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Paul Tonko: If we were going to reduce our carbon pollution, we need to deploy more clean energy and boost energy efficiency.

On the recordSeptember 17, 2013
If we were going to reduce our carbon pollution, we need to deploy more clean energy and boost energy efficiency.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Tonko emphasizes the need for clean energy to reduce carbon pollution.

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