786
That's how many lobbyists are in Washington, DC, defending billions in subsidies for the oil and gas industry.
Turns out Big Oil is actually a job killer. Last year Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee investigated Big Oil's jobs claim. They found that the industry has gone on a firing spree in recent years. Thousands of jobs have been eliminated, while oil executives paid themselves millions. It was also found that 40% of U.S. oil-industry jobs consist of minimum-wage work at gas stations.
Denying climate change and obstructing climate action is one part of the problem. Natural disasters are having a devastating effect on American jobs.
So Big Oil is killing jobs and undermining our economy.
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