We all deserve to know when we’re being lied to. CCI’s Charlotte Marcil explains how BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell sold false climate promises for 25 years — and how to identify Big Oil's most common lies, one by one.

Some of my stories this year included: - how the gas industry pushed state bills to redefine gas as “clean” energy - how the DOE partnered with plastics lobbyists - how Exxon is building CO2 pipelines through communities after Trump withdrew safety regs More: www.exxonknews.org/p/exxonknews...

📰 10 years ago today 📰 @insideclimatenews.org exposed how oil companies other than Exxon — including Mobil, Amoco, Phillips, Texaco, Shell, Sunoco, and the predecessors to Chevron — were aware of the climate dangers of fossil fuels in the 1970s. Oil executives still pushed doubt for decades.

From the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles to the deadly floods in Texas, the toll of Big Oil’s climate lies came into devastatingly clear focus in 2025. But even as the fossil fuel industry races to escape accountability, communities are closer than ever to having their day in court.

Big Oil is selling the promise of “low-carbon data centers” using carbon capture, reports @emdashsanders.bsky.social. But these plans could "easily transform into a sprawling build-out of high-polluting methane gas infrastructure" with lasting impacts to "the climate and communities nearby."

Washington remains under a state of emergency after more than a week of heavy rains and catastrophic flooding that has forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate. Big Oil knowingly fueled the climate crisis, but lied — and now communities are paying the price. Accountability can’t wait.

Exxon has a new plan to sell more fossil fuels: stick carbon capture on massive gas-fired power plants for AI and brand them as climate friendly. Critics say that's a dangerous fiction. Thrilled to have @emorwee.bsky.social as my editor on this one! www.exxonknews.org/p/exxon-prom...

"States’ rights and the right of citizens to hold corporations accountable in court must remain absolute." 100%. Whether it's fossil fuels, pesticides, AI, or something else entirely, no industry should be above the law.

An important new report from @climateintegrity.org illustrates how BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil & Shell have inundated the public w/ deceptive advertisements, positioning themselves as "green" when in fact they are actively fueling climate catastrophe around the globe. #Greenwashing #ClimateAccountablity

“Connecticut’s lawsuit against Exxon will not give us back the time oil companies stole from us with their lies, but it will put us on a path toward holding bad actors accountable,” write Reps. Mary Mushinsky and Steve Winter.

Pipeline giant Energy Transfer secretly funded a front group to influence the North Dakota court in the company's ongoing effort to destroy Greenpeace. The front group is run by infamous dirty tricks PR firm DCI Group. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/c...

Former Washington Governor Jay Inslee is right: “People don't like being lied to.” When corporations lie, they should be held accountable. "The fossil fuel industry [has] been lying to the American people for decades. They knew their product was going to cause enormous harm."

New report from @climateintegrity.org documents oil and gas majors lies and deceptions regarding fossil fuel emissions role in driving #climatechange. insideclimatenews.org/news/1112202...

a first of its kind analysis and compilation of Big Oil PR campaigns. you'll often see one-off examples of greenwashing, but to see the scale of 300+ ads, spanning over 25 years is another level. climateintegrity.org/projects/big...

My hat is off to the team at @climateintegrity.org for pulling back the curtain and exposing Big Oil’s blatant deceptions in such a clear and graphic way. @mason4c.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social @gchalliance.bsky.social @fossilfueltreaty.bsky.social @naomioreskes.bsky.social

➡️Justice Samuel Alito owns thousands in stock in ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66. ➡️Justice Amy Coney Barrett's father worked as one of Shell's top attorneys for decades. So… just how deep are the ties between Big Oil and our U.S. Supreme Court justices? 🤔

New report from @climateintegrity.org re. climate ads from #BigOil over the last 25 yrs finds they perpetuate a false narrative that the oil industry is a leader in climate action In reality, the industry is expanding production & abandoning green promises insideclimatenews.org/news/1112202...

Big Oil companies have spent 25 years running deceptive advertising campaigns to falsely reposition themselves as partners in the fight against climate change. As climate accountability lawsuits make their way through the courts, Big Oil's deception demands "further scrutiny and investigation."

Big Oil’s Deceptive Climate Ads | Center for Climate Integrity climateintegrity.org/projects/big...

For decades, Big Oil deceived the public about the problem of climate change. Now, our new report shows, oil majors are deceiving the public about solutions, selling "a false and misleading image of their industry as working to address the climate crisis, all while doubling down on fossil fuels."

NEW: For 25 years, four oil giants sold false climate promises through deceptive ad campaigns. Our report examined 300+ ads from BP, Chevron, Exxon, and Shell from 2000-2025. Together they push a false narrative that Big Oil is leading climate solutions. In reality, they're fueling catastrophe.

In 1998, API — Big Oil's largest trade association — declared that “victory will be achieved when average citizens ‘understand’ (recognize) uncertainties in climate science.” CCI's Kert Davies explains why the "Victory Memo" is now considered one of the ugliest documents in climate denial history.

In 1998, API — Big Oil's largest trade association — declared that “victory will be achieved when average citizens ‘understand’ (recognize) uncertainties in climate science.” CCI's Kert Davies explains why the "Victory Memo" is now considered one of the ugliest documents in climate denial history.

“If cities and counties and states are not allowed to even sue the oil companies for the damage that unquestionably their products are doing, then that means simply the public will have to pay 100 percent for all of that damage, all of the adaptation, all of the resilience.”

On a scale of one to ten, how mad/shocked/upset were you when you found out that the fossil fuel industry has known for decades that its products could lead to "globally catastrophic effects" (API, 1980) WITHIN YOUR LIFETIME?!

