#1827 Deep Cuts: Exxon Knew - The History Behind the Case to Make Polluters Pay

Air Date: 10/7/2026

Today we trace the "Exxon Knew" story through a decade of our own archive, because that history is what the Supreme Court is weighing in Suncor v. Boulder in their first case this term. Exxon's scientists confirmed the climate science in the early eighties and the company chose to manufacture doubt. Communities like Boulder County have paid ever since and the question before the Supreme Court is whether any lawsuit like this will be allowed to go to trial.

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TOP TAKES

KP 1: Trump's Big Oil Case Heads to the Supreme Court - What A Day - Air Date 3-16-26

KP 2: Exxon's History of Climate Change Research - On The Media - Air Date 9-18-15

KP 3: Brendan DeMelle on Exxon's Climate Cover-Up - CounterSpin - Air Date 4-29-16

KP 4: Bill McKibben on Exxon, the Power of Divestment, and Being Targeted by Shadowy Right-Wing Group - Democracy Now! - Air Date 05-26-16

KP 5: Five Lies Republicans Tell About the Climate Crisis - The Hartmann Report - Air Date 8-9-26

KP 6: Nationalizing Oil It's About Saving the World - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 4-11-22

KP 7: Ex Oil-Engineer Turned Climate Whistleblower: We Face Collapse. with Kevin Anderson - Downstream - Air Date 8-10-26

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DEEPER DIVES

(01:09:07) SECTION A: THE INDUSTRY'S PLAYBOOK

A1: The Climate Deniers Began in 1940 - The Hartmann Report - Air Date 04-14-16

A2: Naomi Oreskes: Climate Change Disinformation Is Like Pro-Tobacco Lobbying - The David Pakman Show - Air Date 03-08-16

A3: Kert Davies on How the Climate Denial Industry Works - The David Pakman Show - Air Date 12-04-15

A4: Ari Rabin-Havt on the Climate Change Lie Machine - In Deep W/ Angie Coiro - Air Date 6-11-16

(01:37:18) SECTION B: TRUMP'S ROLLBACK AND THE LEGAL FIGHT TO STOP IT

B1: Why Trump Will Go Down In History As The Exxon President -The Majority Report with Sam Seder - Air Date 03-18-17

B2: Trump SHREDDING Obama's Environmental Rules - The Young Turks - Air Date 03-30-17

B3: Rolling Back Obama's Clean Energy Policies Will Be Harder Than Trump Thinks - The BradCast W/ Brad Friedman - Air Date 3-29-17

B4: What Happens When the Bedrock of US Climate Policy Is Wiped Away - Climate Court Voices - Air Date 5-15-26

B5: Notes on the Fight Against Fossil Capitalism with Ashley Dawson - This Is Hell! - Air Date 12-14-16

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