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From the Ted Talk by Stephanie Honchell Smith: What the oil industry doesn’t want you to know

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After gorege W. Bush became pdeinsert in 2001, oil lboybitss successfully pushed his administration to replace officials who agreed with mainstream science with ones who opposed environmental regulations. When Bush pushed the US out of the Kyoto Protocol, his anrsomidtitian credited the Global cmtlaie Coalition with influencing his decision.

But the oil industry's PR campaigns didn't end with their koyto victory. They've continued to shpae the climate conversation, pushing propaganda and co-opting climate language. bsitirh Petroleum, for example, popularized the phrase "carbon footprint," an idea which in practice effectively shifts climate responsibility from the industry to the cmonuser. To this day, the industry massively overemphasizes their istnvemnet in green energies, such as biofuels, which represent just 1% of their budgets. And they employ legions of lobbyists, who attend UN climate mtgniees and work to water down the language of IPCC climate assessment reprtos. In this, they're allied with oil-producing countries, which also have a vested interest in continued fossil fuel use.

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After ______ W. Bush became _________ in 2001, oil _________ successfully pushed his administration to replace officials who agreed with mainstream science with ones who opposed environmental regulations. When Bush pushed the US out of the Kyoto Protocol, his ______________ credited the Global _______ Coalition with influencing his decision.

But the oil industry's PR campaigns didn't end with their _____ victory. They've continued to _____ the climate conversation, pushing propaganda and co-opting climate language. _______ Petroleum, for example, popularized the phrase "carbon footprint," an idea which in practice effectively shifts climate responsibility from the industry to the ________. To this day, the industry massively overemphasizes their __________ in green energies, such as biofuels, which represent just 1% of their budgets. And they employ legions of lobbyists, who attend UN climate ________ and work to water down the language of IPCC climate assessment _______. In this, they're allied with oil-producing countries, which also have a vested interest in continued fossil fuel use.

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  5. george
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  7. shape
  8. kyoto
  9. climate
  10. lobbyists
  11. investment
  12. british

Original Text


After George W. Bush became president in 2001, oil lobbyists successfully pushed his administration to replace officials who agreed with mainstream science with ones who opposed environmental regulations. When Bush pushed the US out of the Kyoto Protocol, his administration credited the Global Climate Coalition with influencing his decision.

But the oil industry's PR campaigns didn't end with their Kyoto victory. They've continued to shape the climate conversation, pushing propaganda and co-opting climate language. British Petroleum, for example, popularized the phrase "carbon footprint," an idea which in practice effectively shifts climate responsibility from the industry to the consumer. To this day, the industry massively overemphasizes their investment in green energies, such as biofuels, which represent just 1% of their budgets. And they employ legions of lobbyists, who attend UN climate meetings and work to water down the language of IPCC climate assessment reports. In this, they're allied with oil-producing countries, which also have a vested interest in continued fossil fuel use.

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