Exxon is asking the Supreme Court to toss climate deception lawsuits, which could hold oil companies liable for billions in climate damages. According to Exxon's lawyer, the cases are a "problem" and killing them is a "big priority." My latest with @desmog.com www.exxonknews.org/p/exxons-nex...

Imagine a world where everyday citizens can’t take polluting corporations to court for breaking the law. 🏛️ ❌ Big Oil and its allies are currently lobbying Congress to make this terrifying scenario a reality — and we must fight their efforts with everything we've got.

"We see a direct correlation between Big Oil’s lies and the alarming increase of homeowners insurance due to the rising threat of natural disasters" said @classactionlaw.bsky.social's Steve Berman insideclimatenews.org/news/0512202...

The first-of-its-kind lawsuit aims to hold Big Oil accountable for escalating home insurance costs, which Washington residents argue are being fueled by the industry's “coordinated and deliberate scheme to hide the truth about climate change and the effects of burning fossil fuels.”

A new report by @greenpeace.org finds that "plastic recycling is no more of a viable solution now than it was in the 1950s" despite "decades of being touted by corporations as a solution to the pollution crisis." Big Oil and the plastics industry must be held accountable for their lies.

Connecticut’s climate accountability lawsuit is moving closer to trial, despite ExxonMobil’s attempts to strike it. 🙌 “ExxonMobil is throwing the kitchen sink at us, trying every angle to invalidate our case,” said @agwilliamtong.bsky.social. “Once again, they have failed on every count.”

For the first time ever, an oil company has been forced by a court of law to remove claims that it’s leading the energy transition and aiming for net zero emissions. @emdashsanders.bsky.social explains why fossil fuel companies across the world should be paying attention. 👀

Big Oil is "wildly desperate to dodge the growing array of lawsuits over the damage caused by their decades-long scheme to deceive the public about climate change," writes @aaronregunberg.bsky.social. The fossil fuel industry is again urging the Supreme Court to help them escape accountability.

🚨BIG: Connecticut's climate deception lawsuit against ExxonMobil is advancing toward trial after a state court rejected ALL of Exxon's motions to strike the case. The people of Connecticut are now one step closer to having their day in court to hold Exxon accountable for its climate lies.

I wrote about Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel Alito's massive conflicts of interest re: the climate deception cases that Big Oil is desperately trying to get the Supreme Court to step in and dismiss. newrepublic.com/article/2036...

Do we need to say it any louder?!

🚨 BREAKING: Washington residents have filed a class action lawsuit against several fossil fuel companies for their decades-long climate deception, which they argue is now "driving up homeowners’ insurance premiums across Washington and the rest of the country."

📰 10 years ago today 📰 @insideclimatenews.org uncovered that Exxon made "steep" and "sudden" budget cuts during the 1980s for "research into the looming CO2 problem," while sharply escalating a public relations campaign to "emphasize the scientific uncertainty surrounding climate change."

As more homeowners face "crushing insurance bills and the perennial threat of disaster," the fossil fuel companies that knowingly fueled this crisis (and lied about it) continue to rake in massive profits. Big Oil must be held accountable and pay their fair share.

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Big Oil is using native advertising to "disguise their ads in news outlets" and promote "controversial technologies like carbon capture as climate solutions, portray fossil fuel companies as climate-friendly, or misrepresent their role in the energy transition" finds author @commscholar.bsky.social.

Just because a plastic cup claims to be made of "recycled" content doesn’t mean that it is. 🤯 CCI’s Jordan McNamara explains how Big Oil is using accounting tricks to make it look like recycling is addressing our plastic pollution crisis — when in reality, it’s not.

The status quo approach to dealing with climate change is to pass the growing costs onto everyday Americans through higher rates for home insurance (and rent). A new bill in NY would chart a different path by making oil and gas companies pay their fair share. climateintegrity.org/news/view/ne...

Thank you to NY State Senator Brian Kavanagh for inviting me to testify about the importance of making Big Oil pay their fair share of a crisis they knowingly perpetuated.

Extreme weather disasters are driving up home insurance rates nationwide, and New Yorkers have had enough. Senate Bill 8585, introduced this week by New York Senator Brian Kavanagh, would empower insurers in the state to take Big Oil companies to court for fueling climate disasters.

Home insurance is in crisis, and Big Oil's lies are to blame. "We’re never going to bend the curve of ever-rising insurance costs without addressing the core driver of higher prices: the worsening climate disasters that Big Oil knowingly made a reality," explains CCI's @iylas.bsky.social.

An important new book from @commscholar.bsky.social looks at native advertising, a practice allowing fossil fuel companies to disguise their ads as journalism in mainstream outlets. It adds a hugely overlooked piece to the convo about corporate influence in media www.exxonknews.org/p/these-ads-...

Big Oil companies are lobbying Congress for a legal shield that could effectively put them above the law. 🚨 "No matter your politics, we should all agree that it’s dangerous and wrong to hand any industry a blanket get-out-of-jail-free card," writes Mayors Guyleen Castriotta and Bryan Kennedy.

The health, environmental, and economic impacts of plastic are costing us a fortune. “Fossil fuel subsidies keep plastics relatively inexpensive in the United States. But as our report reveals, the true economic, environmental and health costs to society are far greater," explains Dr. Nancy Lauer.

Your daily reminder that the fossil fuel industry is propped up by billions of dollars in U.S. government subsidies and a multimillion dollar campaign to spread climate disinformation. 💵