Rockefeller Controlling the Game
Rockefeller Controlling the Game by Jacob Nordangård, published by Skyhorse on April 2, 2024, is a comprehensive exploration of the Rockefeller family’s influence on environmental climate research and activism. This 456-page book delves into the paradox of why one of the wealthiest families, historically tied to the oil industry, has supported climate initiatives since the mid-20th century. Nordangård investigates the family’s role in shaping climate policy and activism, revealing the complexities behind their financial power and connections with American business and politics.
In this edition, readers will find an in-depth analysis of the Rockefeller family’s historical involvement in various sectors, including energy, public policy, and modern medicine. Nordangård utilizes newly available materials and the Rockefeller Foundation’s own reports to trace the family’s journey from the founding of Standard Oil to contemporary climate discussions. The book also examines the broader implications of their actions, suggesting that the family’s vision for a better world may carry significant consequences for humanity and the environment. Through this detailed narrative, the author presents a critical look at the intersection of wealth, power, and environmental policy.
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Why would the first family of oil so ardently support environmental climate research and activism? Join author and researcher Jacob Nordangård as he uncovers the whole sordid truth.
The Rockefeller family is one of the richest in the world. Yet, why would the family that made the world dependent on oil fund environmental and climate research since the 1950s, help shape climate policy measures since the 1980s, and supported climate activism since the 1990s?
Rockefeller: Controlling the Game is the thrilling and paradoxical story of one of the world’s most influential global players. Through its top position in American business, close contacts with the White House, and with their immense financial power as one of the world’s leading private research funders, the Rockefellers have been able to anchor the climate issue both scientifically and politically. Yet what is the reasoning behind doing so?
Author and researcher Jacob Nordangård follows the family from the founding of Standard Oil and the Rockefeller Foundation, up through the aftermath of the Paris Agreement, with the declaration of the Fourth Industrial Revolution in January 2016, to the present day. Nordangård’s in-depth research includes the large quantities of new material recently made available on the Internet, as well as the Rockefeller Foundation’s own annual reports. Nordangård’s main focus is the Rockefeller family’s involvement in climate research and politics, but the actions and motives of some of their allies are also explored, as well as the family’s influence on the development of modern medicine, family planning, agriculture, art, architecture, behavioral science, information technology, and politics.
The Rockefeller family’s utopian dream of a perfect world will have serious consequences for the survival of the human species and life as we know it. The Rockefeller Foundation’s stated mission to “promote the well-being of humanity throughout the world” has a dark flipside, as, Nordangård will prove, the Rockefeller family’s long-standing battle against climate change contains elements of sophisticated propaganda techniques, futurism, and New Age philosophy, aiming at a complete transformation of the whole earth system, including economy, ecology, culture, and even humanity itself.
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