Fossil Fuel Industry Steps in to Help Save Paris Climate Deal for All the Wrong Reasons

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By Farron CousinsApr 19, 2017, 3:25 pm137 pts
In May of 2016, six months before the U.S. presidential election, then-candidate Donald Trump said that he would “cancel” the United States’ involvement in the Paris climate accord. Immediately following his election, however, Trump appeared to back-track slightly, saying he had “an open mind” about…

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