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Gavin Newsom: “They're wholly owned subsidiary of fossil fuel interest…”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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Affordability Is the New Climate Fault Line

Published | Video Starts at 05:17

So this is as much about the economy, stupid, as it is about your love of trees and bees. And so that's what's so remarkable about these folks that are currently in office. And they're just wholly. They're wholly owned subsidiary of fossil fuel interest, period, Full stop. This is about short termism, cheap buck, that's all it's about. It's not about you and your kids or grandkids. I mean, I'm old enough to remember this guy, RFK Jr. Who was writing. (05:17–05:21)

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Asserts that current policymakers are heavily influenced by fossil fuel interests.

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