Are many of the major oil and gas companies behind the global warming hoax?

they know PR while at the same time funding denier organizations and lobbying against co2 regulations

Since their in business to make money I assume they all are.

Since petroleum & gas extraction & marketing is an old mature industry, competition has reduced petroleum co. profit margins to the 6%-8% range.

The big money now is in developing eco friendly "renewable" power.

With government guarantees & debt forgiveness for failed projects returns on investment in this sector are currently in the 15%-30% range.

Only a fool would turn down the chance to DOUBLE his profits.

Of course this is only temporary, until the government runs out of money & stops backing all these blue sky projects just like they did after the 1970's oil crisis collapsed.

But for the time being renewables are where its at! & the skys the limit!

It could be a case of greenwashing. And I noticed on the BP link that they pointed a finger of coal. But oil companies clearly don't have a vested interest in promoting AGW. But they are realizing that they can't defeat the truth.

BIG BUSINESSES are only looking to move markets. I doubt that they really mean much of what they say about anything. (You only have to watch one corporation to understand this. General Electric - NBC)

Global Warming isn't a hoax. It's the idea that humans are destroying the atmosphere and the Planet by using fossil fuels and emitting extra CO2 into the atmosphere.

Energy companies are blamed (unjustifiably IMO) for trying to help people stay comfortable in temperate regions and also for giving people an advantageous way to move about the Earth.

Environmental zealots that are narrow-minded and selfish along with power-hungry Governments see an opportunity to get what they want as far as control with the idea. Many oil and gas companies are surely playing along to maintain their edge in business and also maintaining their livelihood.

Flooding the internet and other media outlets with trumped up environmental catastrophes is the biggest hoax. They always make things seem worse than they actually are or use catastrophic-looking visual aids that have absolutely nothing to do with human involvement.

Bottom line is : The ways and means by which environmental and Governmental zealots portray this issue is a hoax!!!

Environmentalists should be there to "help" us maintain and keep a clean environment. Vigilante environmentalists causing strife among us is unjustified.

Governmental extremism should also be curtailed. They would be a better service to all people, if they would simply help us govern ourselves and not force their "will" on others.

The science seems to be stuck in the middle at this point in time.

Global warming is not a hoax and no scientist denies it. The only controversy is whether global warming is caused by man's actions or whether its part of a natural earth climate cycle. The vast majority of climate scientists believe the evidence supports the former.

The energy/oil companies have finally figure out that they can't deny global warming any more and are trying to get on the front of the curve to make money from it. They couldn't have been "behind the hoax" as you say because the theory of global warming has been around for much longer than they've agreed with it.

Well your links show that big energy companies are not behind anti AGW research, in fact if you look at the audits of their donantions, you will find they donate mainly to environmental groups.

The notion that big energy is behind skeptics is nonsense, they are much more concerned with public relations, good publicity is paramount to them.

I am puzzled that you posted these links, are you now on the side of deniers, or did you think we would not read them.

I've discovered 3 Deniers who receive money from Big Oil

The Denier Movement is the real hoax

other countries laugh at how idiotic the conservative movement is in America