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Frontline, The Power of Big Oil

Tuesdays, April 19-May 3, at 10 PM

Repeats Wednesdays, April 20-May 4, at 3 AM and Fridays, April 22-May 6, at 5 PM

Also airs on Fusion on Saturdays, April 23-May 7, at 10 PM

 

This three-part documentary series is a deeply researched investigation of what scientists, corporations, politicians and the public have known about climate change for decades and the many missed opportunities to mitigate the problem. Spanning a half century and drawing on interviews with world leaders, oil industry scientists, whistle-blowers, lobbyists and executives, as well as newly uncovered internal documents, the films explore how industry was researching climate change as early as the 1970s, how it attempted to cast doubt on the science and how it exerted influence over public perception and policy.

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The fossil fuel industry’s history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change.