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That Electric Car’s Not as Green as You Think
Those things don’t just grow on trees, you know.
Zero emissions, not counting all the carbon it took to make it.
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Unless you’re one of those rolling-coal types — in which case you have likely received this newsletter in error — then you’d probably like to believe your consumption decisions are guided by at least a vague awareness of their impact on the planet. But even the greenest-tinted products may not be as planet-friendly as you think.