His so-called facts are misrepresented. Natural gas is the main reason WHY we're reducing the amount of CO2 emissions. Also, solar panels are built by slaves in China. Don't buy them, you're supporting slavery. Also, battery storage, cobalt is bad news.
This channel is funny but you obviously need to explore youtube more. Just for my taste TeamFourStar, Wisecrack and JustRolled in come to mind but there's so much here
You, Strong Towns, and Not Just Bikes have greatly increased my interest in being involved in my local elections and city planning/policies. You all are making a huge difference and I appreciate it so much.
@Riorozen what is that even supposed to mean? Like are you saying you support discrimination? Like dude are you seriously advocating for removal of democracy? Seriously what is your argument?
@@kylemcbee170 Bro you scared him away with the power of genuine concern. You should ask less morally justified questions and make more EXTREMELY dubious arguments like that guy did, you don't want to scare away idiots, now would ya?
@@Riorozenyes, you are correct. Monied interests don't have enough power in this country, and only those who have accumulated wealth should be allowed to vote! That will DEFINITELY change things for the better and will not facilitate those with money passing laws to propagate their greed and increase their wealth exponentially! You, sir, are really super smart and empathetic and definitely not deepthroating the boots of the richest people in the country! Fucking genius!!!
So much for "Riorozen" then. If you have a look through the comment replies on Rollie's videos, you find a recurring pattern of a few people posting comments just saying stuff to try and convince others casually reading to think Rollie's "talking out his ass" or, in this case, shouldn't be allowed to vote because he isn't rich or military... Then tons of people reply to them asking to explain their half-baked opinion comments and they're never heard from again. Classic MO of bots that businesses now use on social media platforms to try and steer and cajole discussions and opinions in a certain direction. The fact Rollie is a lifelong US citizen who has put way more time, thought, care and effort into actually learning about complicated economic and political operations, climate studies, getting a degree in climate science and making a huge effort to try and do something constructive for the country is apparently not good enough for this guy. He wants only the rich to be allowed to vote...spoken like a true naziPOS who hates his country and hates freedom and democracy.
@S S So are you in favor of greed and screwing people over for $$$? Btw it's Not a "free market" completely controlled by the highest levels in each industry/globalist/NWO freaks.
Astroturfing is one of my favorite words. Once you've heard it and "grass roots" in the same sentence, it'll instantly make sense and you'll never forget it.
@@samiraperi467 That sounds about right. I don't have much experience with them, but heating the room is often desirable or even necessary. Chefs apparently like them. Also, I'm referring to the recent American anti natural gas stove campaign that got kicked to the curb in a matter of weeks after too many rational people recognized it as bunk.
@@gmw3083 A lot of conservatives really like their gas stoves and really don't like being told what they can and cannot have. This is especially the case in Texas where we apparently haven't figured out how to winterize our fucking power grid, so blackouts have become common place in recently harsh winters. Some people used their gas stoves during these blackouts to heat their homes when they otherwise couldn't. However, what I think is especially stupid about the emergency stove is that if our fucking power grid was robust we wouldn't need to heat our homes with kitchen appliances to survive... I don't know about any pro stove astroturfing from oil companies though I'm sure it exists, but I haven't seen anything.
"Were not aware that "crowd on demand" would hire people to attend a public meeting..." These are the moments when I really really don't envy judges who have to keep a straight face when told that.
Rollie Willams……You are, by far, the world greatest advertisement for a ‘climate science and policy master's degree’ that has ever existed! Never stop doing your work for us all
Not a whole lot of competition in that area tbh. "F0sSiL fUElS suCk, bAn tHEm rITe nA0". There, it's my Ph. D. dissertation for my "climate science and policy". degree. OK lefty, you first.
@@matt697845 Aha yes! I wrote your point in a way to mock you therefore your point is automatically false! I could do the same thing with what you just said.
@@matt697845 Lmaoo not a lot of competition against you cuz Climate Town is just better at constructing logical thoughts. I love that you guys are starting to self reflect. But I must say, you actually went first with your attempt to compete with Rollie, although in opposition. We came after to support Rollie.. you already went first.. ok?
They say left handed are wiser than right handed. If I started believing this to be true, although I happen to be lefty, I could say I was gaslighted, sherry picked, astroturfed. Hello to all right, left handed and the wisest of us all, the ambidextrous bunch. Btw, the carbon /toxicity boot print of the one-handed elephant in the room aka the military industrial complex anybody?
I'm what this audience would call a "climate denier" I think, but I have never heard of these girls or their channel. Way to promote them I suppose. This stuff is hilarious - 2 symbiotic audiences.
@@jetnavigator ? You watched the first ten seconds? Typical I guess, being afraid of actual useful information. Why not say something that actually goes against the point of the video, instead of watching the first ten seconds, somehow misunderstanding even that, and then leaving your comment here like a turd and running away to listen to Jordan Peterson?
I genuinely lol'd at "the hawthorn group released this statement that they were unaware that Crowds on Demand would hire people to attend those meetings"
It's really depressing how a cursory walk-through history shows that we, as a species, repeatedly snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. We had so many off ramps for the destruction of our planet and we kept getting distracted by rustling banknotes. The amount of Chrome tabs this man has open means he's been putting in the work. I love how you actually recommend and provide solutions about activism towards a brighter future. Most people will hear this terrible stuff and just think “Welp, there’s nothing I can do”. Which is a very close-minded way of thinking, but I understand why most people would be confused/scared and just try to get on with their day.
A few years ago I saw my cousin's face in a astroturfing blurb by the Heartland Institute. I asked her about it and indeed it was just a stock photo that my cousin had in her portfolio. She had no friggin' idea what the Heartland Institute is.
Along astroturfing, we could add gaslighting, cherry picking, brainwashing... Btw, the carbon /toxicity boot print of the elephant in the room aka the military industrial complex anybody?
This guys exhaustive research, and extreme clarity in communicating the facts, is impressive indeed. The world needs more of this. Timely release of this video too considering the news that was just released: “Exxon reported more than $55 billion in profits for 2022, a record for the U.S. oil industry. Sky-high profits for oil have prompted windfall taxes in Europe and political pressure in the U.S.”
