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Scott Peters: “I don't know any energy expert anywhere, right or left, who won't tell you that we will be using fossil fuels in the…”

On the recordJanuary 30, 2023
I don't know any energy expert anywhere, right or left, who won't tell you that we will be using fossil fuels in the year 2050.
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Scott Peters
Democratic · California

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Highlights the ongoing reliance on fossil fuels in the future.

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