FRONTLINE does a deep dive into how oil companies like Exxon Mobil and Koch Industries knew about climate change and its potential consequences way back in the 1980s. And yet, to protect their business interests, they lied to the public, manipulated elected representatives, spent millions of dollars in negative advertisement campaigns to derail climate action, stopped research into alternative energy sources and energy storage technologies, funded climate change deniers/skeptics and destroyed the reputations of scientists trying to educate governments around the world regarding climate change. Their efforts continue to the present day.
The Power of Big Oil
FRONTLINE examines the fossil fuel industry's history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change. This 3-part series traces decades of missed opportunities and the ongoing attempts to hold Big Oil to account.
