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Although they [light and medium trucks] have only 5% of the transportation market..., they account for fully 35% of greenhouse gas emissions from freight transportation.

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David Suzuki
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: March 24
Biologist
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Vancouver
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David Takayoshi Suzuki
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