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Search results for "Jeff Bezos pledged 10 billion for climate change"

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X posts stated on July 20, 2021 in a tweet:
Says “Jeff Bezos will put 300 (metric tons) of carbon into the atmosphere for 180 seconds in space.”
By Jon Greenberg• July 20, 2021
Facebook posts stated on September 14, 2022 in a photo on Facebook:
If Jeff Bezos’ net worth reaches $1 trillion, “he could literally end world poverty and give everyone $1 billion and he will still have $91.5 billion left.”
By Sara Swann• September 16, 2022
Facebook posts stated on May 11, 2022 in a Facebook post:
The infant formula shortage was purposely created because Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates invested in artificial breast milk.
By Samantha Putterman• May 12, 2022
Instagram posts stated on October 25, 2021 in a post:
“If Bezos has 200 billion dollas, and there’s 7 billion people on earth, why can’t we each get a billion and (he’d) be left with 193 billion dollas?”
By Krishnan Anantharaman• October 28, 2021
Jeff Bezos stated on July 29, 2020 in a congressional hearing:
“The retail market we participate in is extraordinarily large and competitive. Amazon accounts for less than 1% of the $25 trillion global retail market, and less than 4% of U.S. retail.”
By Emily Venezky• August 6, 2020
Viral image stated on November 13, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Photo shows Jeff Bezos’s clone.
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 17, 2022
Threads posts stated on November 17, 2024 in Threads posts:
“Elon Musk has $180 Billion and there are 8B people on earth. If he gave us each $1B he’d still have $172B left.”
By Sofia Ahmed• November 18, 2024
Bernie Sanders stated on June 26, 2019 in an opinion article:
"The wealthiest three families now own more wealth than the bottom half of the country."
By Tom Kertscher• July 3, 2019
Bernie Sanders stated on July 14, 2018 in a speech:
"The three wealthiest people" own "more wealth than the bottom half of the American people."
By Tom Kertscher• July 19, 2018
Instagram posts stated on April 26, 2023 in a post:
Video shows someone impersonating Joe Biden in a mask.
By Gabrielle Settles• April 27, 2023
Jerry Brown stated on January 24, 2017 in his State of the State address:
"One hundred and ninety-four countries signed the Paris Agreement to control greenhouse gases. Our own voluntary agreement to accomplish the same goal — the Under2  MOU — has 165 signatories, representing a billion people."
By Linda Qiu• January 26, 2017
Bernie Sanders stated on September 21, 2017 in a speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo.:
"The six wealthiest people in the world (have) as much wealth as the bottom half of the world’s population, 3.7 billion people."
By Emma Diltz, Carolina Vargas• October 31, 2017
NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on August 30, 2014 in a television ad:
Says U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst signed a pledge that "protects tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas."
By Lauren Carroll• August 5, 2014
Instagram posts stated on October 28, 2024 in social media posts:
Photos show federal authorities arrested and charged a clone instead of the real Sean “Diddy” Combs.
By Gideon Hess• October 29, 2024
FreedomWorks stated on September 28, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“The Democrats want you American taxpayers to shell out $3 billion for ‘non-racist’ trees.”
By Tom Kertscher• September 29, 2021
Viral image stated on May 08, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Amazon accepts Dogecoin.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 12, 2021
Elizabeth Warren stated on January 29, 2019 in a tweet:
"The top 0.1 percent ... own about the same wealth as 90 percent of America."  
By Jon Greenberg• January 31, 2019
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on June 17, 2019 in a tweet:
Says Amazon is "paying full-time employees so little that they require gov food assistance."
By Bill McCarthy• June 21, 2019
Bernie Sanders stated on April 30, 2018 in a tweet:
"You know what Amazon paid in federal income taxes last year? Zero."
By Manuela Tobias• May 3, 2018
Donald Trump stated on September 24, 2016 in a speech in Roanoke, Va.:
Says Hillary Clinton’s energy agenda "will cost the U.S. economy over $5 trillion"
By Linda Qiu• September 27, 2016

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