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On the recordFebruary 7, 2022
What is impressive to me is that a 1977 Exxon report said there is, quote, "general scientific agreement that the most likely manner in which mankind is influencing the global climate is through carbon dioxide released from the burning of fossil fuels."
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Ro Khanna
Democratic · California

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Khanna highlights Exxon’s early knowledge of climate change and its contribution to the crisis.

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