We've finally found the company pulling the strings behind the scenes. Proudly selling to environmental campaigners and then quickly turning around and selling to big oil too. It's Shutterstock
I study chemical engineering and find these videos massively important and incredibly useful!!!! Thank you for all the work that you do and I hope to spread the message
I'm just... so lividly angry about the fact that these causes will just straight up make fake women to use as a shield. I... I'm seriously struggling to find good words about how enraging this is.
That's just the tip of the iceberg. Most major conflicts in the past century have been geopolitical fights for fossil fuel rights. The conflict in Kashmir, the decades of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, even the current war waged by Russia against Ukraine, they're all proxy fights started by major energy corporations and their oligarchs over fossil fuel control. Manufacturing a public mandate for their continued political power in American government (and by extension, military) by faking public support is a drop in the bucket in their laundry list of sins.
@@charlie_p0011 I think rage is an adequate description of the feeling. Lemme just make sure you're not an astroturfer... "This channel doesn't have any content" Maybe you should spend less time reading a thesaurus (?) and more time being a real person who does human things like not critiquing the lexicon of youtube comments. Oh, wait, you can't, because you're not a real person
I don’t currently live in the US but I help with a sister organisation after I move in called Influential Illegal Immigrants Invested In Impactful Initiatives Or simply by our initials: IIIIIII
The Gang: Of course it was old man Capitalism all along! Capitalism: And I got away with it too despite you meddling kids! Cops, take em away! Cops: You got it boss.
@@cypriano8763 Impossible. The interests that control it are now intertwined into the ruling class so deeply it serves the interests of both(which are one-intertwined, see) to keep it as it is.
19:49 who has added their name in the evergreen epa demand letter here? Btw, the carbon /toxicity boot print of the military industrial complex anybody?
@@cypriano8763 Doesn't help anyway; most of the fossil fuel extracted and processed in the world goes through nationalised companies already. There's not a big practical difference between "corporation" and "government". And the more the government depends on fossil fuels (or other raw materials) for funding, the worse it gets. After all, why care about what your constituents think when your _actual_ power and revenue comes from the 1% employed by or owning the mines/wells?
Honestly, the way it cut from the graphic of the bill being dropped to the JK Petroleum truck... if they'd planned it, it couldn't have been better. Pure gold.
This man is a national treasure! You're truly a Greek god who knows best! So entertaining while so informative at the same time and leaving a positive impact to bring change. Playing "It Wasn't Me" in the background while doing the apology was amazing. The only downside to saving planet earth is there'll be no more Climate Town. What the oil industry is sinisterly doing sounds like a movie plot, and the craziest part is that it's real life. I don't know what's worse about that Texans for Natural Gas commercial. The fact that they think people will take that commercial seriously, or that the star in the Texas logo at 2:29 is on Dallas rather than the actual state capital Austin. Really says a lot about the authenticity of the "research" they're presenting.
There is something truly poetic about you filming a segment about trolls in Big Oil infront of a tanker truck emblazoned with "JK Petroleum". Keep fighting the good fight friend, your work is always inspiring!
I don't know what's more amazing is the fact that cigarette makers defended the idea that it was still safe or that they were able to make smoking cool in the first place? Imagine everyone's first time trying a cigarette? Choke choke choke never again. How did they get people pass that and the idea of actually inhaling smoke? I think that's the amazing part.
They sold "friendship" " community" "romance" "sex"... Cigarette ads featured gorgeous people other people wanted to be or fuck looking like they were having a fantastic time. Not a solitary, sickly person processing their stage 4 cancer diagnosis.
"sure I'll throw cash at climate daddy every time he uploads a video, the guy only uploads videos once in a while" well here we are days later and I'm a man of my word.
Hello from Bogotá, Colombia. Wonderful that content you share with us. It's frightening to see all what corporate America does against climate in all of our planet. Thank you for the courage of talking about those things that probably disturb a lot of people on your country. You're a warrior.
I’d have more trust in environmentalist if they didn’t end up doing more harm than good so often, look at Germany right now who crippled their nation and wasted a stupid Amount of money by shutting down their nuke reactors.
Total mastery of the information sphere. They've gotten better since the days of cigarettes. Complete appearance of real people unless we educate folks about these campaigns. Thank goodness for content like this!
Corporations: "If something isn't illegal then we can do it. And if it is illegal, then we do it and pay the fine." If Scrooge was a corporation instead of a person; the ghost would have died again out of frustration.
This video couldn't have come at a better time. Two weeks ago i found a Canadian page called "Oil sands strong" and I didn't believe that there were "independent" movements in favor of Oil and Gas. LOL
I see what you did there, but really, if someone approached me on the streets and went "hey, wanna join an astroturfing group?", I'd be very confused but also very interested. It should be renamed something boring, bet they'd stop u.u
You're doing such important work, following money trails, reporting and good journalism. I really hope your message gets out there. People already know how shady big oil is but this might just be the PR nail in the coffin.
I find it ironic that after watching this video only a few days later I was given an ad sponsored by "Californians for Energy Independence". I would normally right it off as just some local conservative group but I know realize how much more sinister these groups are. Keep the great work.
19:49, don't forget to add your name to the evergreen EPA demand letter as Rollie suggested. Btw, the carbon /toxicity boot print of the military industrial complex anybody?
So I was listening to NPR today, and they were talking about gas stoves (Cooking with gas!), which I knew about from CT (Yay!). They also said that gas stove manufacturers have developed the technology to increase efficiency and reduce pollution from gas stoves by some large % (don't remember offhand). When did they develop this technology? 40 years ago. 40 years ago. Then they decided not to implement this technology because that blue flame gas stove produce would be gone. Yes, really. Oh, and after that segment, they talked about how 2022 was Exxon Mobil's most profitable year ever. And in fact, it was the most profit any oil company has ever had. What a great world we live in.
YOU ARE GREEK???????????????? My boy!!!!! Me too! Born & raised! Been following you since the beginning! Finally a Greek I can be proud of, other than Amy Sedaris & Tina Fey!
