How the oil industry has spent billions to control the climate change conversation

Activists say Democratic climate proposals won't be able to pass until lawmakers put a stop to oil companies trying to rebrand themselves

America's oil companies are trying to rebrand themselves as part of the solution to the climate crisis, launching a campaign to counter top Democrats' proposals to rapidly cut pollution from the power plants and cars that run on the industry's petroleum and natural gas.

They say natural gas - a fossil fuel that emits heat-trapping carbon dioxide - is helping to slow climate disruption by providing an alternative to coal.