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We all deserve to know when we’re being lied to.
CCI’s Charlotte Marcil explains how BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell sold false climate promises for 25 years — and how to identify Big Oil's most common lies, one by one.
CCI’s Charlotte Marcil explains how BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell sold false climate promises for 25 years — and how to identify Big Oil's most common lies, one by one.
December 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
We all deserve to know when we’re being lied to.
CCI’s Charlotte Marcil explains how BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell sold false climate promises for 25 years — and how to identify Big Oil's most common lies, one by one.
CCI’s Charlotte Marcil explains how BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell sold false climate promises for 25 years — and how to identify Big Oil's most common lies, one by one.
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Some of my stories this year included:
- how the gas industry pushed state bills to redefine gas as “clean” energy
- how the DOE partnered with plastics lobbyists
- how Exxon is building CO2 pipelines through communities after Trump withdrew safety regs
More: www.exxonknews.org/p/exxonknews...
- how the gas industry pushed state bills to redefine gas as “clean” energy
- how the DOE partnered with plastics lobbyists
- how Exxon is building CO2 pipelines through communities after Trump withdrew safety regs
More: www.exxonknews.org/p/exxonknews...
ExxonKnews: The year in review
This year, ExxonKnews reported on Big Oil targeting its critics, pushing false solutions, and encouraging political allies to help the industry escape accountability.
www.exxonknews.org
December 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Some of my stories this year included:
- how the gas industry pushed state bills to redefine gas as “clean” energy
- how the DOE partnered with plastics lobbyists
- how Exxon is building CO2 pipelines through communities after Trump withdrew safety regs
More: www.exxonknews.org/p/exxonknews...
- how the gas industry pushed state bills to redefine gas as “clean” energy
- how the DOE partnered with plastics lobbyists
- how Exxon is building CO2 pipelines through communities after Trump withdrew safety regs
More: www.exxonknews.org/p/exxonknews...
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📰 10 years ago today 📰
@insideclimatenews.org exposed how oil companies other than Exxon — including Mobil, Amoco, Phillips, Texaco, Shell, Sunoco, and the predecessors to Chevron — were aware of the climate dangers of fossil fuels in the 1970s.
Oil executives still pushed doubt for decades.
@insideclimatenews.org exposed how oil companies other than Exxon — including Mobil, Amoco, Phillips, Texaco, Shell, Sunoco, and the predecessors to Chevron — were aware of the climate dangers of fossil fuels in the 1970s.
Oil executives still pushed doubt for decades.
Exxon's Oil Industry Peers Knew About Climate Dangers in the 1970s, Too - Inside Climate News
The American Petroleum Institute together with the nation’s largest oil companies ran a task force to monitor and share climate research between 1979 and 1983, indicating that the oil industry, not ju...
insideclimatenews.org
December 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
📰 10 years ago today 📰
@insideclimatenews.org exposed how oil companies other than Exxon — including Mobil, Amoco, Phillips, Texaco, Shell, Sunoco, and the predecessors to Chevron — were aware of the climate dangers of fossil fuels in the 1970s.
Oil executives still pushed doubt for decades.
@insideclimatenews.org exposed how oil companies other than Exxon — including Mobil, Amoco, Phillips, Texaco, Shell, Sunoco, and the predecessors to Chevron — were aware of the climate dangers of fossil fuels in the 1970s.
Oil executives still pushed doubt for decades.
From the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles to the deadly floods in Texas, the toll of Big Oil’s climate lies came into devastatingly clear focus in 2025.
But even as the fossil fuel industry races to escape accountability, communities are closer than ever to having their day in court.
But even as the fossil fuel industry races to escape accountability, communities are closer than ever to having their day in court.
2025: The year in Big Oil accountability | Center for Climate Integrity
Communities are closer than ever to putting Big Oil on trial for climate deception, even as the fossil fuel industry races to escape accountability.
climateintegrity.org
December 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
From the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles to the deadly floods in Texas, the toll of Big Oil’s climate lies came into devastatingly clear focus in 2025.
But even as the fossil fuel industry races to escape accountability, communities are closer than ever to having their day in court.