Big corps in my hometown used some astroturfing tactics to stop a train from being built. It didn’t work, fortunately. It’s made me much more skeptical of “grassroots” orgs. Gotta follow the money.
People who do this need to be in prison, not in paycheck. Misinformation is an act of war against the citizens of this country (and the whole world!) ✊
Yes, but climate skeptics argue about the 1st amendment (or is it the 2nd ? I live in UE) and cry that we are installing an environmental dictatorship. These right wingers are a little paranoid, no ?
@@MrCmon113 except corporations have a lot more power to lobby their decisions, and they have a lot more to offer also. so if you allow corporations to lobby for their benefit then your democracy will become a oligarchy. that is why some countries heavily regulate lobbying, even the EU.
You are absolutely incorrect. Lobbying is bribery by another name and a tool of the oligarchs like Donald Trump and Mark Zuckerberg to oppress the people. Sic semper tyrannis.
Uh, I think we just kill the world more, and Rollie will escalate his antics. That’s what I got out of it anyway. So now if off to chuck a pickup load of out batteries down this old well and found ❤
I can't put into words how much I appreciate what you guys do. This is something that affects literally every day of my life. Every time I go to pick up my kids from school and see 30 cars running while the parents get out of the cars to go find their kids, every time I see 20 SUVs and huge trucks on the road with zero cargo and one passenger... every time I see a cruise ship, or a private jet whisking away a billionaire to their next meeting which would take 45 minutes to get to by car... I don't know. Basically I get stressed about this stuff all the time, and even passing on that sickness to my kids without realizing it, then feel bad for that because it causes me so much distress. nonetheless I think it's important for them to care about too... thank you.
Hey, know how you feel. It sucks. In case you haven’t considered it yet, I recommend trying to find a way to channel that energy into some meaningful action. Stay strong ✌️
Annoys the hell out of me too. I hate driving now, never was even able to get a car, it just makes me so angry to have to walk around in this sea of cars and smog and noise, and not be able to get anywhere.
Been riding a bicycle for decades. Kids enjoy them too. Btw, the carbon /toxicity boot print of the elephant in the room aka the military industrial complex anybody?
Fun fact. Elections are rigged from the start. Yes, you do have a choice between two candidates. But who chooses the two candidates? Not the people. It's like how you give a toddler two options, but they're not real options. You ask "do you want your hotdog cut up straight or diagonal?" not "do you want hotdogs or hamburgers?" If you do that, you'll be there all day with your toddler. Illusion of choice.
Another amazing video! I'm kind of surprised you haven't joined with Nebula. I mostly prefer watching content on that service and would actually happily pay more that I currently am. Just no comments, though. Which is kind of a bummer, but also kind of a blessing.
Did you and I get our notes mixed up?! I just scheduled my own video on astroturfing to go out this Thursday 😂 Mine focuses on how NIMBY’s abuse CEQA in order to hold back transit and housing projects in California…and I’m nowhere near as funny as you. But I still find it funny that we’re both hitting similar themes in the same week haha.
You both picked a good topic! I'll keep an eye out for your CEQA video, definitely an interesting and complicated aspect of the fight for environmental safety and for housing & transit
There's a common human phenomenon, where people on different continents would invent things around the same time. Like other people in Europe were working to create the first lightbulb, Edison just beat them to it. Every culture ever had the bow and arrow...
Also have a master's degree in environmental (law) and policy (Vermont Law School), with a concentration in climate change law and policy. You're doing fantastic work. Thanks for giving me some resources at the right time. My computer listens to my thoughts well at times. Hilarious content
I found your channel a few days ago and have watched all your videos. I love your humor, the cause and I'm ready for more! Thank you and keep up the great work you do!
Great editing, the best humor, great insight and a good message. I wish people like you were politicians, people that actually cared, instead of people that want to make a career out of things and be remembered.
Did you add your name at the evergreen EPA demand letter as Rollie suggested at 19:49? Btw, the carbon /toxicity boot print of the elephant in the room aka the military industrial complex Trish?
For those who are wondering, how can we make a difference? Write a letter to the lawmakers of your state or region, and encourage people to do the same. If these lobbyists can make them think its widely unpopular, flood them with mail that directly contradicts otherwise. for those who are on the fence- this just might sway them back.
442,000 subscribers. This channel should have 442 million subscribers. This is the information that everybody needs to hear. This is your corporations and government blatantly lying to the American people. I support this channel 100%
I really respect how deep you are able to get into these topics and its really interesting to watch. But I think a lot of us wish we could also do as in depth research into topics like oil and gas. So could you share your process and how you are able to find such small missable things. I think the more people that know how to do this kind of research the better.
Which is why I wouldn't trust everything he says. He is clearly an activist more than an educator and you should ALWAYS mistrust activists of any stripe. I'm not saying that he lies about things, I would suggest that he might not always give you the whole picture.
@@lorenzoblum868 "Follow the money" can be very misleading and critical thinking is fine when in possession of enough facts, but lay people seldom have a way of knowing whether they are in possession of enough of the facts.
@@nerdyali4154 Long investigations.... Connecting the dots... Unfortunately it takes time and money and with all the offshores, gaslighting and such it can be quite a challenge indeed.
Doing targeted action definitely works too. Have helped been a small part of a number of actions over the years, and when you push, you can fight these big corps. And win. Gunna keep it up, thanks for the tip on Evergreen. Pushing the EPA to finalize rules now would be huge.
Hard hitting content. My favorite interaction, "That guy, that guy, that guy, that guy, that guy, that guy, that guy, that guy working hard." *"Hell Yea."*
Same, wish he'd take a stronger stance against capitalism, imperialism, etc. but his videos do a great service to awareness. A collab with OCC would be game changing though...
I love that this guy armed himself with facts, a $10 mic, and a piece of blue tape to take on a bazillion dollar industry.
His so-called facts are misrepresented. Natural gas is the main reason WHY we're reducing the amount of CO2 emissions.
Also, solar panels are built by slaves in China. Don't buy them, you're supporting slavery. Also, battery storage, cobalt is bad news.
