Big Oil has known since at least the 1950s that burning fossil fuels would cause global heating, resulting in climate destabilization.
Once the world found out that Big Tobacco knew, they were sued. Why should Big Oil be any different? >> act.gp/44D5AQx
#BigOilKnew
Once the world found out that Big Tobacco knew, they were sued. Why should Big Oil be any different? >> act.gp/44D5AQx
#BigOilKnew
July 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Big Oil has known since at least the 1950s that burning fossil fuels would cause global heating, resulting in climate destabilization.
Once the world found out that Big Tobacco knew, they were sued. Why should Big Oil be any different? >> act.gp/44D5AQx
#BigOilKnew
Once the world found out that Big Tobacco knew, they were sued. Why should Big Oil be any different? >> act.gp/44D5AQx
#BigOilKnew
"This document from the early 90s by #ImperialOil lays out in pretty specific detail what it would take to fix #ClimateChange in Canada & what would be effective: a national #CarbonPrice could stabilize greenhouse gas emissions across the entire country without a big hit to the economy." #BigOilKnew
Investigative journalist @geoffdembicki.bsky.social of @desmog.com joins us to talk #PetroleumPapers, what #BigOil really thinks about #CarbonCapture and what it all means for Canada’s so-called #CleanEnergy future
#cdnpoli #abpoli #Climate #EnergyTransition #yyc www.podcastics.com/episode/3772...
#cdnpoli #abpoli #Climate #EnergyTransition #yyc www.podcastics.com/episode/3772...
Geoff Dembicki's Petroleum Papers & the Carbon Capture Con
The backers of carbon capture and storage have lied to us before. Will we believe them this time?
www.podcastics.com
August 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
"This document from the early 90s by #ImperialOil lays out in pretty specific detail what it would take to fix #ClimateChange in Canada & what would be effective: a national #CarbonPrice could stabilize greenhouse gas emissions across the entire country without a big hit to the economy." #BigOilKnew
Why is the UK’s suppressed climate national security report significant? www.theguardian.com/environment/... #UK #ClimateChange #censorship #NationalSecurity #BigOIlKnew #PhaseOutFossilFuels
Why is the UK’s suppressed climate national security report significant?
Warnings about the catastrophic effects of vital ecosystems collapsing were not published under previous prime minister
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Why is the UK’s suppressed climate national security report significant? www.theguardian.com/environment/... #UK #ClimateChange #censorship #NationalSecurity #BigOIlKnew #PhaseOutFossilFuels
How Saudi oil scientists ended up working on the world’s most important climate reports www.theguardian.com/environment/... #SaudiArabia #ClimateChange #BigOilKnew #PhaseOutFossilFuels #MakeBigOIlPay
How Saudi oil scientists ended up working on the world’s most important climate reports
Guardian investigation reveals fossil fuel links of IPCC authors, with experts declaring the body’s conflict of interest policy ‘not fit for purpose’
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2026 at 10:45 PM
How Saudi oil scientists ended up working on the world’s most important climate reports www.theguardian.com/environment/... #SaudiArabia #ClimateChange #BigOilKnew #PhaseOutFossilFuels #MakeBigOIlPay
A new study from researchers @climatecentral.org confirms that climate change is responsible for mass, global-scale bleaching of coral reefs
And #BigOilKnew about the potential risks of their products on coral reefs decades ago, Oxford researchers say
www.oneearthnow.org/p/fossil-fue...
And #BigOilKnew about the potential risks of their products on coral reefs decades ago, Oxford researchers say
www.oneearthnow.org/p/fossil-fue...
Fossil Fueled Climate Crisis is Driving Mass Coral Bleaching
Widespread bleaching of coral reefs would not have occurred absent human-caused warming, and Big Oil knew about the risks to coral reefs in the 1980s, new research finds.
www.oneearthnow.org
July 27, 2026 at 7:41 PM
A new study from researchers @climatecentral.org confirms that climate change is responsible for mass, global-scale bleaching of coral reefs
And #BigOilKnew about the potential risks of their products on coral reefs decades ago, Oxford researchers say
www.oneearthnow.org/p/fossil-fue...