But even as the fossil fuel industry races to escape accountability, communities are closer than ever to having their day in court.
Big Oil is selling the promise of “low-carbon data centers” using carbon capture, reports @emdashsanders.bsky.social.
But these plans could "easily transform into a sprawling build-out of high-polluting methane gas infrastructure" with lasting impacts to "the climate and communities nearby."
But these plans could "easily transform into a sprawling build-out of high-polluting methane gas infrastructure" with lasting impacts to "the climate and communities nearby."
Exxon’s new greenwashing ploy
The oil giant claims it can eliminate more than 90 percent of emissions from gas-powered AI facilities. Critics say that’s nonsense.
www.exxonknews.org
December 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Big Oil is selling the promise of “low-carbon data centers” using carbon capture, reports @emdashsanders.bsky.social.
But these plans could "easily transform into a sprawling build-out of high-polluting methane gas infrastructure" with lasting impacts to "the climate and communities nearby."
But these plans could "easily transform into a sprawling build-out of high-polluting methane gas infrastructure" with lasting impacts to "the climate and communities nearby."
Washington remains under a state of emergency after more than a week of heavy rains and catastrophic flooding that has forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate.
Big Oil knowingly fueled the climate crisis, but lied — and now communities are paying the price. Accountability can’t wait.
Big Oil knowingly fueled the climate crisis, but lied — and now communities are paying the price. Accountability can’t wait.
Climate change primed Washington state for historic flooding
Low snowpack and abnormally warm temperatures are supercharging the atmospheric rivers hitting the Pacific Northwest.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Washington remains under a state of emergency after more than a week of heavy rains and catastrophic flooding that has forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate.
Big Oil knowingly fueled the climate crisis, but lied — and now communities are paying the price. Accountability can’t wait.
Big Oil knowingly fueled the climate crisis, but lied — and now communities are paying the price. Accountability can’t wait.
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Exxon has a new plan to sell more fossil fuels: stick carbon capture on massive gas-fired power plants for AI and brand them as climate friendly.
Critics say that's a dangerous fiction.
Thrilled to have @emorwee.bsky.social as my editor on this one!
www.exxonknews.org/p/exxon-prom...
Critics say that's a dangerous fiction.
Thrilled to have @emorwee.bsky.social as my editor on this one!
www.exxonknews.org/p/exxon-prom...
Exxon’s new greenwashing ploy
The oil giant claims it can eliminate more than 90 percent of emissions from gas-powered AI facilities. Critics say that’s nonsense.
www.exxonknews.org
December 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Exxon has a new plan to sell more fossil fuels: stick carbon capture on massive gas-fired power plants for AI and brand them as climate friendly.
Critics say that's a dangerous fiction.
Thrilled to have @emorwee.bsky.social as my editor on this one!
www.exxonknews.org/p/exxon-prom...
Critics say that's a dangerous fiction.
Thrilled to have @emorwee.bsky.social as my editor on this one!
www.exxonknews.org/p/exxon-prom...
"States’ rights and the right of citizens to hold corporations accountable in court must remain absolute."
100%.
Whether it's fossil fuels, pesticides, AI, or something else entirely, no industry should be above the law.
100%.
Whether it's fossil fuels, pesticides, AI, or something else entirely, no industry should be above the law.
The Supreme Court Should Not Shield Monsanto From Lawsuits
The rights of states and the right of citizens to hold corporations accountable must remain absolute.
www.civilbeat.org
December 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
"States’ rights and the right of citizens to hold corporations accountable in court must remain absolute."
100%.
Whether it's fossil fuels, pesticides, AI, or something else entirely, no industry should be above the law.
100%.
Whether it's fossil fuels, pesticides, AI, or something else entirely, no industry should be above the law.
