Apparently @andersoncooper #ClimateTownHall just cited my & @NaomiOreskes's peer-reviewed study showing how #ExxonKnew about the global warming dangers of its products decades ago, then turned around & orchestrated a massive disinformation campaign to mislead the public. THREAD.
2/n: First, it's pretty surreal (& brilliant!) to have @CNN suddenly covering the s*** out of the climate crisis, helping to #EndClimateSilence. Less fantastic is that it's behind a pay wall, meaning many of us (including moi) can't actually watch it.
3/n: Second, & even more surreal: Who could've imagined presidential candidates in any previous election out-bidding one another to call out the fossil fuel industry as a bad actor that must be held legally, financially, & socially accountable for their climate denial & damages?
4/n: ⬆️ Neither #ClimateTownHall nor #ExxonKnew-focus are accidental. They're a testament to the power of journalism, the moral courage of youth (@sunrisemvmt @GretaThunberg et al), supply-side narratives (@350 #divestment #blockadia etc), & tangibility of a collapsing climate.
5/n: Back to #ExxonKnew: Our peer-reviewed, open-access article showing how Exxon misled the public is here: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.108…. For a quick explainer, here's our op-ed: nytimes.com/2017/08/22/opi…
6/n: For those visually inclined, I testified to EU Parliament about Exxon's history of climate denial and delay in March. You can watch that here (scroll to bottom for video):
7/n: Our research follows in the trail-blazing footsteps of investigative journalism @insideclimate, @latimes & @columbiajourn that first uncovered the internal documents showing #ExxonKnew. Read their reporting here (insideclimatenews.org/content/Exxon-…) and here (graphics.latimes.com/exxon-arctic/).
8/n: As it happens, today colleagues & I published the most up-to-date summary of how fossil fuel interests knowingly confused the public & sabotaged policy -- an amicus brief to the US 4th Circuit Court of Appeals supporting Maryland's climate lawsuit:
9/n: Kudos and thanks to PhD candidate @Eyesgack @sunrisemvmt for his question to Biden that brought the topic of #ExxonKnew and #ShellKnew to the fore of the #ClimateTownHall. WATCH: cnn.com/videos/politic…
