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On the recordApril 14, 2021
In the end, sadly, history is likely to judge the actions of the CEOs of fossil fuel companies as causing more death and more human misery than the tobacco industry.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Predicting a negative historical judgment on fossil fuel executives.

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