And #BigOilKnew about the potential risks of their products on coral reefs decades ago, Oxford researchers say
www.oneearthnow.org/p/fossil-fue...
A state of emergency declared in Washington after heavy rains and catastrophic flooding has forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate.
#BigOilKnew this was coming as their own scientists accurately predicted from 1950s on.
👉 #MAKEPOLLUTERSPAY
grist.org/extreme-weat... @grist.org
#BigOilKnew this was coming as their own scientists accurately predicted from 1950s on.
👉 #MAKEPOLLUTERSPAY
grist.org/extreme-weat... @grist.org
Climate change primed Washington state for historic flooding
Low snowpack and abnormally warm temperatures are supercharging the atmospheric rivers hitting the Pacific Northwest.
grist.org
December 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
A state of emergency declared in Washington after heavy rains and catastrophic flooding has forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate.
#BigOilKnew this was coming as their own scientists accurately predicted from 1950s on.
👉 #MAKEPOLLUTERSPAY
grist.org/extreme-weat... @grist.org
#BigOilKnew this was coming as their own scientists accurately predicted from 1950s on.
👉 #MAKEPOLLUTERSPAY
grist.org/extreme-weat... @grist.org
World leaders address climate crisis before UN meet amid record-breaking El Niño www.theguardian.com/environment/... #UN #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ManMadeClimateChange #BigOilKnew #PhaseOutFossilFuels #MakeBigOilKnew
World leaders address climate crisis before UN meet amid record-breaking El Niño
Prime ministers of Australia and Iceland discuss effects on their countries even as some shy away in face of war and inflation
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2026 at 11:03 AM
World leaders address climate crisis before UN meet amid record-breaking El Niño www.theguardian.com/environment/... #UN #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ManMadeClimateChange #BigOilKnew #PhaseOutFossilFuels #MakeBigOilKnew
It’s time to prosecute climate crimes – with laws that already exist | Aaron Regunberg www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #ClimateChange #BigOIlKnew #ExxonKnew #ShellKnew #BPOilKnew #ManMadeClimateChange #ClimateCrimes #BigOIl
It’s time to prosecute climate crimes – with laws that already exist | Aaron Regunberg
Some have called for Nuremberg-style trials against big oil. But there are laws already on the books to describe companies’ conduct
www.theguardian.com
July 28, 2026 at 3:24 PM
It’s time to prosecute climate crimes – with laws that already exist | Aaron Regunberg www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #ClimateChange #BigOIlKnew #ExxonKnew #ShellKnew #BPOilKnew #ManMadeClimateChange #ClimateCrimes #BigOIl
5 Popular Foods You Might Have to Say Goodbye to Because of Climate Change www.thekitchn.com/5-foods-impa... #FoodSecurity #ClimateChange #coffee #chocolate #OliveOil #BigOIlKnew
5 Popular Foods You Might Have to Say Goodbye to Because of Climate Change
Plus, what we can do about it.
