2.4 'Interest Groups & Climate Change Follow - Up"

Check out the following websites that  follow - up to the documentary from PBS's Frontline.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/environment/climate-of-doubt/timeline-the-politics-of-climate-change/

1. What was the Kyoto protocol?
2. How did Exxon help convince George W. Bush to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol?
3. Which tactics were used by the "Carbon Dioxide is Life" campaign and The Inconvenient Truth film?  Why is it this tactic?
4. How did Exxon change its position in 2008?
5. Once bipartisan consensus was reached by Former Speaker Gingrich and Former Speaker Pelosi, how did critics of climate change alter their tactics?
6.Why did Obama's carbon limiting plan fail?
7. In 2011, when the majority in the House switched, what happened to climate bills?
8 What did each party convention have to say about climate change?

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/environment/climate-of-doubt/how-does-climate-change-factor-into-decision-2012/

9. What went wrong with Obama's first investment in clean energy?
10. How did the cap and trade program get "spun"?
11. Why would it be dangerous for Obama to use the EPA to control plants?
12. Which policy makers are the major players in any potential climate change bill that could come?
13. What interest groups are involved in the issue now?


http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/environment/climate-of-doubt/steve-coll-how-exxon-shaped-the-climate-debate/

14.  How was Exxon's initial approach different than other groups?
15. What was Exxon able to do with all of its money?
16. What kind of people helped advocate Exxon's agenda?
17. What finally convinced Exxon that it should take a new approach?
18. When did Exxon stop funding research that cast doubt on climate change?
19.  How did Exxon work with the Heartland Institute?