A damning new report has accused Big Oil of privately acknowledging its efforts to downplay the dangers of burning fossil fuels – while publicly stating they were opposed to the practice. The report, headed up by the Democrats on the House Oversight Committee in the United States, says oil giants including ExxonMobil and Chevron – as well as several industry trade groups – were behind a campaign aimed at defending the industry’s interests. They claim this has all been done at the expense of the planet. “Big Oil has run campaigns to confuse and mislead the public while working unceasingly to lo…
