Douglas Grandt <answerthecall@me.com> To: Rex Tillerson <Rex.W.Tillerson@ExxonMobil.com> Cc: David Rosenthal <David.S.Rosenthal@exxonmobil.

com> I want to meet YOU for coffee! YOU have more power than hundreds of scientists and economists

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Dear Rex Tillerson, Did you see the letter from scientists and economists to President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry? Their message applies specifically to tarsands and the Keystone XL pipeline, but the overarching message is this: "We must address climate change by decarbonizing our energy supply. A critical first step is to stop making climate change worse by tapping into disproportionately carbon-intensive energy sources like tar sands bitumen." I would generalize that to "We must stop expanding the carbon-based fuel infrastructure." I believe the letter applies equally to you because you are uniquely situated to take effective action, and I believe that in spite of any action the President takes on the recommendation of the Secretary of State, it will be years before Congress fulfills the President's and Secretary's intentions with legislation it will be just too little, too late the nature of the beast. It is imperative that the underlying science of the following message be respected by all. It it incumbent upon you to reject projects that will contribute to climate change at a time when we should be doing all we can to put clean energy alternatives in place. Re-energize with clean carbon-free fuels for life! Re-invent ExxonMobil as an energy company, be more than an oil & gas company. Re-direct capital investments from carbon-based infrastructure to carbon-free infrastructure. Announce a retirement schedule for your refineries dismantle them let the end-game begin. Sincerely yours, Doug Grandt

More than 100 scientists and economists call for rejection of Keystone XL tar sands pipeline
Elizabeth Shope | NRDC | April 7, 2014 Today, more than 100 scientists and economists called on President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry to reject the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline that would bring some of the worlds dirtiest fuel from under Canadas Boreal forest to the Gulf Coast mainly for export. They write in the letter, The world is looking to the United States to lead through strong climate action at home. This includes rejecting projects that will make climate change worse such as the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. The letter comes at a critical time when President Obama and Secretary Kerry are in the process of making their determination about whether the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is in the national interest. The signers of the letter are leaders in science and economics, including in climate change research. They added their voices to the 2 million public comments sent to President Obama and Secretary Kerry calling for a rejection of Keystone XL, and to the more than 200 business voices whose letter to Secretary Kerry calling for rejection of Keystone XL was released last week. The scientists and economists write to President Obama and Secretary Kerry: As you both have made clear, climate change is a very serious problem. We must address climate change by decarbonizing our energy supply. A critical first step is to stop making climate change worse by tapping into disproportionately carbon-intensive energy sources like tar sands bitumen. The Keystone XL pipeline will drive expansion of the energy-intensive strip-mining and drilling of tar sands from under Canadas Boreal forest, increasing global carbon emissions. Keystone XL is a step in the wrong direction. Fuels produced from tar sands cause 17% more greenhouse gas emissions than conventionally produced fuels over their full lifecycle, and, as the scientists note, over the 50-year expected lifespan of the pipeline, the total emissions from Keystone XL could amount to as much as 8.4 billion metric tons CO2e. These are emissions that can and should be avoided with a transition to clean energy. Tar sands extraction also causes significant air and water pollution; communities downstream are experiencing high rates of rare cancers and other health problems; transporting tar sands is risky; and refining tar sands causes pollution and public health problems. So its no wonder that so many prominent scientists and economists are expressing concern about this risky project. And it is not the first time that scientists have expressed concern with past letters to President Obama in August 2011, to Congressional Leadership in February 2012, and to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in July 2012. With this latest letter, the number of scientists speaking out has grown considerably. The list of signers to this most recent scientist and economist letter includes: Dr. Philip W. Anderson, who won the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physics alongside Sir Nevill Francis Mott and John Hasbrouck van Vleck. They won the prize for their fundamental theoretical investigations of the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems. Dr. Kenneth J. Arrow, who won the 1972 Nobel Prize in Economics (officially titled The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel) alongside John Hicks for their pioneering contributions to general economic equilibrium theory and welfare theory. Dr. Arrow has had a profound impact on the field of economics, going on to teach five other Nobel prize winners and receiving the National Medal of Science in 2004 the nations highest scientific honor for his

