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America's richest 10% are responsible for 40% of its planet-heating pollution, new report finds (www.cnn.com)
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America’s wealthiest people are also some of the world’s biggest polluters – not only because of their massive homes and private jets, but because of the fossil fuels generated by the companies they invest their money in.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Boy I sure am getting hungry…

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

The richest people tend not to care about climate change and pollution. Not that shocking.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

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