(The Center Square) – A new report exposed the “massive hidden price tag” that what it calls "climate lawfare" presents to American consumers, the report concluding that if each climate case and proposed law succeeded, energy prices would rise including gas prices increasing by about 41 cents a gallon.
Co-author of the report as well as founder and executive director of Power the Future Daniel Turner said in a statement obtained by The Center Square: "While the eco-left has suddenly pretended to discover affordability, they want to hide this massive tax hike no one voted for.”
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