Your tax dollars may be funding the expansion of the plastics industry

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By Joseph WintersMar 14, 2024, 2:17 pm796 ptsInteresting
With demand for fossil fuels expected to decline as the world shifts toward electric vehicles and renewable energy, Big Oil is in the midst of an enormous pivot to plastic production. And taxpayers are helping them. Petrochemical companies like Shell and Exxon Mobil have received nearly $9 billion in state and…

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