Approximately three decades ago, scientists studying the earth’s atmosphere began to raise concerns about global warming. To counteract the public outcry, certain research institutions promoted the message that “everything was okay.” Soon, a campaign of disinformation by oil and gas lobbyists to sow doubt about their findings. One journalist, Ross Gelbspan, dug deep into the research. He looked at who funded the research and found the oil & gas industry was covertly funding climate change denialism. His series of articles alerted the public that there was a campaign to deny climate change. The articles, collected, formed the book The Heat […]