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Paul Tonko: Through PR firms, the fossil fuel industry is strategically misleading members of all of our constituencies to line…

On the recordSeptember 13, 2022
Through PR firms, the fossil fuel industry is strategically misleading members of all of our constituencies to line their own pockets, stymie climate action, and disrupt the democratic process.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Tonko accuses the fossil fuel industry of using disinformation to undermine democracy and climate action.

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