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Steve Goreham

Credentials

• M.S. In Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois.¹ “About,” Climatism.net. Archived July 23, 2011. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/SQYPb
• MBA from the University of Chicago.² “About,” Climatism.net. Archived July 23, 2011. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/SQYPb

Background

Steve Goreham is the executive director of the Climate Science Coalition of America (CSCA) and the author of Climatism! Science, Common Sense, and the 21st Century’s Hottest Topic. He has been a regular speaker at events and radio talk shows³“Speaking on Climate Change and Renewable Energy,” Climatism! Archived February 8, 2011. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/5XiIP where he is sometimes described as a “climate change expert.”⁴“Man-made Global Warming Hoax,” YouTube video uploaded by user “gorehamsteve,” July 1, 2010. Archived .mp4 on file at DeSmog.

Goreham’s archived profile on Climatism.net described him as an engineer and business executive with extensive experience at Fortune 100 public companies and private firms. They describe his book, Climatism as an “overview of the science, politics, and energy policy implications of the world’s misguided efforts to stop global warming.”⁵“ABOUT THE CLIMATE SCIENCE COALITION OF A” CSCA. Archived August 13, 2011. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/rodCj

Stance on Climate Change

The following is from the “Author’s Note” for Goreham’s book, Climatism!

”[…] the science clearly shows that global warming is due to natural causes, despite the tidal wave of world belief in man-made climate change.”⁶ “Climatism! Science, Common Sense, and the 21st Century’s Hottest Topic,” Climatism.net. Archived June 15, 2011. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/W7gO6

Key Quotes

Goreham wrote the following in Energy Tribune, republished by Petroleumworld News:

“The global wind industry is built on a foundation of sand—the hypothesis that man-made global warming is destroying Earth’s climate.”⁷“Steve Goreham: Wind energy’s house of cards” Energy Tribune, Aug. 31, 2010. Republished by petroleumworld. Archived September 21, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/z0ti7

Key Actions

April 23, 2018

The Climate Science Coalition of America, represented by Steve Goreham was among 22 groups signed on to an open letter asking President Trump to ignore recent criticism of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.⁸ “Coalition letter to the President on Scott Pruitt,” (PDF), Heartland Institute, 2018. Archived .pdf on file with DeSmog.

In a speech to the U.S. Senate, a group of Democratic senators identified the organizations as front groups for the Koch Brothers and other wealthy donors, nicknamed the “Web of Deceit.” The senators outlined how, in addition to funding from the Koch network, many of the groups use untraceable “dark money” funneled through groups like Donors Capital Fund and Donors Trust to influence legislation, particularly with regards to climate and pollution., represented by Lisa B. Nelson, was among 22 groups signed on to an open letter asking President Trump to ignore recent criticism of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.

Senator Whitehouse outlined it as “a web of deceit conceived and bankrolled by the Koch brothers and other self-interested billionaires to advocate for very selfish and unpatriotic policies.” Whitehouse added: “This web of deceit has infiltrated and populated the Trump administration, and it is swamping the interests of everyday Americans.⁹ Senator Whitehouse. “Time to wake up: Web of Deceit” April 23, 2018. Archive.is URL: https://archive.li/HzIsa

The full list of pro-Pruitt signatories and their respective organizations is as follows:

• Saulius “Saul” Anuzius – 60 Plus Association
• Fred Birnbaum – Idaho Freedom Foundation
• L. Brent Bozell III – Media Research Center
• Amy Oliver Cooke – Independence Institute
• Wesley Denton – Conservative Partnership Institute
• Viv Forbes – The Carbon Sense Coalition
• Frank J Gaffney – Center for Security Policy
• Steve Goreham – Climate Science Coalition of America
• Phil Kerpen – American Commitment
• Andrew Langer – Institute for Liberty
• Lisa B. Nelson – American Legislative Exchange Council
• Rick Manning – Americans for Limited Government
• Jenny Beth Martin – Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund
• William Perry Pendley – Mountain States Legal Foundation
• Thomas Pyle – American Energy Alliance
• George Rasley – ConservativeHQ.com
• Sandy Rios – American Family Association
• Craig Richardson – Energy & Environment Legal Institute
• Craig Rucker – Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT)
• Dr Jameson Taylor – Missisippi Center for Public Policy
• Kyle Wingfield – Georgia Public Policy Foundation

May 9, 2017

Goreham was a speaker at the Friends of Science‘s fourteenth annual luncheon. Video of his speech below:¹⁰ “FRIENDS OF SCIENCE FOURTEENTH ANNUAL EVENT, WITH ROBERT LYMAN & STEVE GOREHAM.” Archived July 21, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/C0Ukl

March 24, 2017

Goreham was a speaker at the Heartland Institute‘s 12th International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC12), appearing on a panel on “Sustainability.”¹¹ “STEVE GOREHAM,” Climateconference.heartland.org. Archived April 7, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/rXNbR

Panel 5A: Sustainability

Panel 5A: Q&A

February 23, 2017

Goreham was a signatory of a petition (PDF) organized by Richard Lindzen of the Cato Institute urging President Donald Trump to pull the United States out of the United Nations international convention on climate change (UNFCCC).¹² “PETITION” (PDF), February 23, 2017. Richard Lindzen. PDF Archived at DeSmog.

