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Much evidence has surfaced about the tactics to which fossilfuel companies have resorted to distort the facts, intimidate their opponents, and block climate action that might hurt their bottom lines. According to the US governments sentencing memo, clients of Azaris firm paid him approximately $4.8 Read the full report here.
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