Big Oil Allegedly Misled the Public on Recycling, California AG Says

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View this email in your browser California Is Investigating Big Oil for Allegedly Misleading the Public on Recycling Accusing oil and gas companies of "a half-century campaign of deception," California's attorney general opened an investigation Thursday into the possible role the companies played in promoting the idea that plastics could be recycled, in an effort to manipulate the public to buy more of it. The announcement cited our 2020 investigation with NPR, Plastic Wars. READ MORE Plastic Wars Revisit FRONTLINE and NPR's investigation into how plastic makers publicly promoted recycling for decades despite privately expressing doubts, from almost the beginning, that widespread plastic recycling would ever be economically viable. WATCH NOW OUR NEW 3-PART SERIES: THE POWER OF BIG OIL The Power of Big Oil Concludes Tue., May 3 Our three-part docuseries investigates the decades-long failure to confront the threat and increasing impacts of climate change, including the role of the fossil fuel industry. Ahead of the finale this Tuesday (check local listings), catch up on parts one and two. STREAM PART 1: DENIAL STREAM PART 2: DOUBT Virtual Discussion Fri., May 6: The Power of Big Oil Join the film team behind The Power of Big Oil for a discussion on the fossil fuel industry's history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change. RSVP THE WAR IN UKRAINE War Crimes Watch Ukraine With The Associated Press, we've now verified and documented more than 200 potential war crimes committed since Russia's invasion began. LEARN MORE INSIDE FRONTLINE China's COVID Secrets Wins NIHCM Television & Radio Journalism Award The award-winning 2021 documentary tells the story of how the COVID-19 pandemic began and how China responded. READ & WATCH Serious journalism for serious times. Like this email? INVITE A FRIEND TO SUBSCRIBE Follow FRONTLINE:   Want to know when FRONTLINE airs next? Text "START" to 617-300-0810   Did someone forward you this email? SUBSCRIBE HERE FRONTLINE is produced at GBH in Boston and is broadcast nationwide on PBS. Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding is provided by the Abrams Foundation; the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Park Foundation; the Heising-Simons Foundation; and the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and additional support from Koo and Patricia Yuen. Copyright © 2022 WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, All rights reserved. You received this email because you subscribed on FRONTLINE's web site. Our mailing address is: FRONTLINE 1 Guest St Boston, MA 02135 Unsubscribe from the FRONTLINE newsletter Unsubscribe from all communications View the PBS privacy policy