“In just a few weeks, more than 300 eminent scientists and other qualified individuals from around the world have signed the petition below,” Lindzen wrote in the letter.¹³ “PETITION” (PDF), February 23, 2017. Richard Lindzen. PDF Archived at DeSmog.

DeSmog investigated the list, and found that only a small handful of the signatories could be considered “even remotely ‘qualified’ or ‘eminent’ — but not in the field of climate science.” The list included individuals “interested in climate,” and one signatory who only identified as an “emailer who wished to sign the petition” while some signers provided no affiliation or address whatsoever.¹⁴ Graham Readfearn. “Climate Science Denier Richard Lindzen’s List of 300 “Scientists” Sent to Trump Is the Usual Parade of Non-Experts,” DeSmog, February 27, 2017.

January 5, 2017

Steve Goreham was a signatory to a Cornwall Alliance open letter supporting Scott Pruitt for EPA Administrator under the Trump administration.¹⁵ “Open Letter Supporting Scott Pruitt for EPA Administrator,” Cornwall Alliance, January 5, 2017. Archived January 19, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/xMash

“Mr. Pruitt has also demonstrated understanding of and open-mindedness toward scientific insights crucial to the formulation and implementation of environmental regulation. He is prepared to hear all sides in debates over the risks and benefits of various activities that come under the purview of the EPA,” reads the letter.

On January 12, 2017, Senate Democrats raised conflict of interest concerns regarding Scott Prutt’s fossil fuel ties. Pruitt had spent years working to combat the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan.¹⁶ Ben Jervey. “Mapping EPA Nominee Scott Pruitt’s Many Fossil Fuel Ties,” DeSmog, January 13, 2017.

In an open letter to the Office of Government Ethics, members of the Senate’s environmental panel commented:

“During his tenure as Attorney General of Oklahoma, Mr. Pruitt has blurred the distinction between official and political actions, often at the behest of corporations he will regulate if confirmed to lead EPA,” the letter said. “Public reporting based on documents produced by Freedom of Information Act requests illustrate how Mr. Pruitt and members of his staff have worked closely with fossil fuel lobbyists to craft his office’s official positions.”

Pruitt was further grilled on his fossil fuel ties at his confirmation hearing on January 18.¹⁷ Ben Jervey and Steve Horn. “EPA Nominee Scott Pruitt Gets Grilled on Fossil Fuel Ties at Confirmation Hearing,” DeSmog, January 18, 2017.

Some notable signatories of the Cornwall Alliance letter, as of January 5, 2017, included:

• Tim Ball
• Charles G. Battig
• E. Calvin Beisner
• H. Sterling Burnett
• Kenneth Chilton
• Donn Dears
• John Droz
• James E. Enstrom
• Joseph Farah
• Steve Goreham
• Jay Grimstead
• William Happer
• Richard Land
• David Legates
• Richard S. Lindzen
• Anthony R. Lupo
• Rod D. Martin
• Anthony J. Sadar
• Willie Soon
• Roy W. Spencer
• David J. Theroux
• James A. Wanliss
• Anthony Watts
• Peter W. Wood
• Thomas H. Wysmuller
• Benjamin Zycher

August 2016

Steve Goreham is listed as a “Founding Member” of group named Climate Exit (Clexit) led by climate change denier Christopher Monckton. According to Clexit’s founding statement (PDF), “The world must abandon this suicidal Global Warming crusade. Man does not and cannot control the climate.”¹⁸ “The Clexit Committee comprises” (PDF), Clexit.net. Archived.pdf on file at Desmog. ¹⁹ “After Brexit, Clexit” (PDF), Clexit.net. Archived .pdf on file at Desmog.