And a good dose of comedy chuzpah
florida man to take on nations-ruling industry; despite immense longshot, 98% of money bet in this interaction placed on rollie williams
microphones have come a long way, i think it's prolly tough to buy a shitty microphone these days.
but still, point taken.
this channel? awesome.
The mustache is the source of 87.3% of his strength.
It’s wild how the funniest channel on UA-cam is about climate policy
This channel is funny but you obviously need to explore youtube more. Just for my taste TeamFourStar, Wisecrack and JustRolled in come to mind but there's so much here
AvE is the comedy titan on youtube.
True
@@robertthallium6883 I miss AVE a bunch but he just had to have some really bad takes after George Floyd got murdered. Haven't watched him since.
Hey look! A wild UA-camr!
You, Strong Towns, and Not Just Bikes have greatly increased my interest in being involved in my local elections and city planning/policies. You all are making a huge difference and I appreciate it so much.
@Riorozen what is that even supposed to mean? Like are you saying you support discrimination? Like dude are you seriously advocating for removal of democracy? Seriously what is your argument?
@@kylemcbee170 Bro you scared him away with the power of genuine concern.
You should ask less morally justified questions and make more EXTREMELY dubious arguments like that guy did, you don't want to scare away idiots, now would ya?
@@Riorozenyes, you are correct. Monied interests don't have enough power in this country, and only those who have accumulated wealth should be allowed to vote! That will DEFINITELY change things for the better and will not facilitate those with money passing laws to propagate their greed and increase their wealth exponentially! You, sir, are really super smart and empathetic and definitely not deepthroating the boots of the richest people in the country!
Fucking genius!!!
Me too and I don't even live in the US!
So much for "Riorozen" then. If you have a look through the comment replies on Rollie's videos, you find a recurring pattern of a few people posting comments just saying stuff to try and convince others casually reading to think Rollie's "talking out his ass" or, in this case, shouldn't be allowed to vote because he isn't rich or military... Then tons of people reply to them asking to explain their half-baked opinion comments and they're never heard from again. Classic MO of bots that businesses now use on social media platforms to try and steer and cajole discussions and opinions in a certain direction.
The fact Rollie is a lifelong US citizen who has put way more time, thought, care and effort into actually learning about complicated economic and political operations, climate studies, getting a degree in climate science and making a huge effort to try and do something constructive for the country is apparently not good enough for this guy. He wants only the rich to be allowed to vote...spoken like a true naziPOS who hates his country and hates freedom and democracy.
You're my hero, environmentalist Burt Reynolds ❤️
I think of him more as an urbanist John Cusack. But with a Burt mustache, for sure ...
That mustache makes him look much more like Freddie Mercury
Burt "Freddie" Mercusack it is!
Not the actual Burt, but the version played by the late Norm Macdonald.
Somebody needs to start a gofundme to get this man an electric Firebird. 😂
This is the best channel named climate town on youtube, hands down.
Absolutely in the top three for sure.
I’d like to see the raw data on that so I can do my own analysis.
gotta say, this is absolutely one of the youtube channels of all time.
Truly one of the UA-cam channels ever existed.
@@aqueousone I've got 35 different Natalie Smiths that can back up this claim.
The extent that companies will go to to fuel their greed never ceases to amaze me
@S S So are you in favor of greed and screwing people over for $$$? Btw it's Not a "free market" completely controlled by the highest levels in each industry/globalist/NWO freaks.
Capitalism rewards greed and punishes anything else and humane.
@@XHitsugaX Agreed!
hehe FUEL their greed
@@budgetcommander4849 ua-cam.com/video/_V2sBURgUBI/v-deo.html
Your work is important for the world. Greetings from Germany.
Astroturfing is one of my favorite words. Once you've heard it and "grass roots" in the same sentence, it'll instantly make sense and you'll never forget it.
I didn’t understand it until I read your comment. Fantastic term.
Who did the astroturfing for the anti gas stove campaign?
@@gmw3083 Fun fact: gas stoves are inefficient. They heat the room well but not the cookware.
@@samiraperi467 That sounds about right. I don't have much experience with them, but heating the room is often desirable or even necessary. Chefs apparently like them.
Also, I'm referring to the recent American anti natural gas stove campaign that got kicked to the curb in a matter of weeks after too many rational people recognized it as bunk.
@@gmw3083 A lot of conservatives really like their gas stoves and really don't like being told what they can and cannot have. This is especially the case in Texas where we apparently haven't figured out how to winterize our fucking power grid, so blackouts have become common place in recently harsh winters.
Some people used their gas stoves during these blackouts to heat their homes when they otherwise couldn't. However, what I think is especially stupid about the emergency stove is that if our fucking power grid was robust we wouldn't need to heat our homes with kitchen appliances to survive...
I don't know about any pro stove astroturfing from oil companies though I'm sure it exists, but I haven't seen anything.
"Were not aware that "crowd on demand" would hire people to attend a public meeting..."
These are the moments when I really really don't envy judges who have to keep a straight face when told that.
Thing is, i don't think they have to. Statements like this should get you laughed out of court in a country that has any sense of justice.
Rollie Willams……You are, by far, the world greatest advertisement for a ‘climate science and policy master's degree’ that has ever existed! Never stop doing your work for us all
Not a whole lot of competition in that area tbh.
"F0sSiL fUElS suCk, bAn tHEm rITe nA0". There, it's my Ph. D. dissertation for my "climate science and policy".
degree.
OK lefty, you first.
@@matt697845 Wow! There's a lot of bigotry in that comment of yours. Let's unpack that.
@@matt697845 Aha yes! I wrote your point in a way to mock you therefore your point is automatically false! I could do the same thing with what you just said.
@@matt697845 Lmaoo not a lot of competition against you cuz Climate Town is just better at constructing logical thoughts. I love that you guys are starting to self reflect. But I must say, you actually went first with your attempt to compete with Rollie, although in opposition. We came after to support Rollie.. you already went first.. ok?
