The Power of Big Oil Part One: Denial (full documentary) | FRONTLINE

FRONTLINE PBS | Official April 20, 2022

Watch part one of “The Power of Big Oil,” a three-episode

The Power of Big Oil Part One: Denial (full documentary) | FRONTLINE

FRONTLINE PBS | Official April 20, 2022

Watch part one of “The Power of Big Oil,” a three-episode FRONTLINE docuseries investigating the fossil fuel industry’s history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change.

Go inside the decades-long failure to confront the threat and increasing impacts of climate change in “The Power of Big Oil.” This deeply researched docuseries reveals what scientists, corporations and politicians have known about human-caused climate change for decades, and the missed opportunities to mitigate the problem.

This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: http://www.pbs.org/donate. 

Parts two and three of “The Power of Big Oil” premiere April 26 and May 3 on PBS and online: https://to.pbs.org/3rByEEe

Part Two here on EarthSayers.tv.

Physicist Lee Smolin compares the scientific community's function to democracy. He explains that scientists "fight

Physicist Lee Smolin compares the scientific community's function to democracy. He explains that scientists "fight and argue as hard as we can," yet accept that the next generation will ultimately decide what is correct.

Smolin argues this process mirrors how democracy operates. More of his lectures are available on his website.

Lee Smolin, founder of the Perimeter Institute, challenges the notion of a fixed future in his new book, *Time Reborn*. He rethinks the nature of the universe in this thought-provoking work.

Lee Smolin, founder of the Perimeter Institute, challenges the notion of a fixed future in his new book, *Time Reborn*. He rethinks the nature of the universe in this thought-provoking work. Published on May 17, 2013.

Discover more about these ideas. Join Smolin for a discussion, possibly featuring Robert J. Sawyer, at the Toronto Public Library.

Order *Time Reborn* from Amazon or visit your local bookstore.

President-elect Barack Obama addressed the Global Climate Summit in Beverly Hills, California, on November 18-19, 2008, promising "a new chapter of American leadership on