Rebecca John

Rebecca John

About

Rebecca John is a Research Fellow at the Climate Investigations Center. She is also a freelance journalist and award-winning documentary film maker. As a Producer and Director of the acclaimedย โ€œExtreme Oilโ€ /ย โ€œCurse of Oilโ€ series forย PBS /BBCย her work was awarded aย Cine Golden Eagleย for News Analysis. Other award-winning and nominated series and films includeย โ€œChurchillโ€ย forย PBSย &ย ITV,ย โ€œThe Secret World of Richard Nixonโ€ย forย The History Channel/BBCย andย โ€œAmbush In Mogadishuโ€ย forย PBS Frontline/ BBC (winner of the Edward R. Murrow Overseas Press Club of America โ€˜Best Documentary on Foreign Affairs Awardโ€™). Follow her on X at @rebecca_John1.

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New documents show how a deceptive PR strategy pioneered in 1950s California first exposed the risk of climate change and then helped the industry deny it.

New documents show how a deceptive PR strategy pioneered in 1950s California first exposed the risk of climate change and then helped the industry deny it.
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BP sees sponsored content as a crucial tool to reach โ€œWashington, DC, elites,โ€ according to subpoenaed memos.

BP sees sponsored content as a crucial tool to reach โ€œWashington, DC, elites,โ€ according to subpoenaed memos.
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Documents shed light on the earliest-known instance of climate science funded by the fossil fuel industry, adding to growing understanding of Big Oilโ€™s knowledge of climate change.

Documents shed light on the earliest-known instance of climate science funded by the fossil fuel industry, adding to growing understanding of Big Oilโ€™s knowledge of climate change.
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New documents show Big Oil funded the first known meeting on CO2 and climate change, bringing risks of burning fossil fuels to national attention.

New documents show Big Oil funded the first known meeting on CO2 and climate change, bringing risks of burning fossil fuels to national attention.
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A 1965 memo to Lyndon Baines Johnson discloses the link between CO2 emissions and climate change โ€” showing federal climate action could have started decades sooner.

A 1965 memo to Lyndon Baines Johnson discloses the link between CO2 emissions and climate change โ€” showing federal climate action could have started decades sooner.
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For 60 years, corporate polluters and their political allies have sought to slow and derail anti-pollution laws, often using the exact same arguments and wording. Todayโ€™s pushback against EPA proposals to cut CO2 emissions from power plants is no exception.

For 60 years, corporate polluters and their political allies have sought to slow and derail anti-pollution laws, often using the exact same arguments and wording. Todayโ€™s pushback against EPA proposals to cut CO2 emissions from power plants is no exception.
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The American Gas Association is trying to discredit research on the health impacts of gas stoves today. But newly revealed documents show it was discussing indoor air pollution concerns five decades ago.

The American Gas Association is trying to discredit research on the health impacts of gas stoves today. But newly revealed documents show it was discussing indoor air pollution concerns five decades ago.