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America's richest 10% are responsible for 40% of its planet-heating pollution, new report finds (www.cnn.com)

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America’s wealthiest people are also some of the world’s biggest polluters – not only because of their massive homes and private jets, but because of the fossil fuels generated by the companies they invest their money in.

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[–] [email protected] 78 points 10 months ago (8 children)

If anyone is asking how do we pay to solve the climate crisis. I think its pretty clear who should be paying.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 10 months ago

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