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Bruce Westerman: I am saying if we are going to do accounting, I think we should take that into the equation because it is all part of…

On the recordJanuary 27, 2020
I am saying if we are going to do accounting, I think we should take that into the equation because it is all part of the carbon cycle.
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Bruce Westerman
Republican · Arkansas

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Westerman argues for including forest fire emissions in carbon accounting.

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