Drilled

Drilled: A True Crime Podcast About Climate Change

Launching November 14th, Drilled is a limited series investigative true-crime podcast about the crime of the century: the creation of climate denial. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Exploiting Scientists' Kryptonite: How Oil Companies Weaponized Uncertainty

Oil companies targeted scientists' biggest weakness—their refusal to be absolutely certain about anything—to sow doubt about climate change. In addition to using journalists' views on their own objectivity against them, uncertainty became a tool for misinformation. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/Drilled See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Bell Labs of Energy: How Exxon Led Early Climate Research

In the 1970s and early 1980s, Exxon wanted to be the Bell Labs of energy, hiring brilliant scientists to conduct cutting-edge research on the "greenhouse effect" and renewable energy. At the time, there was bipartisan support around the idea of tackling global warming and a sense that American innovation was up to the task. To see the documents referenced in this episode, check out the timeline on drilled.media. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/DrilledSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Turn: How Big Oil Shifted from Innovation to Climate Denial

As the price of oil dipped in the early 1980s, oil companies and the industry at large became concerned with protecting their core business rather than expanding in new directions and becoming "energy companies." Innovation took a backseat and the campaigns to undermine climate science began. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/DrilledSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weaponizing False Equivalence

Climate disinformation ramped up in the 1990s, with oil companies and their PR firms exploiting media weaknesses and propping up "contrarian" scientists to push the narrative of scientific uncertainty, ultimately shaping how journalists reported on the climate. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/DrilledSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.