Energy researcher Dr. Melissa Lott discusses post-pandemic energy trends and freight emissions on The Green Blueprint podcast.
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“And, you know, we can see in transportation that, like, diesel demand is really up again. And this is coming from a lot of freight, a lot of trucks on the road, moving goods around, moving all that stuff that we're buying.”
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