On the recordDecember 30, 2021
The reason we can’t get what we need the Exxons of the world remain so powerful. So, when we divest, when we persuade banks to financing them, when we do those things, we begin to cut off their power.
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msnbc.comJoe Manchin: “The reason we can’t get what we need the Exxons of the world remain so powerful. So, when we divest, when we persuade…”
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Discussing the influence of fossil fuel companies and the need for divestment.
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