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200. Lifelines VS Deadlines: The Need For Science Based Policy (Part One)

Outrage + Optimism

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The US Chamber of Commerce's Climate Obstructing Role in Politics

The US Chamber of Commerce has been outed as one of the worst climate obstructers in America. They play in politics by lobbying directly on behalf of the fossil fuel industry, writes campaign contribution checks to candidates who will oppose climate legislation. And then they turn up in court as Emmicky Curieye to fight for the Fossil Fuel Industry. So there's this whole array of five different arenas in which they obstruct climate progress for the fossil fuelindustry. It's a real armada. That's really interesting. I'm going to drill down on this because we see it as a huge problem globally. There's the equivalence around the world doing the same thing.

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