tell gw: no more fossil fuel money
For decades, the fossil fuel industry and allied organizations have spent billions of dollars to mislead the public about the science of and solutions to climate change. This strategy includes funding research in higher education, which has successfully influenced academic inquiry, tempered universities’ willingness to challenge the industry, and bolstered the credibility and social license of fossil fuel companies even as they imperil humanity. The fossil fuel industry and allied organizations are the architects of a crisis that threatens the lives and livelihoods of all people, especially in marginalized communities. To end this era of dangerous lies and deadly inaction, our institutions must reevaluate their relationships to those responsible for the crisis.