Drilled Drilled: A True Crime Podcast about Climate Change
May 28, 2018
Delve into the historical origins of climate denial propaganda, revealing a strategic manipulation of media and institutions in the 1980s and 1990s to cast doubt on climate change. Explore the journey of climate change research from its scientific roots to becoming a politically charged topic, with urgent calls for action in the 1990s and the formation of international bodies.
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Early Climate Science Reception
- Early climate science was treated like any other scientific field and was well received.
- Exxon, however, began advertising against climate science despite funding related research.
Accuracy of Climate Predictions
- Climate predictions made since the 1950s are now coming true.
- By 1991, climate urgency was escalating politically and legislatively worldwide.
Origins of Climate Denial Propaganda
- Modern information wars evolved from well-orchestrated campaigns in the 1980s and 1990s.
- The creation of climate denial was the initial U.S. propaganda campaign of this kind.