Beyond Lies was possible because of the ongoing work of investigative journalists and academic researchers to expose the truth and inform the public about the fossil fuel industry’s tactics of disinformation and delay. Their work provided the foundation for this campaign.  

To learn more, we recommend the following resources. Please be sure to check out our library of expert videos. If you are an educator or member of the public looking for additional information or resources, please contact us here. 

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THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY: A HISTORY OF LIES, DECEPTION, AND DELAY

You can learn more about the origins of the industry’s denial and delay in the podcast Drilled, created and hosted by journalist Amy Westervelt. Now in its sixth season, Drilled is a true-crime podcast about the climate crisis, with each season focusing on a different aspect of the consequences of the fossil fuel industry’s actions. You can listen to Drilled here. 

America Misled: How the fossil fuel industry deliberately misled Americans about climate change by John Cook, Geoffrey Supran, Stephan Lewandowsky, Naomi Oreskes, and Ed Maibach (George Mason Center for Climate Change Communication, October 2019). 

Merchants of Doubt by Naomi Oreskes and Eric M. Conway, on how the fossil fuel industry followed the tactics of the tobacco industry and promoted doubt and uncertainty to confuse the public on the urgency of acting on climate policy. You can also check out the 2014 film adaptation of the book by Robert Kenner.  

In The New Climate War, Michael E. Mann shows us how industry strategies like greenwashing advertising and deflecting responsibility onto individuals contribute to furthering delay on meaningful climate action. Mann’s work emphasizes the importance of civic participation and what all of us can do to revoke the industry’s grip on our politics. 

CENTERING CLIMATE JUSTICE

The consequences of the fossil fuel industry’s profiteering at the expense of the public are vast, ranging from significant impacts on human health, to the catastrophic weather events we’ve seen around the world this summer. Communities of color face increased risk and increased burden from fossil fuel particulate matter and the effects of inequality intersecting with climate, like heat vulnerability and flooding risk. Truly robust climate policy must center climate justice and address historical and present-day inequalities. 

"What is 'Climate Justice'? (Yale Climate Connections, 2020)

“How homeowners of color are threatened by climate change” by Naveena Sadasivam (Grist June 2021)

“Reporters must center climate justice. Here's how.” by By Ezra David Romero (Columbia Journalism Review July 2021)

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