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The fossil-fuel industrys campaign to mislead American people
2015-05-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Fossil fuel companies and their allies are funding a massive and sophisticated campaign to mislead the American people about the environmental harm caused by carbon pollution. Their activities are often compared to those of Big Tobacco denying the health dangers of smoking. Big Tobaccos denial scheme was ultimately found by a federal judge to have amounted to a racketeering enterprise. The Big Tobacco playbook looked something like this: (1) pay scientists to produce studies defending your...
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