Talks about approaching the oil company ExxonMobil as a possible meeting sponsor are raising tempers at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) in Strasbourg, France. Some scientists fear that sponsorship from the company would damage the integrity of the organization.rnThe EGU council argued over its options at a meeting on 12 October, but made no decision as to which companies should be approached. But Nature has learned that ExxonMobil is likely to be on a list of possible sponsors that the council has asked John Ludden, the EGU's vice-president, to compile in the upcoming weeks.
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