Global Climate Science Communications Plan (1998)

The Global Climate Science Communications Plan (1998) was created by a small group of prominent industry, PR and "think tank" heads styled the "Global Climate Science Communications Team (GCSCT)", aka "Global Climate Science Team". Their plan for a campaign to confuse the public about the state of the science of global warming was laid out in a memo, which became public. ,

Members
The memo, written by the American Petroleum Institute's Joe Walker, named the following members as having contributed to the development of the plan:
 * A. John Adams, John Adams Associates;
 * Candace Crandall, Science and Environmental Policy Project; (Crandall's involvement was subsequently disputed)
 * David Rothbard, Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow;
 * Jeffrey Salmon, The Marshall Institute;
 * Lee Garrigan, Environmental Issues Council;
 * Lynn Bouchey and Myron Ebell, Frontiers of Freedom;
 * Peter Cleary, Americans for Tax Reform;
 * Randy Randol, Exxon Corp.;
 * Robert Gehri, The Southern Company;
 * Sharon Kneiss, Chevron Corp;
 * Steve Milloy, The Advancement of Sound Science Coalition;
 * Joseph Walker, American Petroleum Institute. "

Related SourceWatch Articles

 * Jeffrey Salmon
 * Joseph Walker

External resources

 * Text of Walker's API memo and draft of the plan