How much does the world spend to subsidize fossil fuels? The IMF wants to know

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By Heather SmithJun 15, 2015, 4:03 am16 pts
The folks at the IMF – yes, that great Satan of the ’90s – just released a working paper on how much we all pay to subsidize fossil fuels like oil, gas, and coal. Seriously. All the humans currently on this planet. They tallied up what we pay to help energy companies get fossil fuels out of the ground.…

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