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Being Green - 11 Feb 2022

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Hello again. Let’s look at some of the headline catchers in recent days. You may remember talk of a “Gas Master Plan” surfacing recently, punted by the fossil-fuel lobby, and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy which is unashamedly part of the lobby? (I wonder if Minister Gwede Mantashe gets paid as a lobbyist? He would be paid were this the USA and Washington politics, but it’s not, so I don’t know.) Anyway, some parties stand to gain from the Government’s openly transparent support of fossil fuels. I wonder who? I’m sure you’ve guessed already.
11 Feb 2022 English South Africa Health & Fitness

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