Table 2.
Illustrative tweets from fossil fuel firms and their estimated sentiment scores.
| Tweets with highest positive sentiment scores | Tweets with highest negative sentiment scores | Firm name (username) |
|---|---|---|
| Congrats to Indigenous School Award winner Gordonvale State High, recognizing celebrating achievements in #STEM | We are deeply sorry to everyone who has and will suffer from this terrible tragedy: CEO Andrew Mackenzie | BHP (@bhp) |
| Read how our Iron Ore team are helping ecologists understand more about one of Australia’s most unique bat species | As with most issues in China, there are many facets to the debt liability story | BHP (@bhp) |
| Hi Andi, we’re working to make all types of energy cleaner better from renewable energy cleaner-burning natural gas to advanced fuels new low-carbon businesses, we’re committed to playing out part to advance a love carbon future provide the energy the world needs |
I am really sorry you had a bad experience at a BP-branded site. We will raise this unacceptable behavior with the dealer |
BP (@bp_plc) |
| Affordable, reliable #energy is cornerstone of #development helps improve quality of life for communities -Chevron VP Steve Green #CSISGDF | Anti- #Chevron activists recruit phony paid protesters to picket Chevron annual shareholder meeting | Chevron (@Chevron) |
| We are very proud to support @techbridgegirls @ChabotSpace to encourage curiosity & interest in #STEM #education in young women #EBWC #IWD | Chevron fights to prevent #malaria among the most vulnerable in #Angola pregnant women and children under 5 | Chevron (@Chevron) |
| Lets help bolster the economy with lower, more stable #natgas prices Learn more about #natgas economic benefits: | “Fracking fears unfounded” says retired geologist #natgas | Conoco Phillips (@conocophillips) |
| The #ConocoPhillips SPIRIT of Conservation program is seeking grant proposals to conserve breeding, stopover and wintering habitats for #migratorybirds, and to provide technical assistance to improve bird habitat conservation practices on working lands |
From an Indiana pipeliner: @WhiteHouse rejects #KeystoneXL Sad day for U.S. worker |
Conoco Phillips (@conocophillips) |
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With our research capabilities and commitment to innovation, we are researching new technologies to provide more affordable, lower-carbon energy, Chairman CEO Darren Woods #XOMAnnualMeeting |
@foe_us Allegations we deceived the public on #climatechange are misleading and baseless |
ExxonMobil (@exxonmobil) |
| ExxonMobil Colombia helps promote non-violence, gender equality good behavior among youth #IYD2014 | Anti-oil activists drummed up false allegations against @exxonmobil #Exxonknew | ExxonMobil (@exxonmobil) |
| RT @WorldCoal: #Steel is fundamental to a more #sustainable world, helping to build lighter, more efficient vehicles, new highly efficient | Without coal, American families will feel more pain at the plug, akin to pain at the pump. | Peabody (@peabodyenergy) |
| @PeabodyEnergy proudly supports @ArchGrants toward a more robust #STL #startup culture | RT @NationalMining: Coal’s decline could mean more power shortages #countoncoal #powergrid #economy | Peabody (@peabodyenergy) |
| We are partnering with Shell LiveWire Top Ten Innovators to create new award categories around disruptive energy and sustainable supply chain ideas that will help uncover the brightest and most innovative solutions for waste reduction, as well as enable a lower CO2 future. | Climate change is real, renewables are part of the future energy mix. But provoking a sudden death of fossil fuels isn’t plausible #IPWeek | Shell (@Shell) |
| RT @Shell_UKLtd: How can we be sure that the projects we support to protect and restore natural ecosystems actually deliver the results | UK Telegraph article highlights Shell, call for more action on oil theft in Nigeria, the Niger Delta‚ real tragedy | Shell (@Shell) |
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We are proud to share a commitment to #sustainability with @SolidiaCO2 as they develop more #sustainable concrete |
RT @PPouyanne: The #Covid19 pandemic, the #Oil crisis #Climate change 3 major crises, distinct and yet connected, that we must | TotalEnergies (@TotalEnergies) |
| To learn more on this new partnership, you can read our press release, | #Elgin #gas #leak: #Total prepares operations to stop the leak | TotalEnergies (@TotalEnergies) |