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by big_chungus 2399 days ago
Federal spending is just shy of twelve billion as of 2014 plus an additional twenty-six billion [0] ,and has likely increased since then. Private funding is harder to measure. I also think there's a case to be made that many people are "integrating backwards", looking for a specific answer and finding the research to justify that. This always happens when an issue is politicized, and this issue is undoubtedly politicized.

[0] https://www.gao.gov/key_issues/climate_change_funding_manage...
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akhilcacharya 2399 days ago
Meanwhile in the oil & gas drilling and exploration sector:

> According to market research by IBISWorld, a leading business intelligence firm, the total revenues for the oil and gas drilling sector came to $2 trillion in 2017.

[0] https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/030915/what-percent...

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topologistics 2399 days ago
>total revenues for the oil and gas drilling sector came to $2 trillion in 2017.

And all that money was immediately given to dirty evil fake scientists, right?

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