Environmental Politics

Big Oil Uses Newsletter Ads to Spread Misinformation Ahead of Hearing

"On Thursday, a cadre of Big Oil CEOs will testify at a high-profile Congressional hearing examining whether their companies engaged in a campaign to mislead the public about climate change. In the run-up to that hearing, those same Big Oil companies have been running ads to mislead the public about climate change in the nation’s most popular political newsletters."

Source: Earther/HEATED, 10/28/2021

"Italy Hosts A Climate-Focused G20 As Geopolitics Shift"

"The leaders of Russia and China aren’t coming. Turkey nearly set off a diplomatic incident on the eve of the meeting. And the United States, Australia and France will be at the same table for the first time since Washington pulled the rug out from under Paris’ $66 billion submarine deal Down Under."

Source: AP, 10/27/2021

Big Oil Hearing To Kick Off Probe Into Climate Disinformation: Lawmaker

"A Congressional hearing this week into whether oil companies misled the public about climate change marks the start of a broad probe that may extend to other industries from advertising to social media, according to a lawmaker leading the effort."

Source: Reuters, 10/27/2021

"White House Sets Climate Spending At Up To $555 Billion"

"The White House has told allies in Congress that climate change programs in Democrats' spending bill will range between $500 billion and $555 billion, according to four sources familiar with the negotiations."

Source: Politico, 10/27/2021

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