Did they ignore it? Yes but the only reason they ignored it was because…
The oil industry (and other adjacent industries) did their best to make sure everybody doubted the science of climate change
Governments (the U.S gov’t in particular) took the oil industry’s side and subsidized their ventures
Libertarian think tanks (like the Heritage Foundation and ALEC) took money from Big Oil to misinform the public about climate change and its connection to fossil fuel burning.
Did they ignore it? Yes but the only reason they ignored it was because…
The oil industry (and other adjacent industries) did their best to make sure everybody doubted the science of climate change
Governments (the U.S gov’t in particular) took the oil industry’s side and subsidized their ventures
Libertarian think tanks (like the Heritage Foundation and ALEC) took money from Big Oil to misinform the public about climate change and its connection to fossil fuel burning.