www.thekitchn.com
September 25, 2026 at 11:54 AM
5 Popular Foods You Might Have to Say Goodbye to Because of Climate Change www.thekitchn.com/5-foods-impa... #FoodSecurity #ClimateChange #coffee #chocolate #OliveOil #BigOIlKnew
Twenty years after An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore still believes in the climate fight: ‘We are going to win this’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #AlGore #InconvenientTruth #ManMadeClimateChange #ClimateChange #ClimateJustice #BigOIlKnew #MakeBigOIlPay
Twenty years after An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore still believes in the climate fight: ‘We are going to win this’
Former US vice-president still has optimism for climate advocacy two decades after groundbreaking documentary
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Twenty years after An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore still believes in the climate fight: ‘We are going to win this’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #AlGore #InconvenientTruth #ManMadeClimateChange #ClimateChange #ClimateJustice #BigOIlKnew #MakeBigOIlPay
Wildlife will be affected by current drought for years to come, UK government says www.theguardian.com/environment/... #UK #drought #wildlife #biodiversity #ManMadeClimateChange #BigOilKnew #PhaseOutFossilFuels #GreenEnergy
Wildlife will be affected by current drought for years to come, UK government says
The number of potentially damaging environmental incidents triggered by this year’s hot and dry weather has surpassed that of 2025
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Wildlife will be affected by current drought for years to come, UK government says www.theguardian.com/environment/... #UK #drought #wildlife #biodiversity #ManMadeClimateChange #BigOilKnew #PhaseOutFossilFuels #GreenEnergy
Nepali Activist at U.N. Rally Calls for Climate Justice After Deadly Glacier Floods Kill Thousands www.democracynow.org/2026/9/23/ne... #UN #NepalDisaster #ManMadeClimateChange #BigOilKnew #MakeBigOIlPay #ClimateJustice
Nepali Activist at U.N. Rally Calls for Climate Justice After Deadly Glacier Floods Kill Thousands
In the wake of devastating flash floods triggered by glacial collapse in the Himalayas, Nepal is demanding climate reparations from polluter countries as it embarks upon the grueling process of rebuil...
www.democracynow.org
September 24, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Nepali Activist at U.N. Rally Calls for Climate Justice After Deadly Glacier Floods Kill Thousands www.democracynow.org/2026/9/23/ne... #UN #NepalDisaster #ManMadeClimateChange #BigOilKnew #MakeBigOIlPay #ClimateJustice
Nepal says big polluters must ‘wake up’ as it calls for climate compensation over flood disaster www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... #NepalDisaster #ManMadeClimateChange #BigOilKnew #MakeThemPay #FossilFuels
Nepal says big polluters must ‘wake up’ as it calls for climate compensation over flood disaster
Foreign minister Shisir Khanal tells the Guardian the world’s biggest economies need to help Nepal, which contributes less than 0.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions
www.theguardian.com
September 8, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Nepal says big polluters must ‘wake up’ as it calls for climate compensation over flood disaster www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... #NepalDisaster #ManMadeClimateChange #BigOilKnew #MakeThemPay #FossilFuels
Air pollution from ships may be more harmful than road traffic emissions, port study finds www.theguardian.com/environment/... #AirPollution #CruiseShips #pollution #viruses #PublicHealth #environment #ManMadeClimateChange #BigOilKnew #PhaseOutFossilFuels
Air pollution from ships may be more harmful than road traffic emissions, port study finds
Scientists say ultrafine particles in cruise ship emissions associated with reduced ability to resist common viruses
www.theguardian.com
September 4, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Air pollution from ships may be more harmful than road traffic emissions, port study finds www.theguardian.com/environment/... #AirPollution #CruiseShips #pollution #viruses #PublicHealth #environment #ManMadeClimateChange #BigOilKnew #PhaseOutFossilFuels
The money #BigOil is extracting from our pockets and from the lives of our own off-spring will now be vastly greater due to decades of delay, denial and deception.
#BigOilKnew
#copolitics
www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new...
#BigOilKnew
#copolitics
www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new...
Expert says Colorado is on the brink of an insurance crisis similar to California
The executive director of Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association says Colorado is on the brink of an insurance crisis.
www.cbsnews.com
January 9, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The money #BigOil is extracting from our pockets and from the lives of our own off-spring will now be vastly greater due to decades of delay, denial and deception.
#BigOilKnew
#copolitics
www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new...
#BigOilKnew
#copolitics
www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new...
In Colorado, we saw this with I70 and Glenwood Canyon.
It's fiddling 🎻 while 🌎 hits 1.5 that's crux of the matter.
Pipelines so polluters can keep polluting isn't a solution. ☠️
Pushing for more #fossilfuels infrastructure, like #LNG export, is #Climate crime.
