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The Forgotten Oil Ads That Told Us Climate Change Was Nothing

Provided by: The Guardian |Published on: June 1, 2023
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  • This article details the strategies used in oil and gas industry advertisements since the 1960s.
  • Students will learn when oil executives knew about global warming, what persuasive strategies they used to convince the public not to worry, and how these strategies changed with public perception.
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Subjects: Science, Social Studies, English Language Arts
Authors: Geoffrey Supran, Naomi Oreskes
Region: North America, United States, Global
Languages: English

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