A joint investigation by the House Oversight Committee and the Senate Budget Committee has uncovered a longstanding disinformation campaign by the fossil fuel industry, dating back to the 1960s. The investigation revealed that these companies were aware their emissions contributed to climate change but deliberately obscured the science. Additionally, a new report highlighted the industry's public endorsement of ineffective low-carbon technologies like algae biofuel, which are internally acknowledged as unfeasible, misleading the public and hindering investment in effective renewable technologies.
This week, my colleagues on @SenateBudget exposed the fossil fuel industry’s decades-long disinformation campaign. https://t.co/co2ur2klpG
A new report from @OversightDems shows that fossil fuel companies sing the praises on TV of low-carbon technologies like algae biofuel but acknowledge internally that they just aren't happening. It’s a PR stunt that keeps us from investing in the renewables that are working. https://t.co/3ZteKwvV7I
Senate Panel Blasts Greenwashing & Deception by Fossil Fuel Industry https://t.co/s5mGEMynpn
Senate Panel Blasts Deception, Greenwashing by Fossil Fuel Industry https://t.co/s5mGEMynpn
Our expansive @OversightDems and @SenateBudget investigation revealed that Big Oil has been pushing climate disinformation since the 1960s. They knew their emissions fueled climate change, but they obscured the science in a shocking betrayal of our people. https://t.co/GJjQSGNf4m