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" I think the fossil fuel industry is genuinely freaked out by the combination of the price collapse, the divestment movement, and that fact that renewable energy is getting so cheap so fast. "

Naomi Klein

Energy

Cheap

Fact

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Fast

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Trump

Problem

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