They say left handed are wiser than right handed. If I started believing this to be true, although I happen to be lefty, I could say I was gaslighted, sherry picked, astroturfed. Hello to all right, left handed and the wisest of us all, the ambidextrous bunch. Btw, the carbon /toxicity boot print of the one-handed elephant in the room aka the military industrial complex anybody?
Never for a moment would I have thought I'd be in love with a UA-cam channel who primarily films their content standing in front of gas stations.
worrying
I'm what this audience would call a "climate denier" I think, but I have never heard of these girls or their channel. Way to promote them I suppose. This stuff is hilarious - 2 symbiotic audiences.
@@jetnavigator huh? There are no girls. And it's about warning that companies just lie and create movements
@@jetnavigator ? You watched the first ten seconds?
Typical I guess, being afraid of actual useful information. Why not say something that actually goes against the point of the video, instead of watching the first ten seconds, somehow misunderstanding even that, and then leaving your comment here like a turd and running away to listen to Jordan Peterson?
@@jetnavigatorI don't understand...
It’s insane how this channel isn’t bigger, consistently some of the best content out there
Some 'people' don't want to learn.
I don’t want to be overly cynical but sometimes I wonder if it’s more so, ‘some people’ don’t want some people to learn
Most people don't buy the climate change hoax, thankfully
I genuinely lol'd at "the hawthorn group released this statement that they were unaware that Crowds on Demand would hire people to attend those meetings"
Right? It's IN THE NAME
Same!
We only sent in for a quote, "we were umaware Crowds on Demand would hire people to attend those meetings."
Must've mixed them up with Clowns on Demand. Happens all the time.
Edit: They're the same company. Probably reuse the same company car too. 🤡
Me too😂 someone had to say that with a straight face
Two Climate Town videos in a month? I'm not sure my heart can handle this. I have my smelling salts handy.
Is anyone else hard?
@@scottandcoke1342 Why.. exactly.. do you want to know that?
Took his sweet time
Intensely
Have them salts handy when figuring out the carbon /toxicity boot print of the elephant in the room aka the military industrial complex.
It's really depressing how a cursory walk-through history shows that we, as a species, repeatedly snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. We had so many off ramps for the destruction of our planet and we kept getting distracted by rustling banknotes. The amount of Chrome tabs this man has open means he's been putting in the work. I love how you actually recommend and provide solutions about activism towards a brighter future. Most people will hear this terrible stuff and just think “Welp, there’s nothing I can do”. Which is a very close-minded way of thinking, but I understand why most people would be confused/scared and just try to get on with their day.
Good comment!
lol, you get an updoot for pointing out the number of open tabs.
Wow mr Kim, you sound like you’d be just the right guy to run the planet!
Not destruction. Earth will be fine. Just the end of humanity as we know it
@@Demopans5990 no, not the end of humanity either. Equally ridiculous proposition.
A few years ago I saw my cousin's face in a astroturfing blurb by the Heartland Institute. I asked her about it and indeed it was just a stock photo that my cousin had in her portfolio. She had no friggin' idea what the Heartland Institute is.
I finally know what astroturfing is.
You’ve done an incredible service to the world.
I remember in my high school AP US history class it was one of the vocab words, but mentioned like once and not clearly explained.
Yeah I’ve heard it so many times but never knew the meaning!
fake grass roots duh doi
Along astroturfing, we could add gaslighting, cherry picking, brainwashing...
Btw, the carbon /toxicity boot print of the elephant in the room aka the military industrial complex anybody?
This guys exhaustive research, and extreme clarity in communicating the facts, is impressive indeed. The world needs more of this. Timely release of this video too considering the news that was just released:
“Exxon reported more than $55 billion in profits for 2022, a record for the U.S. oil industry. Sky-high profits for oil have prompted windfall taxes in Europe and political pressure in the U.S.”
They made their profits for supplying an essential product.
We've finally found the company pulling the strings behind the scenes. Proudly selling to environmental campaigners and then quickly turning around and selling to big oil too. It's Shutterstock
That guy who chimed in while filling his truck is a comrade. ✊️
and THAT GUY!
Yes, was looking for this comment lool.
indeed, he is!
I love that guy. That guy.
Comrade, comrade.
I study chemical engineering and find these videos massively important and incredibly useful!!!! Thank you for all the work that you do and I hope to spread the message
I'm just... so lividly angry about the fact that these causes will just straight up make fake women to use as a shield. I... I'm seriously struggling to find good words about how enraging this is.
Most corporations do this, do you think 5/6 dentists really endorse Colgate? It's all bullcrap that's advertising.
Have you tried a thesaurus for good words for enraging? They are full of words for those who are seriously struggling. 😂
That's just the tip of the iceberg. Most major conflicts in the past century have been geopolitical fights for fossil fuel rights. The conflict in Kashmir, the decades of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, even the current war waged by Russia against Ukraine, they're all proxy fights started by major energy corporations and their oligarchs over fossil fuel control. Manufacturing a public mandate for their continued political power in American government (and by extension, military) by faking public support is a drop in the bucket in their laundry list of sins.
@@charlie_p0011 I think rage is an adequate description of the feeling.
Lemme just make sure you're not an astroturfer... "This channel doesn't have any content"
Maybe you should spend less time reading a thesaurus (?) and more time being a real person who does human things like not critiquing the lexicon of youtube comments.
Oh, wait, you can't, because you're not a real person
me over here eyeing that Molotov cocktail instruction manual......
Astroturfing is a great example of why we always gotta check those sources ppl
This is exactly why I started Upper Class White Men FOR Climate Catastrophe (UCWM4CC), so we can finally have a REAL grassroots organization.
No seriously these articles sound fake as hell, how do they actually work??
I don’t currently live in the US but I help with a sister organisation after I move in called Influential Illegal Immigrants Invested In Impactful Initiatives
Or simply by our initials: IIIIIII
I'm not white and dead broke but I am perfectly capable of spewing disingenuous twaddle for cash money, can I join?
@@1queijocas Underrated
@@chloesibilla8199 Think of how dumb the average person is, and then realize that half of them...
The Gang: Of course it was old man Capitalism all along!
