<p>The fossil fuel industries ignored their own research as far back as the 1960s and then denied climate change was going on. We hear how a small group of think tanks and a compliant media pushed our buttons, undermined the science, and turned it into a controversy.</p>

The fossil fuel industries ignored their own research as far back as the 1960s and then denied climate change was going on. We hear how a small group of think tanks and a compliant media pushed our buttons, undermined the science, and turned it into a controversy.

<p>The fossil fuel industries ignored their own research as far back as the 1960s and then denied climate change was going on.&nbsp;We hear how a small group of think tanks and a compliant media pushed our buttons, undermined the science, and turned it into a controversy.</p>

02 | Hot Mess — Spin Cycle

Radio National Presents is the home of great storytelling that helps you better understand what’s going on in the world. 

Latest series: The Home Front with Anthony Burke. What if Australia’s housing crisis wasn’t just a problem — but a chance to build something better? In the six-part series The Home Front, design expert Anthony Burke explores how smart, thoughtful design could help fix Australia’s housing challenges — and reshape the Great Australian Dream for a new generation.

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Radio National Presents is the home of great storytelling that helps you better understand what’s going on in the world. Latest series: The Home Front with Anthony Burke. What if Australia’s housing crisis wasn’t just a problem — but a chance to build something better? In the six-part series The Home Front, design expert Anthony Burke explores how smart, thoughtful design could help fix Australia’s housing challenges — and reshape the Great Australian Dream for a new generation.

Radio National Presents is the home of great storytelling that helps you better understand what’s going on in the world.&nbsp;

Latest series: The Home Front with Anthony Burke. What if Australia’s housing crisis wasn’t just a problem — but a chance to build something better? In the six-part series The Home Front, design expert Anthony Burke explores how smart, thoughtful design could help fix Australia’s housing challenges — and reshape the Great Australian Dream for a new generation.

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