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| − | '''Philip Cooney'' was chief of staff of the [[White House]] [[Council on Environmental Quality]] during the [[George W. Bush]] administration. In 2005, he left that job to work for [[Exxon Mobil]]. Previously, he had worked as a [[lobbyist]] for the [[oil industry]]. He has recently come under scrutiny | + | '''Philip Cooney'' was chief of staff of the [[White House]] [[Council on Environmental Quality]] during the [[George W. Bush]] administration. In 2005, he left that job to work for [[Exxon Mobil]]. Previously, he had worked as a [[lobbyist]] for the [[oil industry]]. He has recently come under scrutiny for editing government climate reports to over-emphasize the uncertainty in the scientific community about [[Global warming]].<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/19/AR2007031901327.html] Official Defends Editing Climate Papers, Associated Press</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:38, May 5, 2007
'Philip Cooney was chief of staff of the White House Council on Environmental Quality during the George W. Bush administration. In 2005, he left that job to work for Exxon Mobil. Previously, he had worked as a lobbyist for the oil industry. He has recently come under scrutiny for editing government climate reports to over-emphasize the uncertainty in the scientific community about Global warming.[1]