Taking a Lesson from the Tobacco Ad Ban to Shut Down Fossil Fuel Greenwashing

Photo caption: Numerous national flags are seen in front of the United Nations Office at the Palais de Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Photo credit: Johannes Simon / Getty Images. Article by Kathy Mulvey. Union of Concerned Scientists: The Equation – June 24, 2024.

When was the last time you turned on the television and caught an ad for cigarettes? Depending on where you are in the world—and if you’re young enough—you may be scratching your head that tobacco companies were ever allowed to advertise on TV. It’s another head-scratcher that Big Oil, an industry at least as deceptive and destructive as […]

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