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High gas prices are leverage for climate transition

The Sunrise Movement is making a big mistake by calling for lower gas prices.

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Carl Beijer
Mar 23, 2022
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Gas costs $4.25 a gallon right now in rural Virginia. I absolutely cannot afford for it to stay this high; at this point I try not to watch the price counter rocketing up on the pump whenever I fill up. There’s nothing I can do about it, and it’s just going to make me anxious about my finances. That’s why a few days ago, listening to gas gurgle into my …

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