Author: Josh Siegel
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Meeting Biden’s climate pledge would require ‘dramatic’ changes to fossil fuel-based economy
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President Joe Biden’s pledge to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 would require fundamentally transforming the country’s fossil fuel-based economy. A lot of work has been done, with the United States leading the world in emissions reductions since 2005 because of natural gas and renewables replacing more expensive and dirtier coal in…
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Oil companies lobby for carbon tax
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Oil company leaders and other business executives are meeting virtually this week with more than a dozen Democratic and Republican senators to advocate for a carbon tax. The companies are aiming to shift the debate as Congress considers President Joe Biden’s infrastructure proposal, which excludes a carbon tax. Specifically, the companies will lobby for a…
