"Fossil fuel companies are sponsoring some of the Beltway's most-read newsletters in an attempt to win influence in Washington, DC."
"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.
The email newsletter Punchbowl News, for example, was sponsored by ExxonMobil last week. Each day, three times a day, Exxon told more than 100,000 Punchbowl subscribers that the company is “working to reduce emissions and help advance climate solutions,” and “advancing climate solutions like carbo"
Molly Taft and Emily Atkin report for Earther and HEATED October 28, 2021.
SEE ALSO:
"What You Need To Know About Thursday's Big Oil Hearing" (Earther)
Livestream of hearing, 10:30 am ET (House Oversight Committee)
"Oil Executives Face ‘Turning Point’ US Congressional Hearing On Climate Crisis" (Guardian)
"How Decades Of Disinformation About Fossil Fuels Halted U.S. Climate Policy" (NPR)
"Chevron Is Playing Americans for Fools with ‘Green’ Ad Blitz " (Rolling Stone)
"Shell’s Carbon Offset Claims Show Task Ahead for UN Climate Talks" (Bloomberg Green)
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