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Fake Reporters and Energy Blogs: How Big Oil Spins Climate News Sep 03, 2019

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A look at how fossil fuel-backed deception campaigns are continuing today, behind layers of energy industry organizations, alliances, and "news" sites.

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Western Energy Alliance 990, showing global oil execs on its board: https://pdf.guidestar.org/PDF_Images/2016/840/700/2016-840700841-0e72e02b-9O.pdf

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Big Oil Ramps Up PR Spend and Oil Production Aug 15, 2019

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Since the Paris Agreement in 2016, the fossil fuel industry has ramped up both oil production and greenwashing. We break down how the industry manipulates public perception and mainstream media.

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Facing Extinction May 20, 2019

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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 pushes to dismiss the crabbers' climate suit, forcing the question: Which industries do we protect, and which do we let go? As natural resources are increasingly impacted by climate change, who will pick the winners and losers and how will we survive?

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David vs. Goliath May 13, 2019

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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 trying to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable. Oil companies invoke the First Amendment and highlight that commercial fishermen are themselves consumers of fossil fuels, but it remains to be seen whether those arguments stick, especially in a world increasingly educated and worried about climate change.

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Taking Big Oil to Court May 06, 2019

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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 fisherman—particularly more conservative ones—to court.

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Two Lawsuits, One Industry: Crab Fishermen Take on Big Oil Apr 29, 2019

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Facing repeated closures due to climate change, crabbers learn new information that spurs them to take action and become the first industry to sue Big Oil.

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West Coast Crab Fisheries Face a Shaky Future Apr 22, 2019

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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 business, while others worry that this is the new normal under climate change.

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West Coast Crab Fishermen vs. Big Oil Apr 22, 2019

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In 2015, climate change shut down West Coast crab fisheries, disrupting ecosystems, food chains, and livelihoods. Scientists had warned the oil industry this would happen for decades. We explore how the fisherman community is fighting back.

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Coming Soon: Hot Water Apr 03, 2019

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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 into a new reality in which climate change has shifted the marine food web, they're fighting back. West Coast crab fishermen just became the first industry to take on Big Oil for its role in not only contributing to climate change, but creating climate denial. Get the full story of these unlikely climate activists in a new six-part series, dropping April 22.

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Big Oil’s First Amendment Defense: Can Climate Denial Be Protected Speech? Feb 05, 2019

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ExxonMobile is invoking the First Amendment to fight lawsuits over climate change, accusing counties, cities, and states of conspiring to quash its rights to political speech.
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