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April 27, 2012

Mitt Romney, the Petro-Candidate

Ben Adler, The Nation


AP

 

No sooner had Mitt Romney wrapped up the Republican presidential nomination than environmental groups began alerting the public to the threat they believe he represents. Last week four environmental groups—the Sierra Club. . .

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