ChevronTexaco – Cleanup of Toxic Legacy in Ecuador (2003 – 2004)
Company: ChevronTexaco Final Vote: 9% Year: 2003-2004 …
Anadarko Petroleum – Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2003 – 2004)
WHEREAS: In 2001, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded “there is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities.” The National Academy of Sciences stated that the “degree of confidence in the IPCC assessment is higher today than it was 10, or even 5 years ago.” The Bush Administration’s “Climate Action Report – 2002,” concluded that climate change poses risks to coastal communities due to sea level rise, water shortages, and increases in the heat index and frequency of heat waves. 100+ countries have ratified the Kyoto …
Chubb – Address Risks of Climate Change (2003 – 2004)
RESOLVED: The shareholders request that the Board of Directors prepare a report, at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information, made available to shareholders by September 30, 2004, providing a comprehensive assessment of Chubb’s strategies to address the impacts of climate change on its business. SUPPORTING STATEMENTS: We believe the human contribution to climate change has become widely accepted among the scientific community. Legislation, regulation, litigation, and other responses to climate change seem likely. “In global warming, we are facing an enormous risk to the U.S. economy and retirement finds that Wall Street has so far chosen to ignore.” (Philip Angelides, …
Apache Corp. – Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2003 – 2004)
WHEREAS: In 2001, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded “there is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities.” The National Academy of Sciences stated that the “degree of confidence in the IPCC assessment is higher today than it was 10, or even 5 years ago.” The Environmental Protection Agency’s “Climate Action Report – 2002,” concluded that climate change poses risks to coastal communities due to sea level rise, water shortages, and increases in the heat index and frequency of heat waves. 100+ countries have ratified the …
ExxonMobil Corporation – Renewable Energy (2003 – 2004)
WHEREAS, in its 2002 proxy materials, ExxonMobil’s Board stated: “While renewable energy supplies are expanding, it is important to recognize that they are doing so from a very small base. ExxonMobil’s outlook for solar and wind energy indicates that even at a fairly optimistic growth rate of over 10 percent per year for 2000 to 2020, their share of the world’s energy mix in 2020 will still be less than 0.5 percent.” Such projections are contradicted by other evidence: 1. The 15-nation European Union, the market for a large share of this company’s energy-output has set a goal of obtaining …
American Electric Power – Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2004)
RESOLUTION REQUESTING A REPORT ON THE ECONOMIC IMPACT ON OUR COMPANY OF REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS WHEREAS: In 2001, power plants owned and operated by AEP emitted more carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and mercury than the powers plants of any other electric utility company in the United States. U.S. power plants emit about two-thirds of the country’s sulfur dioxide emissions, one-quarter of its nitrogen oxides emissions, one-third of its mercury emissions, nearly 40 percent of its carbon dioxide emissions, and 10 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions. Scientific studies show that each year, air pollution from U.S. power plants …
AIG – Address the Impacts of Climate Change (2003 – 2004)
RESOLVED: The shareholders request that the Board of Directors prepare a report, at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information, made available to shareholders by September 30, 2004, providing a comprehensive assessment of AIG’s strategies to address the impacts of climate change on its business. SUPPORTING STATEMENTS: We believe the human contribution to climate change has become widely accepted among the scientific community. Legislation, regulation, litigation, and other responses seem likely. “In global warming, we are facing an enormous risk to the U.S. economy and retirement finds that Wall Street has so far chosen to ignore.” (Philip Angelides, Treasurer of California) …
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