Bill Gates Has Earned Billions Investing in Climate-Polluting Landfills, Reports ProPublica
Environmental activist Bill Gates has "quietly accumulated a $29 billion stake in America's No. 2 landfill operator, Republic Services," reports ProPublica, in a new 5,000-word investigation. But inspectors from America's Environmental Protection Agency "have repeatedly found methane — a highly potent greenhouse gas — escaping from Republic landfills at levels above federal limits. Republic has…
Bill Gates, environmental activist, has quietly amassed a $29 billion stake in Republic Services, America's No. 2 landfill operator, according to a ProPublica investigation. The company has repeatedly been found to emit methane, a potent greenhouse gas, above federal limits. Republic has opposed regulations to reduce its environmental impact.
Despite Gates' investments in green companies, he has poured more than double of that amount into Republic, increasing his stake to 38%. Methane emissions from landfills are a significant contributor to climate change, responsible for up to a fifth of the country's methane emissions.
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