Environmentalists challenge plans for Canada’s first deepwater oil project

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The science is clear that as more fossil fuels are extracted and burned, our world heats up. Canada is a country that prides itself as a climate champion, vowing to reduce emissions and kick fossil fuel use. But stubborn demand for oil and gas means Canada is also eager to drill more oil. The World’s Anna Kusmer reports on a new project proposed off the coast of Newfoundland and the activists fighting to stop it. 

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