Capitalism: And I got away with it too despite you meddling kids! Cops, take em away!
Cops: You got it boss.
Yep, Steven Donziger found this out the hard way.
You’re forgetting that the cops would take the side of capitalism
@@kx7500 but he's kinda not
@@heartache5742 but the cops are literally going against capitalism in the joke…
@@kx7500 if you read it again it's not the gang that talks to the cops
which i assume is the subversion of expectations that makes the joke
I feel so sad for Jenah and Britanay, they had their whole lives ahead of them, but now they don't have access to natural gas anymore :'(
It all went down hill when the libs took their gas stove.
when are we going to nationalize oil and gas. lets stick to these pirates
@@cypriano8763 Impossible. The interests that control it are now intertwined into the ruling class so deeply it serves the interests of both(which are one-intertwined, see) to keep it as it is.
19:49 who has added their name in the evergreen epa demand letter here? Btw, the carbon /toxicity boot print of the military industrial complex anybody?
@@cypriano8763 Doesn't help anyway; most of the fossil fuel extracted and processed in the world goes through nationalised companies already. There's not a big practical difference between "corporation" and "government". And the more the government depends on fossil fuels (or other raw materials) for funding, the worse it gets. After all, why care about what your constituents think when your _actual_ power and revenue comes from the 1% employed by or owning the mines/wells?
"YOU CAN'T GO AROUND SAYING WHATEVER YOU WANT LIKE A BUNCH OF GREEKS!"
As a Greek-American, I can't really object to this.
Thanks for your work researching and creating these videos!
That "Just Kidding, Petroleum!" truck at 13:18 is just comedy perfection
And I really wanted to hear the “that guy” remix of Darude‘s Sandstorm
Honestly, the way it cut from the graphic of the bill being dropped to the JK Petroleum truck... if they'd planned it, it couldn't have been better. Pure gold.
This man is a national treasure! You're truly a Greek god who knows best! So entertaining while so informative at the same time and leaving a positive impact to bring change. Playing "It Wasn't Me" in the background while doing the apology was amazing. The only downside to saving planet earth is there'll be no more Climate Town. What the oil industry is sinisterly doing sounds like a movie plot, and the craziest part is that it's real life. I don't know what's worse about that Texans for Natural Gas commercial. The fact that they think people will take that commercial seriously, or that the star in the Texas logo at 2:29 is on Dallas rather than the actual state capital Austin. Really says a lot about the authenticity of the "research" they're presenting.
proud to be one of your literally 50 patrons named Alex.
You guys should form a lobby group called Smart Alex
"he could be any one of us" -Alex
There is something truly poetic about you filming a segment about trolls in Big Oil infront of a tanker truck emblazoned with "JK Petroleum". Keep fighting the good fight friend, your work is always inspiring!
Pfffffffffffft
It was beautiful! A true chef’s kiss.
Thanks dude, I was hoping for a comment on that cuz I didn't have a good wording for it
Talking about good fight, the carbon /toxicity boot print of the elephant in the room aka the military industrial complex anybody?
I don't know what's more amazing is the fact that cigarette makers defended the idea that it was still safe or that they were able to make smoking cool in the first place? Imagine everyone's first time trying a cigarette? Choke choke choke never again. How did they get people pass that and the idea of actually inhaling smoke? I think that's the amazing part.
Smoked tobacco has been around for a long time. Obviously marketing helped it blow up in recent history but people already understood the concept.
They sold "friendship" " community" "romance" "sex"... Cigarette ads featured gorgeous people other people wanted to be or fuck looking like they were having a fantastic time. Not a solitary, sickly person processing their stage 4 cancer diagnosis.
"sure I'll throw cash at climate daddy every time he uploads a video, the guy only uploads videos once in a while" well here we are days later and I'm a man of my word.
10 dollars?! Do better.
@@rasizmandal1037 give whats comfortable, amount matters less.
@@rasizmandal1037Do anything at all
@@rasizmandal1037 What's your pledge?
Imagine being this starved for attention
This man is criminally underrated
Hes growing REALLY fast so he wont be for long
he's got half a million subs tho
Hello from Bogotá, Colombia. Wonderful that content you share with us. It's frightening to see all what corporate America does against climate in all of our planet. Thank you for the courage of talking about those things that probably disturb a lot of people on your country. You're a warrior.
I’d have more trust in environmentalist if they didn’t end up doing more harm than good so often, look at Germany right now who crippled their nation and wasted a stupid Amount of money by shutting down their nuke reactors.
Yes, in contrast with Colombia's eco friendly cocaine corporations.
You folks in the reply section are just part of the problem and you’re too selfish to admit it.
@@MrCmon113 No need for that, he isnt exactly being a colombian nationalist or anything
@@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvusaren’t the anti-nuclear groups sometimes funded by oil?
Total mastery of the information sphere. They've gotten better since the days of cigarettes. Complete appearance of real people unless we educate folks about these campaigns. Thank goodness for content like this!
Thanks for calling corporations out on their astroturfing bullshit. Keep it up!
Corporations: "If something isn't illegal then we can do it. And if it is illegal, then we do it and pay the fine."
If Scrooge was a corporation instead of a person; the ghost would have died again out of frustration.
Yo how much for that allen wrench
This video couldn't have come at a better time. Two weeks ago i found a Canadian page called "Oil sands strong" and I didn't believe that there were "independent" movements in favor of Oil and Gas. LOL
Why wouldnt there be?
It's only understandable that oil and gas companies love something called asstroturfing.
I see what you did there, but really, if someone approached me on the streets and went "hey, wanna join an astroturfing group?", I'd be very confused but also very interested. It should be renamed something boring, bet they'd stop u.u
Just great. I can't think of another way of putting it. Don't STOP doing this.
These videos should be depressing but Rollie takes the edge off, and for that I am forever grateful.
You're doing such important work, following money trails, reporting and good journalism. I really hope your message gets out there. People already know how shady big oil is but this might just be the PR nail in the coffin.
I find it ironic that after watching this video only a few days later I was given an ad sponsored by "Californians for Energy Independence". I would normally right it off as just some local conservative group but I know realize how much more sinister these groups are. Keep the great work.
