The 'Prestige Problem' Making Fossil Fuels Powerful
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Fossil fuel companies are tapping into America's "best and brightest" at top banks, public relations and advertising firms, law firms, and strategy consulting firms.
These organizations supply critical services to keep the fossil fuel industry humming: creative work, strategy, legal representation, financing. They're services that oil and gas companies need to remain powerful.
In this episode (our first of the second season!) Dr. Katharine Wilkinson and Dr. Leah Stokes explore the different ways this "prestige problem" influences America's white-collar workforce. And they'll explore efforts to push back.
Katharine speaks with Camila Bustos, the co-founder of Law Students for Climate Accountability. She also speaks with Jamie Henn, director of Fossil Free Media.
Resources:
- Law Students for Climate Accountability scorecard
- NY Times: How One Firm Drove Influence Campaigns Nationwide for Big Oil
- DeSmog: The Climate-Conflicted Directors Leading the World's Top Banks
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