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Science journalist Adam Becker speaks with DeSmog about how Silicon Valley tech billionaires have invented new forms of greenwashing and climate denial in their quest for ever-more fantastic technology.
It turns out oil and gas arenโt Albertaโs only hazardous exports.
The declaration coincides with U.S. fossil fuel companiesโ use of Trumpโs trade tensions and international discord to undermine EU climate laws.
Tory energy chief endorses debunked studies written by fossil fuel industry interests.