contributions to the field. Dr. Arrow has also served as a convening lead author for IPCC assessments. Numerous lead authors and coordinating lead authors for United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessment reports. Fellows of the American Academy for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) including Dr. James McCarthy, Dr. Richard Norgaard, and Dr. Michael Oppenheimer, and Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC) including Dr. Mark Jaccard, Dr. Lawrence Dill, and Dr. Mark Winston. AAAS indicates that Election as a Fellow of AAAS is an honor bestowed upon members by their peers. Fellows are recognized for meritorious efforts to advance science or its applications. Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada are Canadian scholars, artists, and scientists, peer-elected as the best in their field. The fellowship of the RSC comprises distinguished men and women from all branches of learning who have made remarkable contributions in the arts, the humanities and the sciences, as well as in Canadian public life. Winners of Heinz Awards in the Environment, and in the Human Condition including Dr. Gretchen Daily, Drs. Paul and Anne Ehrlich, Dr. George Woodwell, Dr. James Hansen, and Dr. Michael Oppenheimer. The Heinz Award in the Human Condition honors individuals who have developed and implemented significant new programs to improve the human condition, while the Heinz Award in the Environment honors individuals who like John Heinz, have confronted environmental concerns with a spirit of innovation and who demonstrate the same blend of action and creativity in approaching the protection of our environment. Winners of the Volvo Environment Prize, which is awarded for Outstanding innovations or scientific discoveries, including Dr. Paul Ehrlich, who won it jointly with John Holdren (now President Obamas senior advisor on science and technology issues) in 1993; Dr. George Woodwell (2001), and Gretchen Daily (2012). Leading Canadian scientists and economists including Dr. David Suzuki, a renowned geneticist and science broadcaster; Dr. Mark Jaccard, who has contributed a large body of research regarding the design and application of energy-economy models that assess the effectiveness of sustainable energy and climate policies, including serving as a convening lead author for the Global Energy Assessment; and Dr. David Keith, 2006 winner of Canadian Geographics Environmentalist of the Year who is both a Harvard Professor and President of a Calgary, Alberta company that works on ways to capture carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere. This list does not even begin to touch the accomplishments, awards, and contributions to society of the scientists and economists who signed this letter. These are important voices for President Obama and Secretary Kerry to listen to. If you want to weigh in, you can add you voice at www.stoptar.org. You can also join NRDC, Sierra Club, 350.org and other groups in Washington, DC on April 26, 2014 when we join with the Cowboy Indian Alliance to call on President Obama to Reject Keystone XL and protect our land, air, water, and climate. The full letter text follows: April 7, 2014 Dear President Obama and Secretary Kerry, As scientists and economists, we are concerned about climate change and its impacts. We urge you to reject the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline as a project that will contribute to climate change at a

time when we should be doing all we can to put clean energy alternatives in place. As you both have made clear, climate change is a very serious problem. We must address climate change by decarbonizing our energy supply. A critical first step is to stop making climate change worse by tapping into disproportionately carbon-intensive energy sources like tar sands bitumen. The Keystone XL pipeline will drive expansion of the energy-intensive strip-mining and drilling of tar sands from under Canadas Boreal forest, increasing global carbon emissions. Keystone XL is a step in the wrong direction. President Obama, you said in your speech in Georgetown last year that allowing the Keystone pipeline to be built requires a finding that doing so would be in our nations interest. And our national interest will be served only if this project does not significantly exacerbate the problem of carbon pollution. We agree that climate impact is important and evidence shows that Keystone XL will significantly contribute to climate change. Fuels produced from tar sands result in more greenhouse gas emissions over their lifecycle than fuels produced from conventional oil, including heavy crudes processed in some Gulf Coast refineries. As the main pathway for tar sands to reach overseas markets, the Keystone XL pipeline would cause a sizeable expansion of tar sands production and also an increase in the related greenhouse gas pollution. The State Department review confirmed this analysis under the scenario that best meets the reality of the opposition to alternative pipeline proposals and the higher costs of other ways of transporting diluted bitumen such as rail. The review found: The total lifecycle emissions associated with production, refining, and combustion of 830,000 bpd of oil sands crude oil is approximately 147 to 168 MMTCO2e per year. The annual lifecycle GHG emissions from 830,000 bpd of the four reference crudes examined in this section are estimated to be 124 to 159 MMTCO2e. The range of incremental GHG emissions for crude oil that would be transported by the proposed Project is estimated to be 1.3 to 27.4 MMTCO2e annually. To put these numbers into perspective, the potential incremental annual emissions of 27.4 MMTCO2e is more than the emissions that seven coal-fired power plants emit in one year. And over the 50-year expected lifespan of the pipeline, the total emissions from Keystone XL could amount to as much as 8.4 billion metric tons CO2e. These are emissions that can and should be avoided with a transition to clean energy. The contribution of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline to climate change is real and important, especially given the commitment of the United States and other world leaders to stay within two degrees Celsius of global warming. And yet, the State Department environmental review chose an inconsistent model for its most likely scenarios, using business-as-usual energy scenarios that would lead to a catastrophic six degrees Celsius rise in global warming. Rejecting Keystone XL is necessary for the United States to be consistent with its climate commitments. Six degrees Celsius of global warming has no place in a sound climate plan. Secretary Kerry, in your speech in Jakarta, you said, The science of climate change is leaping out at us like a scene from a 3D movie warning us compelling us to act. Rejecting the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline would be a decision based on sound science. The world is looking to the United States to lead through strong climate action at home. This includes rejecting projects that will make climate change worse such as the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. Sincerely, John Abraham, Ph.D. Professor

