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Um, I think we all just won | Biden is halting the biggest fossil fuel expansion on earth
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this post was submitted on 25 Jan 2024
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"As the world becomes inhospitable, people die, liveable environments evaporate, forests burn, ocean acidify, and weather worsens ... we have to first think of the economy and the finances of a hand full of people who we all have to sacrifice ourselves for because their money is more important than our lives."
He blocked the fossil fuel projects for now. I call that a win.