The Power of Big Oil Part Two: Doubt (full documentary) | FRONTLINE
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Published 2022-04-26
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Part two, “Doubt,” chronicles how, as scientific evidence of human-caused climate change mounted in the 2000s, the industry continued to question the science, and went to new lengths to shape American politics and stall climate policy.
Part one, “Denial,” is now streaming: bit.ly/3xTxYhg
Part three, “Delay,” premieres May 3 on PBS and online: to.pbs.org/3rByEEe
“The Power of Big Oil” is a FRONTLINE Production with Mongoose Pictures in association with BBC and Arte. The series producer is Dan Edge. The producer and director of episode 2 is Gesbeen Mohammad. The editorial consultant is Russell Gold. The senior producers are James Jacoby and Eamonn Matthews. The executive producer for FRONTLINE is Raney Aronson-Rath.
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CHAPTERS:
Prologue - 00:00
Bush Backs Out of Carbon - 01:52
What ExxonMobil Knew Internally and Said Externally - 12:18
Evidence of Anthropogenic Climate Change Grows - 19:24
A Bipartisan Push to Address Climate Change - 25:54
“The Koch Political Machine” - 38:47
The 2010 Midterms & Carbon Pledge - 46:02
Credits - 52:59
All Comments (21)
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It's not going to take 50 years for young people to ask what you were thinking. We are asking it now.
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If you, as an American company, don't believe in your position strongly enough to state and defend it in an interview with Frontline, I immediately suspect your motives.
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Like most politicians on both sides they will tell the people what they think they want to hear then nothing when they get elected
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Thank you FRONTLINE for posting this. I grew up watching these documentaries with my father & truly they have helped me learn so much over the years.
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Let's not forget that they're responsible for the Plastic's Problem, too.
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Imagine how many DIRTY SECRETS that Frontline wasn’t able to uncover
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Yay!!! Frontline for President!!!!
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Big money / Dark money NEEDS to be taken OUT of all government. After this, all will self-heal.
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It’s never short of amazing to sit back and watch the little people be manipulated to rally behind what’s clearly in the economic interest of the people truly in charge.
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When Exxon/Mobil combined I don't remember anyone mentioning that it combined 2 parts of the old Standard Oil that was a broken up years ago.
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Nobody mentions that one good reason to take measures to “Go Green” is to save money. I installed my first energy-saving light bulbs not because they used less electricity but because they lasted longer (I was sick of always having to replace two certain light bulbs in my house because they have a high usage). I installed insulation, double-glazing, heat pumps, solar hot water panels, a double floor in my living room (downstairs) and got my Natural Gas supply cut off all in order to save money. My electricity usage (and therefore what I pay) is now half of what it would be if I hadn’t done all those things.
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Those guys spent 20 years working for oil companies, made lots of money, then after retirement they are regreted. Easy way to contribute to the society, speak out to try to reduce their karma!
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"You will observe with concern how long a useful truth may be known, and exist, before it is generally received and practiced on."
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We need to end our reliance on non-renewable energy sources.
