Exxon mobil uses big tobacco skeptism to fight against climate science
- Date Range
- March 14, 1970 – November 2, 2021
- Title
- Exxon mobil uses big tobacco skeptism to fight against climate science
- What occurred
- Exxon Mobil used the same "playbook" as big tobacco to fight climate science. This was done to create a divide between people usually for the benefit of the business and fighting climate regulation. This relates to what we learned in class (or what we will learn) because as environmentalism becomes more prominent and science comes to light businesses will have to front costs of being more environmentally friendly which takes away from their profit. Also, it is important to mention that with the science of climate change becoming more common knowledge people will begin to realize just how much damage these industries have done and will make them obsolete and force them to pay. Lastly just like the article we read criticising air and water protection legislation this company would go on to not blame itself but consumers for climate change. Though with this being the case we now have politized the environment to the point that these industries will continue to go on unlike the movements of the 70s where environmentalism was somewhat bipartisan.
- Location
- 1735 Hughes Landing Blvd, The Woodlands, TX 77380
- Image Citation
- Dooley, K. (2021, November 2). ExxonMobil, Pertamina to evaluate CCS potential in Indonesia. OGV Energy. Retrieved November 3, 2021, from https://www.ogv.energy/news-item/exxonmobil-pertamina-to-evaluate-ccs-potential-in-indonesia. Egan, M. (2021, May 25). Exxon uses Big Tobacco's playbook to downplay the climate crisis, Harvard Study finds. CNN. Retrieved November 3, 2021, from https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/13/business/exxon-climate-change-harvard/index.html.
- Student name(s)
- andrew bassuk