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Tim Scott: “Stopping that project means you are going to carry that energy over the roads, over the rail, which actually increases…”

On the recordMay 19, 2021
Stopping that project means you are going to carry that energy over the roads, over the rail, which actually increases our carbon footprint, not decreases our carbon footprint.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Scott argues that halting the XL Pipeline could worsen environmental impact.

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