University of St. Thomas Philip W. Anderson, Ph.D. Nobel Prize (Physics 1977) Emeritus Professor Princeton University Tim Arnold, Ph.D. Assistant Project Scientist Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California, San Diego Kenneth J. Arrow, Ph.D. Nobel Prize (Economics 1972) Professor emeritus of Economics and of Management Science and Engineering Stanford University Roger Bales, Ph.D. Professor of Engineering University of California, Merced Paul H. Beckwith, M.S. Part-time professor: climatology/meteorology Department of Geography University of Ottawa Anthony Bernhardt, Ph.D. Physicist and Program Leader (retired) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Damien C. Brady, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Marine Science Darling Marine Center University of Maine Julie A. Brill, Ph.D. Director, Collaborative Program in Developmental Biology, and Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics University of Toronto Senior Scientist, Cell Biology Program The Hospital for Sick Children Gary Brouhard, Ph.D. Department of Biology McGill University Ken Caldeira, Ph.D. Senior Scientist Carnegie Institution for Science

Grant Cameron, Ph.D. Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP) Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California, San Diego Shelagh D. Campbell, Ph.D. Professor, Biological Sciences University of Alberta Kai M. A. Chan, Ph.D. Associate Professor & Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services) Graduate Advisor, RMES Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability University of British Columbia Eugene Cordero, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Meteorology and Climate Science San Jose State University Rosemary Cornell, Ph.D. Professor, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Simon Fraser University Gretchen C. Daily, Ph.D. Bing Professor of Environmental Science Stanford University Timothy Daniel, Ph.D. Economist U.S. Federal Trade Commission Miriam Diamond, Ph.D. Professor Department of Earth Sciences Cross-appointed to: Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Sciences Dalla Lana School of Public Health School of the Environment Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences University of Toronto Lawrence M. Dill, Ph.D., FRSC Professor Emeritus Simon Fraser University Simon Donner, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Geography University of British Columbia Roland Droitsch, Ph.D. President KM21 Associates

Nicholas Dulvy, Ph.D. Professor, Canada Research Chair in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation Biological Sciences Simon Fraser University Steve Easterbrook, Ph.D. Professor of Computer Science University of Toronto Anne Ehrlich, Ph.D. Biology Department Stanford University Paul R. Ehrlich, Ph.D. Bing Professor of Population Studies and President, Center for Conservation Biology Stanford University Henry Erlich, Ph.D. Scientist Center for Genetics Childrens Hospital Research Institute Alejandro Frid, Ph.D. Science Coordinator Central Coast Indigenous Resource Alliance Konrad Gajewski, Ph.D. Laboratory for Paleoclimatology and Climatology Department of Geography University of Ottawa Eric Galbraith, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Earth and Planetary Science McGill University Geoffrey Gearheart, Ph.D. Scientist, Center for Marine Biodiversity and Biomedicine Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California, San Diego Alexander J. Glass, Ph.D. Emeritus Associate Director Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory John R. Glover, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Biochemistry University of Toronto Ursula Goodenough, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Biology Washington University in St. Louis Stephanie Green, Ph.D. David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellow Oregon State University Steven Hackett, Ph.D. Professor of Economics Associated Faculty, Energy Technology & Policy Humboldt State University Joshua B. Halpern, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Chemistry Howard University Alexandra Hangsterfer, M.S. Geological Collections Manager Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California, San Diego James Hansen, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions Columbia University Earth Institute John Harte, Ph.D. Professor of Ecosystem Sciences Energy and Resources Group University of California, Berkeley H. Criss Hartzell, Ph.D. Professor Emory University School of Medicine Danny Harvey, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Geography University of Toronto Rodrick A. Hay, Ph.D. Dean and Professor of Geography College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences California State University Dominguez Hills Karen Holl, Ph.D. Professor of Environmental Studies University of California, Santa Cruz Robert Howarth, Ph.D. The David R. Atkinson Professor of

