Ed note: The following repost of “BP’s Fall From Grace“(December 2010) by Kevin Mooney is testament to the energy realism of Exxon’s Lee Raymond over the image-over-substance approach of John Browne of BP and Ken Lay of Enron. The lesson is clear: false causes and political correctness result in wasted resources and ecological loss. Part III tomorrow (Part I was yesterday) concludes this week’s tribute to the top integrated oil major leader of his generation.

Once simply called British Petroleum, BP transformed its corporate identity into an international ‘green energy’ company with a sunburst logo and the tag line “Beyond Petroleum.” Environmental groups applauded when BP’s CEO gave credence to alarmist global warming assertions. Little did they know that the company’s rhetorical overtures to green causes deflected attention away from its reckless and irresponsible practices that jeopardized worker health and safety and ultimately resulted in death and devastation in the Gulf of Mexico.…

Ed. Note: Lee R. Raymond died last week at age 87. The top integrated oil leader of his era is featured in three posts this week at MasterResource (Part II; Part III). Past posts on Raymond can be found here.

“[Lee Raymond] is a leader among leaders. He’s always encouraged and considered a range of views and opinions on a multitude of issues … including climate change.” – Jamie Dimon, CEO, JPMorgan.

If the bottom line of business is winning for consumers and stockholders, few have matched the accomplishments of Lee Raymond (1938–2026), whose 42 years at Exxon/Exxon-Mobil culminated as CEO from 1993 through 2005. His is a classic case of creating sustainable economic value through talent, focus, and perseverance. Forget what those with termite aspirations toward fossil fuels think.…

MasterResource previously announced the launch of “Climate Truth Tellers” by the Sierra Club to flood social media with comments on climate and energy issues from the alarmist, statist, Climate Industrial Complex perspective. “Climate disinformation is rampant on social media,” the project stated, “but the volunteers of Sierra Club’s Climate Truth Tellers team are fighting back by uplifting positive, fact-based posts.” The “trolls” (like me) must be winning!

I challenged readers to sign up. We, too, can weigh-in on “How important is clean, renewable energy to you” and “How important is protecting our public lands from destructive drilling, mining, and fracking?“. I signed up. I am a Climate Truth Teller and wanted to get behind enemy lines and evaluate what the spoon feeding was about.

Jennifer McCharen sent the following to the CLIMATE-TRUTH-TELLERS list serve last week (May 29, 2026):

Hello Truth Tellers….…

“Mr. Fiorillo does not want to focus on the arguments but relies on ad hominem and an appeal to authority. Actually, the case against climate alarmism is strong, and the economic/environmental waste of wind/solar/batteries is an open secret.” (- Bradley to Fiorillo, below)

Manfredi Fiorillo–Senior Manager at KPMG | Sustainability, Climate, Circular Economy–commented:

Dear Rob, You have been very active in the comments under my network’s climate posts, and your position is clear. LinkedIn is where professionals discuss the energy transition as a business and policy reality. Climate denial tends to find more receptive audiences on Truth Social, X or the Joe Rogan podcast. You may want to consider switching platforms to maximize your engagement.

I responded:

I am a professional. I am not a ‘climate denier.’