95 knowledge about the entire earth system that exists today. Scientific inquiry has to include natural, geophysical and geochemical cycles responsible for the changing concentrations of atmospheric gases, the systems of winds, the patterns of ocean currents, and the changing weather (including rain, evaporation and clouds), as well as the role of humans and every other plant, animal and biological form of life on earth.450 In 1998, the API prepared a “Global Climate Science Communications Action Plan,”451 which enumerated the strategies and tactics it will employ to undermine the Kyoto Protocol and climate science. Three (3) of its major strategies are as follows: 1. “National Media Relations Program: Develop and implement a national media relations program to inform the media about uncertainties in climate science; to generate national, regional and local media coverage on the scientific uncertainties, and thereby educate and inform the public, stimulating them to raise questions with policy makers;”452 2. “Global Climate Science Information Sources: Develop and implement a program to inject credible science and scientific accountability into the global climate debate, thereby raising questions about and undercutting the ‘prevailing scientific wisdom.’ The strategy will have the added benefit of providing a platform for credible, constructive criticism of the opposition’s position on the science;”453 3. “National Direct Outreach and Education: Develop and implement a direct outreach program to inform and educate members of Congress, state officials, industry leadership, and school teachers/ students about uncertainties in climate science. This strategy will be able to raise such serious questions about the Kyoto treaty’s scientific underpinnings that American policy-makers not only will refuse to endorse it, they will seek to prevent progress toward implementation at the Buenos Aires meeting in November or through other ways. Informing teachers/students about uncertainties in climate action will 450 Id. at 79. 451 Global Climate Science Communications Action Plan dated 3 April 1998 from Exhibit AAAAAAA to AAAAAAA-1, Climate Files Post Index prepared by Climate Investigations Center with links to copies of the actual documents, available at http://www.climatefiles.com/trade-group/american-petroleuminstitute/1998-global-climate-science-communications-team-action-plan/ (last accessed Mar. 5, 2020). 452 Id. at 4. 453 Id. at 5.