Why The Climate Conversation Is Untethered From Reality

Why The Climate Conversation Is Untethered From Reality

On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Liberty Oilfield Services CEO Chris Wright discusses calling out North Face for its hypocrisy on oil and gas.

Oil & Gas firm CEO behind EPIC North Face troll: In a 'woke' world, TRUTH about fossil fuels is 'controversial'



Apparel company The North Face recently stated that it would no longer make jackets for oil and gas companies because it doesn't want to be associated with the fossil fuel industry. In response, Colorado-based oil and gas company Liberty Oilfield Services rented full billboard ads to remind The North Face of the truth: "Globally, 60% of all clothing fibers are made out of oil and gas. For North Face, it is likely 90% or more."

Liberty CEO Chris Wright joined Glenn Beck on the radio program Tuesday to discuss just how much of our economy — beyond outdoor apparel and energy — wouldn't exist in a world without fossil fuels. And he warns that many companies are now deeming this truth to be "controversial."

"I have been for years, trying to get a real, honest dialogue about energy going," Chris told Glenn. "So we took this opportunity to point out that North Face jackets are ... almost completely made out of oil and gas. How can you choose not to associate with the essential material your equipment [is] made out of? So we put a billboard up ... the billboard says, 'That North Face puffer looks good on you. And it was made from fossil fuels.'"

"Most billboard companies did not want to run that billboard. They thought it was controversial," he added. "And Facebook put a hold on our brief video just saying the jacket looks good, this is what it's made out of. In today's world, that is controversial."

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Oil and gas company turns tables on eco-friendly North Face with new ad campaign: 'No chance' they'd 'exist' without fossil fuels



An oil and gas company in Colorado is trolling The North Face in a new ad campaign calling out the popular apparel maker's hypocrisy regarding fossil fuels.

Denver-based company Liberty Oilfield Services launched the witty ad campaign, coined, "Thank you, North Face," on Thursday by putting up billboards near the outdoor recreation company's Denver offices, Fox Business reported.

In addition to the billboards, Liberty also launched a website and produced a video ad to be streamed on social media platforms.

The move reportedly came as a response to The North Face's decision to deny an order of jackets to a Texas oil and gas company last year reportedly because the apparel maker didn't want to be associated with a fossil fuel business.

In the social media video, Liberty CEO Chris Wright expresses his tongue-in-cheek gratitude toward The North Face for its reliance on oil and gas to produce the vast majority of its products.

"Globally, 60% of all clothing fibers are made out of oil and gas. For North Face, it is likely 90% or more," Wright noted.

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"[There's] no chance that North Face could exist as a company or an organization without oil and gas," Wright added during an interview with Fox Business on Thursday.

He went on to explain that fossil fuels are required to make the petrochemicals used in a wide range of products sold by The North Face, such as plastics, nylon, climbing ropes, and more. He also noted that oil and gas products fuel the factories that manufacture the apparel maker's goods and that fossil fuels are the backbone for shipping its products around the world.

With that in mind, Wright called it "crazy hypocrisy" for The North Face to publicly distance itself from fossil fuels.

"It's like bees shunning honey," he charged.

According to Fox Business, the campaign will feature seven billboards close to the company's offices in Denver, with one saying, "That North Face puffer looks great on you. And it was made from fossil fuels."

Wright reportedly hopes that the campaign will kickstart an honest conversation about fossil fuels and a broader recognition of how integral the industry is to society.

Perhaps companies such as The North Face will realize that its "oil and gas is evil [stance] is kind of silly because my whole lifestyle depends on it, and all the products I enjoy in the outdoors are made out of it," Wright said.