"A body of men, holding themselves accountable to nobody, ought not to be trusted by anybody."
A wholly untrue statement about western oil, as the governments HEAVILY regulate oil production.
I'm still not sure Rollie is a real human name but this man has a sense of humour which touches me deep inside.
Rollie is a real name, short for Rollie Ollie Oxen Free
I think it’s short for: “Roll up, roll up to the mystery tour.”
You can’t blame him for shortening it…
Shortening of 'Roland'.
19:49, don't forget to add your name to the evergreen EPA demand letter as Rollie suggested. Btw, the carbon /toxicity boot print of the military industrial complex anybody?
It’s real, and Greek. Like the legends Socrates, Plato and Nana Mouskouri
Wouldn’t it be lovely if we could just delete lobbying from the government?
This is the best college graduate named Rollie Williams on youtube, hands down.
He's definitely in my top 5!!! ;-)
@@desiv1170 at least an honorable mention on my top 8
Actually a bit of a scandal there. It seems this person previously has gone by the name George Santos.
@@paulpinecone2464 NOI! Bad Paul. Go sit in the corner!
So I was listening to NPR today, and they were talking about gas stoves (Cooking with gas!), which I knew about from CT (Yay!). They also said that gas stove manufacturers have developed the technology to increase efficiency and reduce pollution from gas stoves by some large % (don't remember offhand). When did they develop this technology? 40 years ago.
40 years ago.
Then they decided not to implement this technology because that blue flame gas stove produce would be gone. Yes, really.
Oh, and after that segment, they talked about how 2022 was Exxon Mobil's most profitable year ever. And in fact, it was the most profit any oil company has ever had.
What a great world we live in.
YOU ARE GREEK???????????????? My boy!!!!! Me too! Born & raised! Been following you since the beginning! Finally a Greek I can be proud of, other than Amy Sedaris & Tina Fey!
Big corps in my hometown used some astroturfing tactics to stop a train from being built. It didn’t work, fortunately. It’s made me much more skeptical of “grassroots” orgs. Gotta follow the money.
Can't wait to work along side you mate, love that you have resources available for us non-Senate normies. 😎
People who do this need to be in prison, not in paycheck. Misinformation is an act of war against the citizens of this country (and the whole world!) ✊
Yes, but climate skeptics argue about the 1st amendment (or is it the 2nd ? I live in UE) and cry that we are installing an environmental dictatorship. These right wingers are a little paranoid, no ?
its not a crime in the US though, in your country lobbying is hardly even frowned upon.
@@danilooliveira6580
Lobbying is central to democracy. A democracy without lobbying is like a democracy without voting.
@@MrCmon113 except corporations have a lot more power to lobby their decisions, and they have a lot more to offer also. so if you allow corporations to lobby for their benefit then your democracy will become a oligarchy. that is why some countries heavily regulate lobbying, even the EU.
You are absolutely incorrect. Lobbying is bribery by another name and a tool of the oligarchs like Donald Trump and Mark Zuckerberg to oppress the people. Sic semper tyrannis.
2 videos in one month? What did we do to be so blessed? 🥰
I love that little intro interlude music.
Uh, I think we just kill the world more, and Rollie will escalate his antics. That’s what I got out of it anyway.
So now if off to chuck a pickup load of out batteries down this old well and found ❤
The fact that he always films right at the petrol pump gives me mad respect for Rollie. You've got balls man.
Wait... what.. there's no laws or anything stopping him from filming a gas pump. Do you think the Camera will make it explode?
Ah yes standing in front of a gas pump is very brave for a unbranite
did the petition or whatever, and it literally took about seven seconds.
awesome contribution by me, you're all welcome.
I can't put into words how much I appreciate what you guys do. This is something that affects literally every day of my life. Every time I go to pick up my kids from school and see 30 cars running while the parents get out of the cars to go find their kids, every time I see 20 SUVs and huge trucks on the road with zero cargo and one passenger... every time I see a cruise ship, or a private jet whisking away a billionaire to their next meeting which would take 45 minutes to get to by car... I don't know. Basically I get stressed about this stuff all the time, and even passing on that sickness to my kids without realizing it, then feel bad for that because it causes me so much distress. nonetheless I think it's important for them to care about too... thank you.
Hey, know how you feel. It sucks.
In case you haven’t considered it yet, I recommend trying to find a way to channel that energy into some meaningful action. Stay strong ✌️
Use a horse, then
Annoys the hell out of me too. I hate driving now, never was even able to get a car, it just makes me so angry to have to walk around in this sea of cars and smog and noise, and not be able to get anywhere.
Been riding a bicycle for decades. Kids enjoy them too. Btw, the carbon /toxicity boot print of the elephant in the room aka the military industrial complex anybody?
Fun fact. Perennial presidential candidate Bob Dole was a PR man for the tobacco industry who invented the term passive smoking.
tobacco and Viagra? He was a regular hedonist.
fun fact, bob dole is passively smoking in hell
@@fohkukohgeki relatable
Fun fact. Elections are rigged from the start. Yes, you do have a choice between two candidates. But who chooses the two candidates? Not the people.
It's like how you give a toddler two options, but they're not real options. You ask "do you want your hotdog cut up straight or diagonal?" not "do you want hotdogs or hamburgers?" If you do that, you'll be there all day with your toddler. Illusion of choice.
invented the what
You made me laugh heartily with the "that guy that guy that guy" edit, and it's been a f***ing day for me, so thank you.
Damn dude, how are all of your videos so good? You make a somewhat unappealing subject fun and entertaining. Thank you for your content.
So nice to hear at 6:00 a journalist having integrity and doing their job
I cried so hard when you told us Natalie Smith and Carey White are no longer with us. Gone too soon. 🙏
Great work Rollie. One of the very best communicators on UA-cam
Without doing any research, I'll claim this is the most thoroughly researched UA-cam Channel
Everybody is saying it so it must be true!
The only channel that comes close is Summoning Salt, but it's a little different haha
@@TheModdedwarfare3 ...Know Our Changing Climate or Some-More-News?
