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S4, Ep5 | How Big Oil Is Using the Pandemic to Push More Plastic

Drilled • Season 4 Episode 5

S4, Ep5 | How Big Oil Is Using the Pandemic to Push More Plastic

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In a new report, the Center for International Environmental Law looks at the way oil, gas and petrochemical companies are leveraging the pandemic to push policy and increase profits, and whether these efforts will ultimately be successful. Carroll Muffet, one of our S3 experts, joins to walk us through some of the key points of the report, including how the industry is using the pandemic to push more single-use plastics.

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