"Exxon Won’t Sponsor AGU, a Win of Sorts for Oil Giant’s Opponents"

"Scientists had urged the science organization to reject funding because of Exxon’s climate denial history, but Exxon pulled out on its own."

"Energy giant ExxonMobil won't be a sponsor of the largest earth and space science conference for the first time since at least 2001.

It was Exxon's decision not to provide any funding for the annual conference, which will be held next week in San Francisco, according to a blog post last week from the conference organizers, the American Geophysical Union.

This news follows a nearly year-long campaign, in which more than 60,000 scientists, activists and others urged AGU to not accept Exxon's money because they say the company has contributed to the spread of misinformation about climate change. They argued that's inconsistent with AGU's mission, position statement on climate change and funding policies."

Zahra Hirji reports for InsideClimate News December 5, 2016.