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An important new report from @climateintegrity.org illustrates how BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil & Shell have inundated the public w/ deceptive advertisements, positioning themselves as "green" when in fact they are actively fueling climate catastrophe around the globe. #Greenwashing #ClimateAccountablity
Big Oil’s Deceptive Climate Ads | Center for Climate Integrity
How Four Oil Majors Sold False Promises from 2000-2025
climateintegrity.org
December 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
An important new report from @climateintegrity.org illustrates how BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil & Shell have inundated the public w/ deceptive advertisements, positioning themselves as "green" when in fact they are actively fueling climate catastrophe around the globe. #Greenwashing #ClimateAccountablity
“Connecticut’s lawsuit against Exxon will not give us back the time oil companies stole from us with their lies, but it will put us on a path toward holding bad actors accountable,” write Reps. Mary Mushinsky and Steve Winter.
Opinion: Why Connecticut is one step closer to its day in court. It’s a win.
Why should our taxpayers be the ones burdened with the financial strain of climate change when it was Big Oil companies that knowingly spread disinformation and deception?
www.courant.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
“Connecticut’s lawsuit against Exxon will not give us back the time oil companies stole from us with their lies, but it will put us on a path toward holding bad actors accountable,” write Reps. Mary Mushinsky and Steve Winter.
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Pipeline giant Energy Transfer secretly funded a front group to influence the North Dakota court in the company's ongoing effort to destroy Greenpeace. The front group is run by infamous dirty tricks PR firm DCI Group. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/c...
Greenpeace’s Fight With Pipeline Giant Exposes a Legal Loophole
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Pipeline giant Energy Transfer secretly funded a front group to influence the North Dakota court in the company's ongoing effort to destroy Greenpeace. The front group is run by infamous dirty tricks PR firm DCI Group. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/c...
Former Washington Governor Jay Inslee is right: “People don't like being lied to.”
When corporations lie, they should be held accountable.
"The fossil fuel industry [has] been lying to the American people for decades. They knew their product was going to cause enormous harm."
When corporations lie, they should be held accountable.
"The fossil fuel industry [has] been lying to the American people for decades. They knew their product was going to cause enormous harm."
December 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Former Washington Governor Jay Inslee is right: “People don't like being lied to.”
When corporations lie, they should be held accountable.
"The fossil fuel industry [has] been lying to the American people for decades. They knew their product was going to cause enormous harm."
When corporations lie, they should be held accountable.
"The fossil fuel industry [has] been lying to the American people for decades. They knew their product was going to cause enormous harm."
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New report from @climateintegrity.org documents oil and gas majors lies and deceptions regarding fossil fuel emissions role in driving #climatechange. insideclimatenews.org/news/1112202...
Big Oil’s Climate Ads Have Propped Up Fake Promises and False Solutions for Past 25 Years, Report Finds - Inside Climate News
First-of-its-kind analysis of hundreds of climate-related advertisements from BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell suggests that oil companies are continuing to mislead the public on climate.
insideclimatenews.org
December 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
New report from @climateintegrity.org documents oil and gas majors lies and deceptions regarding fossil fuel emissions role in driving #climatechange. insideclimatenews.org/news/1112202...
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a first of its kind analysis and compilation of Big Oil PR campaigns. you'll often see one-off examples of greenwashing, but to see the scale of 300+ ads, spanning over 25 years is another level. climateintegrity.org/projects/big...
Big Oil’s Deceptive Climate Ads | Center for Climate Integrity
How Four Oil Majors Sold False Promises from 2000-2025
climateintegrity.org
December 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
a first of its kind analysis and compilation of Big Oil PR campaigns. you'll often see one-off examples of greenwashing, but to see the scale of 300+ ads, spanning over 25 years is another level. climateintegrity.org/projects/big...
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My hat is off to the team at @climateintegrity.org for pulling back the curtain and exposing Big Oil’s blatant deceptions in such a clear and graphic way.
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Big Oil’s Climate Ads Have Propped Up Fake Promises and False Solutions for Past 25 Years, Report Finds - Inside Climate News
First-of-its-kind analysis of hundreds of climate-related advertisements from BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell suggests that oil companies are continuing to mislead the public on climate.
insideclimatenews.org
December 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
My hat is off to the team at @climateintegrity.org for pulling back the curtain and exposing Big Oil’s blatant deceptions in such a clear and graphic way.
