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How American Climate Denial Fueled Canada's Tar Sands, with Geoff Dembicki

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The Cross Pollination of Climate Denialism

Bob Greene: Could you talk a little bit about the cross pollination of climate denialism between the US and Canada? He says Canadian oil is always aligned with some of the most reactionary political forces in the United States. Greene: Howard Pugh was very much in support of tapping this massive oil industry in Canada because he believed that having this giant source of oil would be a way to fight against Soviet control of the world.

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