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Mar 2022
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Where Biden’s climate goals and a Russia...

THE WASHINGTON POST
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President Biden pledged to move America’s climate reforms forward. How can he ensure that the U.S. has enough oil supply to keep prices from surging, while also ensuring that efforts to obtain that oil don’t infringe on his climate promises?


Here’s where Russian oil flows

How the invasion of Ukraine scrambles American energy politics

Biden’s climate agenda is bold. Is it enough?

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