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Jeff Goodell

The biggest tab the public picks up for fossil fuels has to do with what economists call 'external costs,' like the health effects of air and water pollution.

Jeff Goodell

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When people use fossil fuels, they cause pollution that harms our health, and these harmful effects create extra expenses for society. These costs are not paid by the companies producing fossil fuels but by the public through healthcare and environmental damage.

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