Desmog reports on how the group grew in the wake of the UK’s decision to leave the EU. A key member of Clexit’s “60 well-informed science, business and economic leaders” is Hugh Morgan, a former board member of the Reserve Bank of Australia and former CEO of Western Mining Corporation with close ties to Australia’s Liberal party.²⁰ Graham Readfearn. “After Brexit, Climate Science Denialists Form New Group to Call for a Clexit,” Desmog, August 3, 2016. ²¹ “Hugh Morgan AO,” Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Archived February 22, 2002. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/1ObOB

According to Clexit’s founding statement:

“If the Paris climate accord is ratified, or enforced locally by compliant governments, it will strangle the leading economies of the world with pointless carbon taxes and costly climate and energy policies, all with no sound basis in evidence or science […]”²² “After Brexit, Clexit” (PDF), Clexit.net. Archived .pdf on file at Desmog.

July 7–9, 2014

Steve Goreham was a speaker at the Heartland Institute’s Ninth International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC9) in Las Vegas, Nevada.²³ “Return of Climate Denial-a-Palooza: Heartland Institute Hitches Anti-Science Wagon to Vegas FreedomFest,” DeSmog, July 7, 2014. Archived July 14, 2014.

DeSmog has done in-depth research on the other speakers and sponsors from Heartland’s ICCC9, which can be found here.

Goreham’s spoke on panel 8, “Costs and Benefits of Renewable Energy,” along with Howard Hayden and Marita Noon. Video from the panel can be viewed below.

May 21–23, 2012

Steve Goreham was a speaker at the Heartland Institute‘s 7th International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC7).²⁴ “International Conference on Climate Change, Program,” (PDF) Heartland Institute. Archived January 22, 2018.

DeSmog researched the co-sponsors behind Heartland’s ICCC7 and found that they had collectively received over $67 million from ExxonMobil, the Koch Brothers and the conservative Scaife family foundations.

Goreham’s speech, titled “The Mad, Mad World of Climatism” can be viewed below.

June 30–July 1, 2011

Goreham was a speaker at the Heartland Institute’s Sixth International Conference on Climate Change.²⁵ “Steve Goreham: Sixth International Conference on Climate Change,”climateconference.heartland.org. Accessed December 14, 2011.

Research done by DeSmog found that 17 of the 43 sponsors of the Heartland Institute’s Sixth International Conference on Climate Change, including the Heartland Institute itself, have collectively received over $46 million from either Scaife Foundations, Koch Foundations, or ExxonMobil and its foundation.

Goreham’s speech, titled “Climategate: Iceburg or Ice Cube?” can be viewed below.

Nov 15, 2010

Spoke at a meeting of the White County Tea Party Patriots to discuss climate change.²⁶ “White County Tea Party Patriots hosts Steve Goreham, Climate Science Coalition of America,” YouTube Video. Uploaded by WCTeaPartyPatriot on November 17, 2010. Archived .mp4 on file at DeSmog.

Affiliations

• Climate Science Coalition of America (CSCA) — Executive director.²⁷“ABOUT THE CLIMATE SCIENCE COALITION OF A” CSCA. Archived August 13, 2011. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/rodCj²⁸
• Network Systems Division at Panduit Corporation — Vice President (2005 – 2009)²⁹ ExxonSecrets Factsheet: Steve Goreham. Archived March 25, 2016. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/lEphz
• Pemstar — Sr. Vice President, Communications, (2003 – 2005)³⁰ ExxonSecrets Factsheet: Steve Goreham. Archived March 25, 2016. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/lEphz
• CellEngines — Chief Executive Officer (2001 – 2003)³¹ ExxonSecrets Factsheet: Steve Goreham. Archived March 25, 2016. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/lEphz
• Motorola — Sr. Director Cell Phone Products (1997 – 2001).³² ExxonSecrets Factsheet: Steve Goreham. Archived March 25, 2016. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/lEphz
• Climate Exit (Clexit) — ”Founding Member.”³³ “The Clexit Committee comprises” (PDF), Clexit.net. Archived.pdf on file at Desmog.

Clients and Past Presentations

Goreham listed the following under “Clients and Past Presentations” on his website. Years indicate the year a client was listed on the Internet Archive of Goreham’s website:³⁴“Clients,” Steve Goreham. Archived March 4, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/tzySw

Social Media

• @stevegoreham on Twitter.
• “Steve Goreham” on LinkedIn.

Publications

Goreham is the author of Climatism! Science, Common Sense, and the 21st Century’s Hottest Topic.

A media release describes the book: “Goreham demonstrates that climate change is due to natural causes, not man-made emissions of greenhouse gases. Therefore, humanity is engaged in a futile effort to control the Earth’s temperature, imposing severe policies that will limit our freedoms and radically transform our way of life.”³⁵(Press Release). “Finally, answers to the question of whether mankind really is destroying the earth’s climate,” Ascot Media Group, 2010. Archived August 16, 2019. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/nSc6A

He also publishes skeptical articles at Climate Realists, and has contributed to conservative websites such as Big Government.

