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Fossil fuels: 'A gift of God' or a climate killer?

Humans have become dependent on oil companies for sustaining their lifestyles. But this dependence has enabled the industry to balloon to such an extent that it has been dubbed "Big Oil" and become synonymous with driving global temperature rise. Burning oil and gas pumps billions of tons of heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere every year.

November 12, 2024