#copolitics #coleg
#BigOilKnew
It's fiddling 🎻 while 🌎 hits 1.5 that's crux of the matter.
Pipelines so polluters can keep polluting isn't a solution. ☠️
Pushing for more #fossilfuels infrastructure, like #LNG export, is #Climate crime.
#copolitics #coleg
#BigOilKnew
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
"...these fires are an especially acute example of something climate scientists have been warning about for decades: compound climate disasters that, when they occur simultaneously, produce much more damage than they would individually..."
#copolitics
"...these fires are an especially acute example of something climate scientists have been warning about for decades: compound climate disasters that, when they occur simultaneously, produce much more damage than they would individually..."
#copolitics
The Los Angeles wildfires are climate disasters compounded
Conditions for a January firestorm in Los Angeles like this have not existed before now, writes a meteorologist and climate journalist
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
In Colorado, we saw this with I70 and Glenwood Canyon.
It's fiddling 🎻 while 🌎 hits 1.5 that's crux of the matter.
Pipelines so polluters can keep polluting isn't a solution. ☠️
Pushing for more #fossilfuels infrastructure, like #LNG export, is #Climate crime.
#copolitics #coleg
#BigOilKnew
It's fiddling 🎻 while 🌎 hits 1.5 that's crux of the matter.
Pipelines so polluters can keep polluting isn't a solution. ☠️
Pushing for more #fossilfuels infrastructure, like #LNG export, is #Climate crime.
#copolitics #coleg
#BigOilKnew
‘Climate change kills’: Pedro Sánchez speaks plain truth to Spain’s deniers www.theguardian.com/environment/... #Spain #wildfires #ExtremeWeather #GlobalHeating #ManMadeClimateChange #BigOilKnew #ClimateDeniers
‘Climate change kills’: Pedro Sánchez speaks plain truth to Spain’s deniers
PM has long history of speaking out on realities of global heating but political opponents remain unnmoved
www.theguardian.com
August 2, 2026 at 12:43 PM
‘Climate change kills’: Pedro Sánchez speaks plain truth to Spain’s deniers www.theguardian.com/environment/... #Spain #wildfires #ExtremeWeather #GlobalHeating #ManMadeClimateChange #BigOilKnew #ClimateDeniers
‘We can’t make it better again’: what Europe’s wildfires tell us about the climate crisis www.theguardian.com/environment/... #Europe #Canada #USA #Wildfires #ExtremeWeather #drought #ManMadeClimateChange #PhaseOutFossilFuels #BigOilKnew #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
‘We can’t make it better again’: what Europe’s wildfires tell us about the climate crisis
In this week’s newsletter: As France and Spain battle huge fires in this summer of relentless heat, will it be enough to spur us to take action?
www.theguardian.com
August 1, 2026 at 2:59 PM
‘We can’t make it better again’: what Europe’s wildfires tell us about the climate crisis www.theguardian.com/environment/... #Europe #Canada #USA #Wildfires #ExtremeWeather #drought #ManMadeClimateChange #PhaseOutFossilFuels #BigOilKnew #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
The threatening thaw: climate professor on heatwave risks to tipping point of permafrost www.theguardian.com/environment/... #ManMadeClimateChange #permafrost #TippingPoint #BigOilKnew #ClimateChange
The threatening thaw: climate professor on heatwave risks to tipping point of permafrost
Prof Gustaf Hugelius warns wildfires could accelerate release of methane and carbon as vast regions approach irreversible thresholds
www.theguardian.com
August 20, 2026 at 10:57 AM
The threatening thaw: climate professor on heatwave risks to tipping point of permafrost www.theguardian.com/environment/... #ManMadeClimateChange #permafrost #TippingPoint #BigOilKnew #ClimateChange
The Climate Crisis is killing our 1st responders.
Who will pay for escalating costs? Who will pay to strengthen first responders' capacity? Who will pay for spring homeowner and business insurance?
