Why am I not surprised that the fossil fuel industry is gaslighting us? Like every other corporation, they operate according to a single production rule, mandated by the intrinsic logic of money: “More is always better.”Everything else they say to burnish their image is greenwashing.
After scientists at Exxon Corporation in 1982 discovered undeniable evidence that fossil fuels were heating the planet and dangerously threatening our common future, the Board of Directors COULD have made this information public and proceeded to call for a gradual but decisive transition from fossil fuels to renewables. But no. That would have gone against their obligation to maximize profits for their shareholders. So instead they suppressed this research and instead poured millions into a Global disinformation campaign denying climate science altogether.