The Climate Denier's Playbook You Owe Your Life to Oil & Gas
01:15:23
Madeley vs. Whelan
- Richard Madeley debated Miranda Whelan about hypocrisy in climate protests.
- He pointed out her reliance on oil-based products, undermining her message.
Fossil Fuel Ads
- Fossil fuel ads equate oil with necessity, showing items disappearing without it.
- One ad depicts a date going awry as makeup, hairspray, and car tires vanish.
Energy vs. Fossil Fuels
- People desire energy, not specifically fossil fuels, for daily needs like transportation and heating.
- Fossil fuels don't hold a monopoly on energy; alternatives like solar, wind, and nuclear exist.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The Importance of Oil in Protests
01:33 • 2min
The Impossible Truth About Climate Change
03:08 • 2min
The Importance of Oil, Natural Gas and Coal
04:39 • 2min
The Four Big Logical Fallacies That This Argument Is Making
06:27 • 2min
The Future of Energy
07:58 • 2min
The Problem With the Fossil Fuel Industry
09:29 • 2min
The Importance of Oil in the Economy
11:02 • 2min
The End of the Candle Industry
12:34 • 2min
The Positive Side of Oil Ads
14:07 • 2min
The Dishonesty of Using Fossil Fuels
15:50 • 2min
How to Be a Successful Twitter User
17:32 • 2min
Coyly the Spring Sprite
19:07 • 2min
The Goblin of Spring
20:43 • 2min
The Future of Petroleum
22:17 • 2min
The Difference Between Running Our Veils and Powering Our Ships and Planes
23:53 • 1min
The Power of Petroleum
25:22 • 2min
The Power of Butylene Glycol
26:57 • 2min
Methane and the Golden Girls
28:31 • 2min
The Silent Spring
30:05 • 2min
The Importance of Topspin in Energy
31:46 • 1min
The Oil Industry's Pivot to Renewables
33:13 • 2min
Mickey and Goofy Explore the Universe of Energy Presented by Exxon
34:51 • 2min
Mickey and Goofy Discuss Energy in the Fossil Fuel Industry
36:22 • 2min
The White House Effect on Climate Change
38:07 • 2min
The History of the Kyoto Protocol
39:41 • 2min
The Global Climate Coalition's Anti-Kyoto Protocol Ads
41:40 • 2min
The Truth About the Kyoto Protocol
43:23 • 2min
The Importance of Self-Reliance
44:56 • 2min
The Oil Sprite: How to Make Your Wish Come True
46:34 • 2min
The Moral Case for Using Fossil Fuels
48:09 • 2min
The Importance of Transition Lenses
49:55 • 2min
The Argument for Off-Grid Power for African Countries
51:34 • 1min
The ExxonMobilization Loop
53:03 • 2min
When Doesn't Always Blow and Sun Doesnt Always Shine
54:36 • 2min
The Importance of Diversifying Your Energy Supply
56:22 • 2min
The History of the US Government
57:52 • 2min
The Difference Between Misinformation and Disinformation
59:44 • 2min
Greta Toonberg's Perfect Petroleum Free World
01:01:33 • 2min
Greta Toonberg and Zucarpet
01:03:11 • 2min
The Fairy Godmother
01:04:50 • 2min
Greta Toonberg's Day
01:06:36 • 2min
Greta Needs a Root Canal
01:08:22 • 2min
The Importance of Thanksgiving Food
01:10:11 • 2min
The Disinformation Attack
01:11:44 • 2min
The Climate Deniers Playbook
01:13:16 • 2min
How dare you criticize fossil fuels! Don’t you know you live in a society that has become utterly dependent on them?!?
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CREDITS
- Hosts: Rollie Williams & Nicole Conlan
- Executive Producer: Ben Boult
- Audio Producer: Gregory Haddock
- Researchers: Canute Haroldson & James Crugnale
- Art: Jordan Doll
- Music: Tony Domenick
SOURCES
- Richard Madeley Clashes With Climate Activist In Fiery Oil Protest Debate | Good Morning Britain (ITV, 2022)
- Leslie Nielsen for Shell 1981 TV commercial (YouTube)
- Energy Transfer: Life Runs On Energy, Connected by Oil and Natural Gas, Energy Transfer TV Commercial (YouTube)
- 1997 Newspaper Advertisements by ClimateFacts.org, Global Climate Coalition, trade associations and unions (ClimateFiles)
- Epcot's 30th: Mickey and Goofy Explore The Universe of Energy (Practical WDW)
- API: Oil Progress Week Cartoon
- The forgotten oil ads that told us climate change was nothing (Guardian, 2021)
- Clear Energy Alliance: Thanks, Fossil Fuels (YouTube)
- Friday Funny: Greta Thunberg’s perfect petroleum-free world (Watts Up With That?)
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