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Jeff Goodell

But Big Oil and Big Coal have always been as skilled at propaganda as they are at mining and drilling. Like the tobacco industry before them, their success depends on keeping Americans stupid.

Jeff Goodell

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The quote means that oil and coal companies are very good at spreading misleading information to protect their interests, just as tobacco companies did in the past. Their continued profit relies on preventing people from understanding the true impact of their industries.

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