Fossil Fuel Companies Are Quietly Scoring Big Money for Their Preferred Climate Solution: Carbon Capture and Storage

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By Katelyn WeisbrodAug 17, 2021, 5:00 am254 pts
The industry has been pushing through policies devoting billions of dollars to the technology, and much more is likely to come with legislation pending before Congress. By Nicholas Kusnetz Over the last year, energy companies, electrical utilities and other industrial sectors have been quietly pushing through a…

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