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Infographic: How the Oil Industry Is Pushing Plastic

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Jun. 26, 2018 10:04AM EST Energy
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By Enkhbayar Munkh-Erdene and Tracy Matsue Loeffelholz

Reposted with permission from our media associate YES! Magazine.

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