… many of our viewers know that the idea that carbon emissions cause climate change and all of the problems associated with that, this is not a new story. I mean, The industry itself knew this when? In the 50s and the 60s. Bill. They definitely knew it in detail in the 1980s, back when I was writing that book, the Exxon. Exxon. (14:58–15:02)
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Asserts that the fossil fuel industry was aware of the impact of carbon emissions on climate change as early as the 1950s and 1960s.
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