Fearmongering over footballs
The fossil fuel industry says footballs couldn't exist without oil. It's a lie designed to prevent us from imagining a more sustainable world.
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Last week, The Daily Show highlighted an oil and gas commercial that implied footballs could not exist without fossil fuels.
The ad from pipeline giant Energy Transfer shows a player teeing up a football for a kick, only for the…