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Fake Reporters and Energy Blogs: How Big Oil Spins Climate News
Season 1 Episode 11
A look at how fossil fuel-backed deception campaigns are continuing today, behind layers of energy industry organizations, alliances, and "news" site…
6 years, 7 months ago
Big Oil Ramps Up PR Spend and Oil Production
Season 1 Episode 10
Since the Paris Agreement in 2016, the fossil fuel industry has ramped up both oil production and greenwashing. We break down how the industry manipu…
6 years, 7 months ago
Facing Extinction
Season 2 Episode 6
As the crabbers' 2018-2019 season comes to an abrupt end, they prepare for a year that could see the fishery close altogether.
Meanwhile, Big Oil pu…
6 years, 10 months ago
David vs. Goliath
Season 2 Episode 5
As the first industry to sue Big Oil, the West Coast crab fishery is likely to meet an even tougher fight than the states, counties, and cities tryin…
6 years, 11 months ago
Taking Big Oil to Court
Season 2 Episode 4
As West Coast crabbers file a historic lawsite against the world's 30 largest fossil fuel producers, we examine the evidence and what exactly sent fi…
6 years, 11 months ago
Two Lawsuits, One Industry: Crab Fishermen Take on Big Oil
Season 2 Episode 3
Facing repeated closures due to climate change, crabbers learn new information that spurs them to take action and become the first industry to sue Bi…
6 years, 11 months ago
West Coast Crab Fisheries Face a Shaky Future
Season 2 Episode 2
As 2015's late season continues to impact West Cost crab fishers, many fisherman are getting desperate and facing uncertainty. Some are forced out of…
6 years, 11 months ago
West Coast Crab Fishermen vs. Big Oil
Season 2 Episode 1
In 2015, climate change shut down West Coast crab fisheries, disrupting ecosystems, food chains, and livelihoods. Scientists had warned the oil indus…
6 years, 11 months ago
Coming Soon: Hot Water
Season 2
In 2015, a "warm water blob", the result of both warming oceans and shifting wind patterns, wreaked havoc on West Coast fishing towns. Three years in…
7 years ago
Big Oil’s First Amendment Defense: Can Climate Denial Be Protected Speech?
Season 1 Episode 9
ExxonMobile is invoking the First Amendment to fight lawsuits over climate change, accusing counties, cities, and states of conspiring to quash its r…
7 years, 2 months ago