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Jeff Merkley: “If it is 30 million tons, and then the entire sink is 450 billion, we are talking about one-ten-thousandth of increase…”

On the recordMay 3, 2022
If it is 30 million tons, and then the entire sink is 450 billion, we are talking about one-ten-thousandth of increase in carbon storage.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley highlights the minimal impact of carbon storage increase.

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