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America's Oil And Gas Boom Is Creating A New Global Fossil Fuel Era

An American oil and gas boom is pushing fossil fuels abroad, with impacts on profits, public health and the world's climate.

America's Oil And Gas Boom Is Creating A New Global Fossil Fuel Era
Newsy / Kevin Clancy
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"Blowout: Inside America's Energy Gamble" is a project of Newsy, the Associated Press, The Center for Public Integrity and The Texas Tribune. See Newsy.com/Blowout for more.

In a series of reports and an upcoming feature documentary, investigative journalists, scientists and concerned citizens trace the consequences of a new global fossil fuel era led by American oil and gas. From the booming oil fields of West Texas to tanker traffic busting the Panama Canal at its seams to a quiet energy revolution in east Asia, this documentary takes a deep dive into American energy's global impacts on profits, public health and climate change.

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