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Alan Lowenthal: “Putting all your chips on fossil fuels I think now is a bad bet, and we need to at least address those issues.”

On the recordFebruary 11, 2019
Putting all your chips on fossil fuels I think now is a bad bet, and we need to at least address those issues.
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Alan Lowenthal
Democratic · California

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Lowenthal argues against heavy reliance on fossil fuels due to climate change and economic risks.

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