The Power of Big Oil (Part Three: Delay)
FRONTLINE examines the fossil fuel industry’s history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change. As leading climate scientists issue new warnings about climate change, Part Three examines how the fossil fuel industry worked to delay the transition to renewable energy sources — including by promoting natural gas as a cleaner alternative.
Episodes
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The Power of Big Oil (Part Three: Delay)
S2022 E7 - 54m 22s
FRONTLINE examines the fossil fuel industry’s history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change. As leading climate scientists issue new warnings about climate change, Part Three examines how the fossil fuel industry worked to delay the transition to renewable energy sources — including by promoting natural gas as a cleaner alternative.
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The Power of Big Oil (Part Two: Doubt)
S2022 E6 - 54m 52s
FRONTLINE examines the fossil fuel industry’s history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change. Part Two of this three-part series explores the industry’s efforts to stall climate policy, even as evidence about climate change grew more certain in the new millennium.
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The Power of Big Oil (Part One: Denial)
S2022 E5 - 1h 25m
FRONTLINE examines the fossil fuel industry’s history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change. Part One of this three-part series charts the fossil fuel industry's early research on climate change and investigates industry efforts to sow seeds of doubt about the science.
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Plot to Overturn the Election
S2022 E4 - 54m 23s
FRONTLINE and ProPublica examine how lies about election fraud in 2020 have made their way to the center of American politics and how a handful of people have had an outsized impact on the current crisis of democratic legitimacy in the United States.
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Pelosi's Power
S2022 E3 - 1h 24m
An examination of the powerful and polarizing Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi. The documentary traces Pelosi's life and legacy, how she has gained and wielded power across three decades, and how she has faced grave challenges to her leadership and to American democracy from Trump and his allies.
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Putin's Road to War
S2022 E2 - 54m 24s
FRONTLINE tells the story of what led to Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine, examining the events that shaped the Russian leader, the grievances that drive him and how a growing conflict with the West exploded into war in Europe.
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American Reckoning
S2022 E1 - 1h 24m
FRONTLINE and Retro Report tell the story of the 1967 killing of Wharlest Jackson Sr., a local NAACP leader in Natchez, Mississippi. The documentary follows Jackson’s family as they search for the truth about what happened and examines the history of white supremacy in Natchez. It is part of FRONTLINE's multiplatform Un(re)solved initiative.
Extras + Features
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"Police on Trial" - Preview
S2022 E8 - 31s
With Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters from the Star Tribune, the documentary "Police on Trial" investigates the Minneapolis police, from the murder of George Floyd and subsequent protests, to the trial of Derek Chauvin, to the struggle for accountability.
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"The Power of Big Oil (Part Two: Doubt)" - Preview
S2022 E6 - 31s
FRONTLINE examines the fossil fuel industry’s history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change. Part Two of this three-part series explores the industry’s efforts to stall climate policy, even as evidence about climate change grew more certain in the new millennium.
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"The Power of Big Oil" - Preview
S2022 E5 - 31s
The fossil fuel industry’s history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change. This three-part series from FRONTLINE traces decades of casting doubt on the science, missed opportunities and the ongoing attempts to hold Big Oil to account.
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"Plot to Overturn the Election" - Preview
S2022 E4 - 31s
FRONTLINE and ProPublica examine how lies about election fraud in 2020 have made their way to the center of American politics and how a handful of people have had an outsized impact on the current crisis of democratic legitimacy in the United States.
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"Pelosi's Power" - Preview
S2022 E3 - 31s
An examination of the powerful and polarizing Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi. FRONTLINE's documentary traces Pelosi's life and legacy, how she has gained and wielded power across three decades, and how she has faced grave challenges to her leadership and to American democracy from Trump and his allies.
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"Putin's Road to War" - Preview
S2022 E2 - 31s
FRONTLINE tells the story of what led to Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine, examining the events that shaped the Russian leader, the grievances that drive him and how a growing conflict with the West exploded into war in Europe.
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"American Reckoning" - Preview
S2022 E1 - 31s
FRONTLINE and Retro Report tell the story of the 1967 killing of Wharlest Jackson Sr., a local NAACP leader in Natchez, Mississippi. The documentary follows Jackson’s family as they search for the truth about what happened and examines the history of white supremacy in Natchez. It is part of FRONTLINE's multiplatform Un(re)solved initiative.
Schedule
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FRONTLINE
Police on Trial
Tuesday
May 31
1 Hour 30 Minutes
A look into the Minneapolis police following the death of George Floyd, including protests, the trial of Derek Chauvin and the struggle for accountability. -
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FRONTLINE
Police on Trial
Tuesday
May 31
1 Hour 30 Minutes
A look into the Minneapolis police following the death of George Floyd, including protests, the trial of Derek Chauvin and the struggle for accountability. -
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FRONTLINE
Police on Trial
Wednesday
Jun 1
1 Hour 30 Minutes
A look into the Minneapolis police following the death of George Floyd, including protests, the trial of Derek Chauvin and the struggle for accountability. -
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FRONTLINE
Police on Trial
Wednesday
Jun 1
1 Hour 30 Minutes
A look into the Minneapolis police following the death of George Floyd, including protests, the trial of Derek Chauvin and the struggle for accountability. -
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FRONTLINE
Police on Trial
Wednesday
Jun 1
1 Hour 30 Minutes
A look into the Minneapolis police following the death of George Floyd, including protests, the trial of Derek Chauvin and the struggle for accountability. -
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FRONTLINE
Police on Trial
Thursday
Jun 2
1 Hour 30 Minutes
A look into the Minneapolis police following the death of George Floyd, including protests, the trial of Derek Chauvin and the struggle for accountability. -
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FRONTLINE
Police on Trial
Thursday
Jun 2
1 Hour 30 Minutes
A look into the Minneapolis police following the death of George Floyd, including protests, the trial of Derek Chauvin and the struggle for accountability.
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