#BigOilKnew @polluterspay.bsky.social
#copolitics #coleg
www.montrosepress.com/free_access/...
Who will pay for escalating costs? Who will pay to strengthen first responders' capacity? Who will pay for spring homeowner and business insurance?
#BigOilKnew @polluterspay.bsky.social
#copolitics #coleg
www.montrosepress.com/free_access/...
Firefighting aircraft goes down in Silver Jack, Gunnison County; Montrose dive team recovers body
UPDATE: The Montrose County Sheriff's Office dive team has recovered the pilot's body, Gunnison County Sheriff Adam Murdie announced. The individual was then transported to the Gunnison County coroner...
www.montrosepress.com
July 17, 2026 at 3:53 PM
The Climate Crisis is killing our 1st responders.
Who will pay for escalating costs? Who will pay to strengthen first responders' capacity? Who will pay for spring homeowner and business insurance?
#BigOilKnew @polluterspay.bsky.social
#copolitics #coleg
www.montrosepress.com/free_access/...
Who will pay for escalating costs? Who will pay to strengthen first responders' capacity? Who will pay for spring homeowner and business insurance?
#BigOilKnew @polluterspay.bsky.social
#copolitics #coleg
www.montrosepress.com/free_access/...
We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #nature #environment #ManMadeClimateChange #PhaseOutFossilFuels #BigOilKnew #ClimateChange
www.theguardian.com
August 4, 2026 at 10:54 AM
We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #nature #environment #ManMadeClimateChange #PhaseOutFossilFuels #BigOilKnew #ClimateChange
#BigOilKnew but is doing all it can to stick you with the bill even as it pockets near record earnings
www.realtor.com/news/trends/...
#copolitics
www.realtor.com/news/trends/...
#copolitics
Map Shows Rising Home Insurance Costs by State as Climate Risks Reshape the Market
Extreme weather events are reshaping real estate markets across the U.S. In turn, home insurance premiums are rising.
www.realtor.com
January 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
#BigOilKnew but is doing all it can to stick you with the bill even as it pockets near record earnings
www.realtor.com/news/trends/...
#copolitics
www.realtor.com/news/trends/...
#copolitics
Climate disruption is crushing Colorado agriculture.
Who will pay for the loss and damages undermining our rural communities?
#copol #coleg #climatechange #resilience #copolitics #BigOilKnew
Who will pay for the loss and damages undermining our rural communities?
#copol #coleg #climatechange #resilience #copolitics #BigOilKnew
Severe drought forces longtime Northern Colorado farmer to cut barley production in half
A fifth-generation Berthoud farmer says this is the driest season he's ever experienced, forcing him to slash barley production by 50% as drought continues to strain Colorado agriculture.
youtu.be
July 17, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Climate disruption is crushing Colorado agriculture.
Who will pay for the loss and damages undermining our rural communities?
#copol #coleg #climatechange #resilience #copolitics #BigOilKnew
Who will pay for the loss and damages undermining our rural communities?
#copol #coleg #climatechange #resilience #copolitics #BigOilKnew
Wildfires are raging – and the world has junked 45 climate pledges. Disaster looms, and little wonder | Bill McGuire www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #Canada #USA #Europe #Wildfires #ExtremeWeather #ManMadeClimateChange #ExxonKnew #BigOIlKnew #PhaseOutFossilFuels #GlobalHeating
Wildfires are raging – and the world has junked 45 climate pledges. Disaster looms, and little wonder | Bill McGuire
Five years ago, I wrote an open letter asking climate scientists to speak out. Now governments are in retreat, it is surely time to act, says climate professor Bill McGuire
www.theguardian.com
July 29, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Wildfires are raging – and the world has junked 45 climate pledges. Disaster looms, and little wonder | Bill McGuire www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #Canada #USA #Europe #Wildfires #ExtremeWeather #ManMadeClimateChange #ExxonKnew #BigOIlKnew #PhaseOutFossilFuels #GlobalHeating