Potholer54 is the most well researched UA-cam channel. Altho he also has videos on misinformation coming from oil and natural gas companies.
Great investigative journalism as always, thank you for the hard work.
Another amazing video! I'm kind of surprised you haven't joined with Nebula. I mostly prefer watching content on that service and would actually happily pay more that I currently am. Just no comments, though. Which is kind of a bummer, but also kind of a blessing.
The humor on this video is really on point.
When I see people pretending to be grassroots but just being big money I want to take pipes to knees.
This comment was sponsored by big knee replacement surgery, wake up sheeple!
/s
Also same.
Rollie thanks for making laugh while also horrifying me beyond all belief.
Thank you for continuing to absolutely rock your niche. Your vids are awesome. Your research is incredible. Thanks to you and your team.
I'm regular on yt. Your content stands out bright humour, fast paced action, good cause. I got that special type of smile. Keepaitappa.
"old man acting mad at a full 10" 🤣
Amazing as always Rollie! So glad to hear I'm already doing more than a stock photo 😃
Did you and I get our notes mixed up?! I just scheduled my own video on astroturfing to go out this Thursday 😂
Mine focuses on how NIMBY’s abuse CEQA in order to hold back transit and housing projects in California…and I’m nowhere near as funny as you. But I still find it funny that we’re both hitting similar themes in the same week haha.
Thank you for commenting. I wouldn't know your channel existed if it weren't for your comment. Gonna watch your video when it goes out.
As they say: "Great minds think alike"
You both picked a good topic! I'll keep an eye out for your CEQA video, definitely an interesting and complicated aspect of the fight for environmental safety and for housing & transit
looking forward to your video
There's a common human phenomenon, where people on different continents would invent things around the same time. Like other people in Europe were working to create the first lightbulb, Edison just beat them to it. Every culture ever had the bow and arrow...
Also have a master's degree in environmental (law) and policy (Vermont Law School), with a concentration in climate change law and policy. You're doing fantastic work. Thanks for giving me some resources at the right time. My computer listens to my thoughts well at times. Hilarious content
Mr. Climate Town, I don't know how long it's been since your last video. I've missed you so much. Okay! You can call me addicted. Please. Don't. Stop.
Amazing video, we are in this fight with you. We will not let our planet and our hope die. So much love.
Uncle Noam nailed it. Manufacturing consent pays huge dividends.
If you stop watching at 0:30 this video almost seems like an apology video. I think it's the music.
This work is why I hold Williams and crew in high esteem.
I found your channel a few days ago and have watched all your videos. I love your humor, the cause and I'm ready for more! Thank you and keep up the great work you do!
Great editing, the best humor, great insight and a good message.
I wish people like you were politicians, people that actually cared, instead of people that want to make a career out of things and be remembered.
Your videos are literally the only ones I actively ‘like’ on UA-cam. I don’t know that does anything but I hope it supports your message somehow.
Did you add your name at the evergreen EPA demand letter as Rollie suggested at 19:49?
Btw, the carbon /toxicity boot print of the elephant in the room aka the military industrial complex Trish?
For those who are wondering, how can we make a difference? Write a letter to the lawmakers of your state or region, and encourage people to do the same. If these lobbyists can make them think
its widely unpopular, flood them with mail that directly contradicts otherwise. for those who are on the fence- this just might sway them back.
Using the exact same tactics as scammers trying to sell fake products and services.
Dude you've been so hard-working lately. Sick vids dude
442,000 subscribers. This channel should have 442 million subscribers. This is the information that everybody needs to hear. This is your corporations and government blatantly lying to the American people. I support this channel 100%
I love you. Even when you give me depressing and enraging information, you manage to make me smile with your snark.
I really respect how deep you are able to get into these topics and its really interesting to watch. But I think a lot of us wish we could also do as in depth research into topics like oil and gas. So could you share your process and how you are able to find such small missable things. I think the more people that know how to do this kind of research the better.
Critical thinking and follow the money is the key...
Which is why I wouldn't trust everything he says. He is clearly an activist more than an educator and you should ALWAYS mistrust activists of any stripe. I'm not saying that he lies about things, I would suggest that he might not always give you the whole picture.
@@lorenzoblum868 "Follow the money" can be very misleading and critical thinking is fine when in possession of enough facts, but lay people seldom have a way of knowing whether they are in possession of enough of the facts.
@@nerdyali4154 Long investigations.... Connecting the dots... Unfortunately it takes time and money and with all the offshores, gaslighting and such it can be quite a challenge indeed.
Doing targeted action definitely works too. Have helped been a small part of a number of actions over the years, and when you push, you can fight these big corps. And win. Gunna keep it up, thanks for the tip on Evergreen. Pushing the EPA to finalize rules now would be huge.
It's amazing listening to your ideas. Here in Latin America the fight for natural resources its hard too
That "Hell Yeah" at 13:58 has THE best delivery for a drop. Bravo!
Hard hitting content. My favorite interaction,
"That guy, that guy, that guy, that guy, that guy, that guy, that guy, that guy working hard."
*"Hell Yea."*
Recklessly pale is a fascinatingly funny descriptor
I think the work you’re doing is just swell. Keep it up, friend
Keep on being you Rollie. Your a modern day hero. Love the videos and your energy even more.
Absolute legend you have mobilized so many people with the channel and your excellent relaying of information
Apologizing to Natalie and Carey is kind of like apologizing to people appearing in stock photos.
Yes. That's the joke.
It doesn't matter, because it's a stock apology.
It ...literally is
I hope the models actually see this video and get in touch with him.
this guys mustache an awareness are the only things I need in my life
I love your videos, they are fun, quirky and packed with verifiable information exposing the dark side of the imperial core. Please keep making them.
Know Our Changing Climate or Some-More-News?
Same, wish he'd take a stronger stance against capitalism, imperialism, etc. but his videos do a great service to awareness. A collab with OCC would be game changing though...
@@benjaminallisonii724 bruh that shit ain’t what he’s an expert on, stfu. If you want a gateway to the far left, watch second thought.