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Jared Huffman: “Extreme fossil fuel dependency is how we got into this mess, both the climate crisis, and Putin's war.”

On the recordMarch 8, 2022
Extreme fossil fuel dependency is how we got into this mess, both the climate crisis, and Putin's war.
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California

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Huffman criticizes reliance on fossil fuels amid climate crisis and geopolitical conflicts.

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