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California just handed oil companies billions in free pollution permits

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California just handed oil companies billions in free pollution permits

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Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 6 months ago

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California air regulators approved a sweeping carbon market overhaul Friday, giving oil refineries billions in free permits over environmentalists' objections.

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Great to see that free markets work…

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