@mason4c.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@gchalliance.bsky.social
@fossilfueltreaty.bsky.social
@naomioreskes.bsky.social
@mason4c.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@gchalliance.bsky.social
@fossilfueltreaty.bsky.social
@naomioreskes.bsky.social
➡️Justice Samuel Alito owns thousands in stock in ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66.
➡️Justice Amy Coney Barrett's father worked as one of Shell's top attorneys for decades.
So… just how deep are the ties between Big Oil and our U.S. Supreme Court justices? 🤔
➡️Justice Amy Coney Barrett's father worked as one of Shell's top attorneys for decades.
So… just how deep are the ties between Big Oil and our U.S. Supreme Court justices? 🤔
December 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
➡️Justice Samuel Alito owns thousands in stock in ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66.
➡️Justice Amy Coney Barrett's father worked as one of Shell's top attorneys for decades.
So… just how deep are the ties between Big Oil and our U.S. Supreme Court justices? 🤔
➡️Justice Amy Coney Barrett's father worked as one of Shell's top attorneys for decades.
So… just how deep are the ties between Big Oil and our U.S. Supreme Court justices? 🤔
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New report from @climateintegrity.org re. climate ads from #BigOil over the last 25 yrs finds they perpetuate a false narrative that the oil industry is a leader in climate action
In reality, the industry is expanding production & abandoning green promises
insideclimatenews.org/news/1112202...
In reality, the industry is expanding production & abandoning green promises
insideclimatenews.org/news/1112202...
Big Oil’s Climate Ads Have Propped Up Fake Promises and False Solutions for Past 25 Years, Report Finds - Inside Climate News
First-of-its-kind analysis of hundreds of climate-related advertisements from BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell suggests that oil companies are continuing to mislead the public on climate.
insideclimatenews.org
December 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
New report from @climateintegrity.org re. climate ads from #BigOil over the last 25 yrs finds they perpetuate a false narrative that the oil industry is a leader in climate action
In reality, the industry is expanding production & abandoning green promises
insideclimatenews.org/news/1112202...
In reality, the industry is expanding production & abandoning green promises
insideclimatenews.org/news/1112202...
Big Oil companies have spent 25 years running deceptive advertising campaigns to falsely reposition themselves as partners in the fight against climate change.
As climate accountability lawsuits make their way through the courts, Big Oil's deception demands "further scrutiny and investigation."
As climate accountability lawsuits make their way through the courts, Big Oil's deception demands "further scrutiny and investigation."
How the Past 25 Years of Big Oil's Lie-Filled Ads Have Delivered 'Climate Catastrophe' | Common Dreams
The Center for Climate Integrity, which supports efforts to hold Big Oil accountable for decades of climate deception, released a report after reviewing more than 300 advertisements from four fossil f...
www.commondreams.org
December 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Big Oil companies have spent 25 years running deceptive advertising campaigns to falsely reposition themselves as partners in the fight against climate change.
As climate accountability lawsuits make their way through the courts, Big Oil's deception demands "further scrutiny and investigation."
As climate accountability lawsuits make their way through the courts, Big Oil's deception demands "further scrutiny and investigation."
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Big Oil’s Deceptive Climate Ads | Center for Climate Integrity climateintegrity.org/projects/big...
Big Oil’s Deceptive Climate Ads | Center for Climate Integrity
How Four Oil Majors Sold False Promises from 2000-2025
climateintegrity.org
December 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Big Oil’s Deceptive Climate Ads | Center for Climate Integrity climateintegrity.org/projects/big...
For decades, Big Oil deceived the public about the problem of climate change.
Now, our new report shows, oil majors are deceiving the public about solutions, selling "a false and misleading image of their industry as working to address the climate crisis, all while doubling down on fossil fuels."
Now, our new report shows, oil majors are deceiving the public about solutions, selling "a false and misleading image of their industry as working to address the climate crisis, all while doubling down on fossil fuels."
CCI report: Oil majors have been pushing deceptive climate ads for 25 years | Center for Climate Integrity
BP, Chevron, Exxon, and Shell sold the public false climate promises through ad campaigns from 2000 to 2025, CCI’s latest report shows.
climateintegrity.org
December 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
For decades, Big Oil deceived the public about the problem of climate change.
