How clean energy and fossil fuels interests fight to own the jobs narrative

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The US clean energy and fossil fuel industries are wrestling over the same talking point: jobs

The fossil fuel and clean energy sectors share a top-line talking point: jobs. Fossil fuel organisations centered on activities such as fracking and coal mining point to the high-paying jobs for folks...

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