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The false promise of fossil-fuelled prosperity

Posted on 23 April 2013 by Peter Boyer

Our contradictory climate-energy policies will hurt us in the end. [23 April 2013 | Peter Boyer] Every week seems to bring a new setback to the global effort to curb carbon emissions. As if we didn’t have enough challenges, now … Continue reading →

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