Other Resources

Resources

• 1
  “About,” Climatism.net. Archived July 23, 2011. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/SQYPb
• 2
  “About,” Climatism.net. Archived July 23, 2011. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/SQYPb
• 3
  “Speaking on Climate Change and Renewable Energy,” Climatism! Archived February 8, 2011. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/5XiIP
• 4
  “Man-made Global Warming Hoax,” YouTube video uploaded by user “gorehamsteve,” July 1, 2010. Archived .mp4 on file at DeSmog.
• 5
  “ABOUT THE CLIMATE SCIENCE COALITION OF A” CSCA. Archived August 13, 2011. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/rodCj
• 6
  “Climatism! Science, Common Sense, and the 21st Century’s Hottest Topic,” Climatism.net. Archived June 15, 2011. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/W7gO6
• 7
  “Steve Goreham: Wind energy’s house of cards” Energy Tribune, Aug. 31, 2010. Republished by petroleumworld. Archived September 21, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/z0ti7
• 8
  “Coalition letter to the President on Scott Pruitt,” (PDF), Heartland Institute, 2018. Archived .pdf on file with DeSmog.
• 9
  Senator Whitehouse. “Time to wake up: Web of Deceit” April 23, 2018. Archive.is URL: https://archive.li/HzIsa
• 10
  “FRIENDS OF SCIENCE FOURTEENTH ANNUAL EVENT, WITH ROBERT LYMAN & STEVE GOREHAM.” Archived July 21, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/C0Ukl
• 11
  “STEVE GOREHAM,” Climateconference.heartland.org. Archived April 7, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/rXNbR
• 12
  “PETITION” (PDF), February 23, 2017. Richard Lindzen. PDF Archived at DeSmog.
• 13
  “PETITION” (PDF), February 23, 2017. Richard Lindzen. PDF Archived at DeSmog.
• 14
  Graham Readfearn. “Climate Science Denier Richard Lindzen’s List of 300 “Scientists” Sent to Trump Is the Usual Parade of Non-Experts,” DeSmog, February 27, 2017.
• 15
  “Open Letter Supporting Scott Pruitt for EPA Administrator,” Cornwall Alliance, January 5, 2017. Archived January 19, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/xMash
• 16
  Ben Jervey. “Mapping EPA Nominee Scott Pruitt’s Many Fossil Fuel Ties,” DeSmog, January 13, 2017.
• 17
  Ben Jervey and Steve Horn. “EPA Nominee Scott Pruitt Gets Grilled on Fossil Fuel Ties at Confirmation Hearing,” DeSmog, January 18, 2017.
• 18
  “The Clexit Committee comprises” (PDF), Clexit.net. Archived.pdf on file at Desmog.
• 19
  “After Brexit, Clexit” (PDF), Clexit.net. Archived .pdf on file at Desmog.
• 20
  Graham Readfearn. “After Brexit, Climate Science Denialists Form New Group to Call for a Clexit,” Desmog, August 3, 2016.
• 21
  “Hugh Morgan AO,” Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Archived February 22, 2002. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/1ObOB
• 22
  “After Brexit, Clexit” (PDF), Clexit.net. Archived .pdf on file at Desmog.
• 23
  “Return of Climate Denial-a-Palooza: Heartland Institute Hitches Anti-Science Wagon to Vegas FreedomFest,” DeSmog, July 7, 2014. Archived July 14, 2014.
• 24
  “International Conference on Climate Change, Program,” (PDF) Heartland Institute. Archived January 22, 2018.
• 25
  “Steve Goreham: Sixth International Conference on Climate Change,”climateconference.heartland.org. Accessed December 14, 2011.
• 26
  “White County Tea Party Patriots hosts Steve Goreham, Climate Science Coalition of America,” YouTube Video. Uploaded by WCTeaPartyPatriot on November 17, 2010. Archived .mp4 on file at DeSmog.
• 27
• 28
• 29
  ExxonSecrets Factsheet: Steve Goreham. Archived March 25, 2016. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/lEphz
• 30
  ExxonSecrets Factsheet: Steve Goreham. Archived March 25, 2016. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/lEphz
• 31
  ExxonSecrets Factsheet: Steve Goreham. Archived March 25, 2016. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/lEphz
• 32
  ExxonSecrets Factsheet: Steve Goreham. Archived March 25, 2016. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/lEphz
• 33
  “The Clexit Committee comprises” (PDF), Clexit.net. Archived.pdf on file at Desmog.
• 34
  “Clients,” Steve Goreham. Archived March 4, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/tzySw
• 35
  (Press Release). “Finally, answers to the question of whether mankind really is destroying the earth’s climate,” Ascot Media Group, 2010. Archived August 16, 2019. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/nSc6A