory Reichert - M.A./M.S.
Melissa Reisland - Ph.D.
Kenneth Reiszner - Ph.D. REAL, Inc.
Allissa Reynolds - M.A./M.S.
Bruce Richman - Ph.D.
Peter Rimbos - M.A./M.S.
Kathleen Riordan - M.A./M.S.
Chuck Rocco - B.A./B.S., Engineering
Lisa Roche - Ph.D.
Michael Rogers - M.A./M.S.
Kevin Rolfes - M.A./M.S.
Stephen Rosenblum - Ph.D.
mike rosing - Ph.D.
Donald Ross - Ph.D. University of Vermont
Christopher Roy - Ph.D.
Patricia Rubert-Nason - Ph.D.
Stuart Rubinow - Ph.D.
Steven Rudnick - Ph.D. University of Massachuesetts, Retired
Clifford Ryffel - M.A./M.S. candidate
Shaina Sadai - Ph.D. candidate UMass Amherst
Roland Saeger - Ph.D.
Daniel Safer - Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania
Alison Sanders-Fleming - M.A./M.S.
Robert Sapp - M.A./M.S. ACS, AAAS
Marjorie Schaafsma - Ph.D.
Gunnar Schade - Ph.D. Texas A&M University
Roberta Schear - Ph.D.
Carolin Schellhorn - Ph.D.
Tim Schmitt - M.A./M.S.
Kurt Schultz - M.A./M.S.
Cat Scott - Ph.D. University of Leeds
Michael Scott - Ph.D. University of Rochester
Barbara Setlow - Ph.D.
Phil ShephardIII - M.A./M.S.
Carol Sibley - Ph.D.
Timothy Simmons - M.D.
Greg Singleton - M.A./M.S.
Michael Sklar - M.A./M.S.
Terje Skotheim - Ph.D. Lightsense Technology
John Smedley - Ph.D. Bates College
Peter Smith - B.A./B.S., Engineering
Lauren Smith - Ph.D. candidate University of Waterloo
Nicholas Snow - M.D. Shenandoah University
Shaun Snyder - B.A./B.S., Engineering
Gerry Snyder - M.A./M.S.
Richard Solomon - Ph.D.
John Sorrentino - Ph.D. Temple University
Vijaya Sridharan - M.A./M.S.
William Starling - M.A./M.S.
Richard Steiger - Ph.D. candidate MIT
Roger Stephenson - M.A./M.S. Union of Concerned Scientists
Paul Stettner - M.A./M.S.
Nike Stevens - Ph.D.
Palmer Steward - Ph.D.
John Stewart - Ph.D. University of Hartford, emeritus
Sarah Stewart - Ph.D.
Gary Stotler - B.A./B.S., Engineering
Laura Strong - Ph.D.
Zachary Subin - Ph.D.
Tristan Taber - M.A./M.S. candidate
Stephen Tettelbach - Ph.D. Long Island University
Grant Tiefenbruck - Ph.D.
Jerry Torrance - Ph.D.
Laura Triplett - Ph.D.
Frederick Tuck - M.A./M.S.
Liz Tymkiw - M.A./M.S.
Cathy Van Dyke - M.A./M.S.
William Vaughan - Ph.D.
Yaamini Venkataraman - Ph.D. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Andreas Vilhelmsson - Ph.D. Lund University
Elizabeth Vitale - Psy.D.
Christine Voss - Ph.D.
James Walker - B.A./B.S., Engineering
Jenny Walker - M.D.
Dennis Walsh - M.A./M.S.
Mark Waltzer - D.D.S.
Edward Walworth - M.D.
Deane Wang - Ph.D. University of Vermont
Sheila Ward - Ph.D.
Deborah Wardly - M.D.
Randall Webb - B.A./B.S., Engineering
Daniel Weber - Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Judith Weis - Ph.D. Rutgers University
Laura Welch - M.D. George Washington University School of Public Health
Christopher Wenzel - Ph.D. candidate Eastern Wyoming College
Robert Wesley - M.A./M.S. Cornell University
Paul West - Ph.D.
Brenda Westhorp - M.A./M.S.
Karen Westover - M.A./M.S.
Pete Weymiller - M.A./M.S.
Katherine White - M.D.
David Williams - Ph.D.
Paul Willis - M.A./M.S.
M Wayne Wilson - Dr. P.H.
Bret Windhauser - M.A./M.S.
Marian Wineman - M.A./M.S.
Bret Winkler - B.A./B.S., Engineering City of Portland
Tim Wolcott - M.A./M.S.
Sarah Wolfe - Ph.D. Royal Roads University
Edith Wolff - Ph.D.
Alison Woomert - Ph.D.
Sarah W Workman - Ph.D.
Victoria Wu - Ph.D.
Judson Wynne - Ph.D.
Ronald Yeomans - M.D.
Yonit Yogev - M.A./M.S.
Gary Yohe - Ph.D. Wesleyan University, Emeritus
Mark Youd - B.A./B.S., Engineering
Greg Zahradnik - M.A./M.S.
Eric Zimdars - M.A./M.S.
Judith Zwicker - Ph.D.