The Power of Big Oil, Part Two: Doubt

Dr.Docs' Take

Doubt is part two of FRONTLINE's Power of Big Oil, and it is the chapter where the industry, staring at its own scientists' warnings, decides the smart play is to fund confusion instead. I keep saying it because it keeps being true, the manufactured-doubt strategy is the most important conspiracy of the modern age. Nobody had to deny the science outright. They just had to make you unsure, and that was cheaper.

This second chapter of FRONTLINE's investigation examines how the fossil fuel industry sowed doubt about climate science. As evidence of global warming mounted, it shows how companies worked to muddy the public conversation and delay action. Drawing on documents and testimony, it reveals a deliberate campaign to protect profits over the planet. Rigorous and revealing, it is essential reporting on a decades-long deception. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.

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