Now, our new report shows, oil majors are deceiving the public about solutions, selling "a false and misleading image of their industry as working to address the climate crisis, all while doubling down on fossil fuels."
Now, our new report shows, oil majors are deceiving the public about solutions, selling "a false and misleading image of their industry as working to address the climate crisis, all while doubling down on fossil fuels."
NEW: For 25 years, four oil giants sold false climate promises through deceptive ad campaigns.
Our report examined 300+ ads from BP, Chevron, Exxon, and Shell from 2000-2025.
Together they push a false narrative that Big Oil is leading climate solutions. In reality, they're fueling catastrophe.
Our report examined 300+ ads from BP, Chevron, Exxon, and Shell from 2000-2025.
Together they push a false narrative that Big Oil is leading climate solutions. In reality, they're fueling catastrophe.
Big Oil’s Deceptive Climate Ads | Center for Climate Integrity
How Four Oil Majors Sold False Promises from 2000-2025
climateintegrity.org
December 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
NEW: For 25 years, four oil giants sold false climate promises through deceptive ad campaigns.
Our report examined 300+ ads from BP, Chevron, Exxon, and Shell from 2000-2025.
Together they push a false narrative that Big Oil is leading climate solutions. In reality, they're fueling catastrophe.
Our report examined 300+ ads from BP, Chevron, Exxon, and Shell from 2000-2025.
Together they push a false narrative that Big Oil is leading climate solutions. In reality, they're fueling catastrophe.
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In 1998, API — Big Oil's largest trade association — declared that “victory will be achieved when average citizens ‘understand’ (recognize) uncertainties in climate science.”
CCI's Kert Davies explains why the "Victory Memo" is now considered one of the ugliest documents in climate denial history.
CCI's Kert Davies explains why the "Victory Memo" is now considered one of the ugliest documents in climate denial history.
December 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
In 1998, API — Big Oil's largest trade association — declared that “victory will be achieved when average citizens ‘understand’ (recognize) uncertainties in climate science.”
CCI's Kert Davies explains why the "Victory Memo" is now considered one of the ugliest documents in climate denial history.
CCI's Kert Davies explains why the "Victory Memo" is now considered one of the ugliest documents in climate denial history.
In 1998, API — Big Oil's largest trade association — declared that “victory will be achieved when average citizens ‘understand’ (recognize) uncertainties in climate science.”
CCI's Kert Davies explains why the "Victory Memo" is now considered one of the ugliest documents in climate denial history.
CCI's Kert Davies explains why the "Victory Memo" is now considered one of the ugliest documents in climate denial history.
December 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
In 1998, API — Big Oil's largest trade association — declared that “victory will be achieved when average citizens ‘understand’ (recognize) uncertainties in climate science.”
CCI's Kert Davies explains why the "Victory Memo" is now considered one of the ugliest documents in climate denial history.
CCI's Kert Davies explains why the "Victory Memo" is now considered one of the ugliest documents in climate denial history.
“If cities and counties and states are not allowed to even sue the oil companies for the damage that unquestionably their products are doing, then that means simply the public will have to pay 100 percent for all of that damage, all of the adaptation, all of the resilience.”
Exxon's next Supreme Court play
Oil companies are once again asking the high court to intervene in climate deception lawsuits — part of an all-hands-on-deck effort by Big Oil and the Trump administration to shut the cases down.
www.exxonknews.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
“If cities and counties and states are not allowed to even sue the oil companies for the damage that unquestionably their products are doing, then that means simply the public will have to pay 100 percent for all of that damage, all of the adaptation, all of the resilience.”
On a scale of one to ten, how mad/shocked/upset were you when you found out that the fossil fuel industry has known for decades that its products could lead to "globally catastrophic effects" (API, 1980) WITHIN YOUR LIFETIME?!
December 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
On a scale of one to ten, how mad/shocked/upset were you when you found out that the fossil fuel industry has known for decades that its products could lead to "globally catastrophic effects" (API, 1980) WITHIN YOUR LIFETIME?!