The playbook on sowing public skepticism about health and climate issues originated not with Big Tobacco—as long believed—but with Big Oil, a new investigation reveals. … Big Oil, Not Big Tobacco, Wrote the Public Skepticism PlaybookRead more
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Granddaughter of Exxon Scientist
At its annual meeting in Dallas, Texas, ExxonMobil shareholders rejected a series of resolutions Wednesday calling for climate action, including resolutions backed by CalPERS, the … Granddaughter of Exxon ScientistRead more
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How Clinton Pushed Fracking
Fracking promises to be an issue in the upcoming Democratic Party presidential primaries, including California and New Mexico. See accuracy.org/calendar for upcoming events. STEVE HORN, … How Clinton Pushed FrackingRead more
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Berlin Is The Latest City To Pull Out Of Fossil Fuels
Berlin’s parliament voted Thursday to pull its money out of coal, gas and oil companies. The new investment policy, part of the German capital’s goal … Berlin Is The Latest City To Pull Out Of Fossil FuelsRead more
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Oil Industry Knew About Climate Dangers in the 1970s
The American Petroleum Institute together with the nation’s largest oil companies ran a task force to monitor and share climate research between 1979 and 1983, … Oil Industry Knew About Climate Dangers in the 1970sRead more
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All Major Oil Companies Knew of Climate Change by 1970s
A new investigation by the Pulitzer Prize-winning outlet InsideClimate News suggests that nearly every major U.S. and multinational oil and gas company was aware of … All Major Oil Companies Knew of Climate Change by 1970sRead more
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Antarctic CO2 Hit 400 PPM For First Time in 4 Million Years
Carbon dioxide has been steadily rising since the start of the Industrial Revolution, setting a new high year after year. There’s a notable new entry … Antarctic CO2 Hit 400 PPM For First Time in 4 Million YearsRead more
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Smoke & Fumes
This is a story about how the world’s most powerful industry used science, communications, and consumer psychology to shape the public debate over climate change. … Smoke & FumesRead more
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Oil industry knew of ‘serious’ climate concerns more than 45 years ago
The oil industry’s knowledge of dangerous climate change stretches back to the 1960s, with unearthed documents showing that it was warned of “serious worldwide environmental … Oil industry knew of ‘serious’ climate concerns more than 45 years agoRead more
