Jeff Merkley said "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." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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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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