The dirty dozen: meet America’s top climate villains

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‘The nation’s worst polluters managed to evade accountability and scrutiny for decades as they helped the fossil fuel industry destroy our planet.’
‘The nation’s worst polluters managed to evade accountability and scrutiny for decades as they helped the fossil fuel industry destroy our planet.’Illustration: Jason Goad/The Guardian

Few are household names, yet these 12 enablers and profiteers have an unimaginable sway over the fate of humanitySupported by

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About this contentGeorgia Wright, Liat Olenick and Amy Westervelt@amywesterveltWed 27 Oct 2021 06.00 EDT

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/27/climate-crisis-villains-americas-dirty-dozen

For too long, Americans were fed a false narrative that they should feel individually guilty about the climate crisis. The reality is thatonly a handfulof powerful individuals bear the personal responsibility.

The nation’s worst polluters managed to evade accountability and scrutiny for decades as they helped the fossil fuel industry destroy our planet. The actions of these climate supervillains have affected millions of people, disproportionatelyhurting the vulnerablewho havedone the leastto contribute to global emissions.

Working- and middle-class people must stop…

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