Drilled

Exploration of Exxon's aggressive countersuits, accusing others of quashing First Amendment rights. Delving into the historical context and legal consequences of corporate free speech rights in climate change. Discussing the intersection of religious freedom and corporate personhood in legal precedents. Analyzing the challenges of holding corporations accountable for deceptive statements and navigating the complexities of political speech in oil companies' cases.

Exploring fossil fuel industry manipulation of climate change information, economic impacts from toxic algal blooms, Exxon's profit-driven stance on climate change, legal battles hindering progress, and the call for swift action through societal shifts and historical transformations.

Exploring the successful fossil fuel industry campaigns causing public skepticism on climate change. Legal battles hold oil companies accountable for climate damages. Discussion on misinformation, local lawsuits, and educating the public on climate science. Revealing Big Oil's deception and legal battles mirroring Big Tobacco's tactics.

Exploring how oil companies shaped research agendas at universities to influence climate policy. Uncovering influence campaigns funded by fossil fuel interests. Discussing the impact of industry funding on research agendas and the urgency of taking action against climate change.

Exploring the influence of oil companies on public opinion and how they shifted culture through media manipulation and lobbying, including the impact on conservative views on science and progress dependency on oil. Highlighting the tactics employed by the fossil fuel industry to discredit climate science and promote climate denial, targeting specific demographics and using conspiracy theories. Delving into the intertwining of religion, the environment, and the philosophical implications of this relationship in shaping environmental policy decisions.

Oil companies manipulated media to create false narratives of scientific uncertainty about climate change, hindering efforts to address CO2 emissions. Industry used contrarian scientists and advertorials to shape public opinion and oppose climate policies, exploiting weaknesses in U.S. media system.

As the price of oil dipped in the early 1980s, management changed at most oil companies and the industry as a whole became more concerned with preserving its core business than expanding in new directions and being "energy companies." Then the campaigns to undermine the science began. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/Drilled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/Drilled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In addition to using journalists' views on their own objectivity against them, oil companies exploited various weaknesses in science, namely scientists' tendency toward not prioritizing or valuing good communication skills, and their absolute refusal to be certain about anything. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/Drilled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.