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Jeff Merkley: “People are also very, very concerned about the environmental footprint, at a time when we now understand that 80 percent…”

On the recordMarch 15, 2016
People are also very, very concerned about the environmental footprint, at a time when we now understand that 80 percent of the proven fossil fuels in the world, the reserves, have to stay in the ground if we are going to save this planet.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley emphasizes the need to keep fossil fuels in the ground for environmental reasons.

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