In the 1970s and early 1980s, Exxon wanted to be the Bell Labs of energy. It hired brilliant scientists who conducted cutting-edge research on everything from the "greenhouse effect" to 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 drilledpodcast.com.
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Recap: ExxonMobil's New York Fraud Trial
Fake Reporters and #FakeNews: How Fossil Fuel Companies Hide Behind Energy Blogs
Big Oil Is Ramping Up PR Spend and Oil Production
S2E6: Facing Extinction
S2E5 David vs. Goliath
S2E4 Taking Big Oil to Court
S2E3: Two Lawsuits at Once, Both Driven by Climate Change
S2E2: A Late Season and a Shaky Future
S2E1: A Crisis, a Cover-Up, and a Community on the Front Lines of Climate Change
Coming Soon: Hot Water, a New Drilled Series
Big Oil's New Story: The First Amendment Covers Climate Denial
Winning the War
Campaigns So Successful They've Landed in Court
The First Step to Influencing Policy: Setting Research Agendas
Aggressive Think Tanks, Shouty Pundits, and a New Religious Argument
Weaponizing False Equivalence
The Turn
Exploiting Scientists' Kryptonite: Certainty
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