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Greenwashing our hands of it — N.L.'s oil challenge
It was a Friday afternoon and if there wasn’t a pandemic, the place would’ve been packed to the gills. There was a limited number of appropriately spaced folding chairs instead. It didn’t take long for the guests—representatives of oil producers and supply companies, of political parties and particularly the governing provincial and federal Liberals—to take their places to hear about a new injection of public money, federal funds, into offshore oil and gas. “Today, I am announcing $320 million to support jobs and to ensure a sustainable, long-term, lower-emitting future for our offshore,” said federal Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan, from the podium.
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