Ecology & Environmental Biology Cornell University Jonathan Isham, Jr., Ph.D. Professor of Economics Middlebury College Andrew Iwaniuk, Ph.D. Associate Professor University of Lethbridge Mark Jaccard, Ph.D., FRSC Professor School of Resource and Environmental Management Simon Fraser University Louise E. Jackson, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources University of California Davis Pete Jumars, Ph.D. Professor of Marine Sciences Darling Marine Center University of Maine David Keith, Ph.D. Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS); and, Professor of Public Policy, Kennedy School of Government Harvard University Jeremy T. Kerr, Ph.D. University Research Chair in Macroecology and Conservation Professor of Biology University of Ottawa Bryan Killett, Ph.D. Jet Propulsion Lab Keith W. Kisselle, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biology & Environmental Science Academic Chair of Center for Environmental Studies Austin College Janet E. Kbler, Ph.D. Senior Research Scientist California State University at Northridge Sherman Lewis, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Political Science California State University Hayward Michael E. Loik, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Environmental Studies University of California, Santa Cruz Michael C. MacCracken, Ph.D. Chief Scientist for Climate Change Programs Climate Institute Scott A. Mandia, M.S. Professor/Asst. Chair, Department of Physical Sciences Suffolk County Community College Michael Mann, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor and Director of Earth System Science Center Penn State University Adam Martiny, Ph.D. Associate Professor in Marine Science Department of Earth System Science University of California, Irvine Damon Matthews, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Concordia University Research Chair Geography, Planning and Environment Concordia University James J. McCarthy, Ph.D. Alexander Agassiz Professor of Biological Oceanography Harvard University Susan K. McConnell, Ph.D. Susan B. Ford Professor Dunlevie Family University Fellow Department of Biology Stanford University Dominick Mendola, Ph.D. Senior Development Engineer Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California, San Diego Faisal Moola, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Forestry University of Toronto; and, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Environmental Studies York University

William Moomaw, Ph.D. Professor, The Fletcher School Tufts University Jens Mhle, Dr. rer. nat. Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California, San Diego Richard B. Norgaard, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Energy and Resources University of California, Berkeley Gretchen North, Ph.D. Professor of Biology Occidental College Dana Nuccitelli, M.S. Environmental Scientist Tetra Tech, Inc. Michael Oppenheimer, Ph.D. Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs Princeton University Wendy J. Palen, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Earth to Ocean Research Group Simon Fraser University Edward A. Parson, Ph.D. Dan and Rae Emmett Professor of Environmental Law Faculty Co-Director Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment UCLA School of Law Raymond T. Pierrehumbert, Ph.D. Louis Block Professor in the Geophysical Sciences The University of Chicago Richard Plevin, Ph.D. Research Scientist NextSTEPS (Sustainable Transportation Energy Pathways) Institute of Transportation Studies University of California, Davis John Pollack, M.S. Meteorologist; and, National Weather Service forecaster (retired) Jessica Dawn Pratt, Ph.D. Education & Outreach Coordinator

Center for Environmental Biology University of California, Irvine Lynne M. Quarmby, Ph.D. Professor & Chair Molecular Biology & Biochemistry Simon Fraser University Rebecca Rolph, M.S. Max Planck Institute for Meteorology Hamburg, Germany; and, Klimacampus, University of Hamburg Thomas Roush, MD Columbia University School of Public Health (retired) Maureen Ryan, Ph.D. Research Associate, Simon Fraser University; and, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Washington Anne K. Salomon, Ph.D. Assistant Professor School of Resource and Environmental Management Simon Fraser University Casey Schmidt, Ph.D. Assistant Research Professor Desert Research Institute Division of Hydrologic Sciences Peter C. Schulze, Ph.D. Professor of Biology & Environmental Science Director, Center for Environmental Studies Austin College Jason Scorse, Ph.D. Associate Professor Monterrey Institute of International Studies Middlebury College Jamie Scott, MD, Ph.D. Professor and Canada Research Chair Department of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry Faculty of Science and Faculty of Health Sciences Simon Fraser University Michael A. Silverman, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences Simon Fraser University Leonard S. Sklar, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Earth & Climate Sciences Department San Francisco State University Jerome A. Smith, Ph.D. Research Oceanographer Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California, San Diego Richard C. J. Somerville, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Research Professor Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California, San Diego Brandon M. Stephens, M.S. Graduate Student Researcher Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California, San Diego John M. R. Stone, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor Carleton University David Suzuki, Ph.D. Emeritus Professor Sustainable Development Research Institute University of British Columbia Jennifer Taylor, Ph.D. Assistant Professor University of California, San Diego Michael S. Tift, M.S. Doctoral Student Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California, San Diego Cali Turner Tomaszewicz, M.S. Doctoral Student, Biological Sciences Department of Ecology, Behavior & Evolution University of California, San Diego Till Wagner, Ph.D. Scientist, Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California, San Diego Barrie Webster, Ph.D. Professor (retired) University of Manitoba

Richard Weinstein, Ph.D. Lecturer University of Tennessee, Knoxville Anthony LeRoy Westerling, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering and Geography University of California, Merced Mark L. Winston, Ph.D., FRSC Academic Director and Fellow, Center for Dialogue Simon Fraser University George M. Woodwell, Ph.D. Member, National Academy of Sciences, and Founder and Director Emeritus The Woods Hole Research Center Kirsten Zickfeld, Ph.D. Professor of Climatology Simon Fraser University