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Documentary #14: The Green Transition Pt. 1 – The Problem with Green Capitalism

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The Carbon Footprint Scam - The Corporate Story

The carbon footprint is a framework for calculating the total greenhouse gas emissions caused by an individual. British Petroleum began using and successfully popularizing the term carbon footprint in the early 2000s. The idea of carbon footprints was actually manufactured by the fossil fuel industry, not to contribute to the greater good somehow but according to journalist Mark Kaufman.

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