Malone, Utah couldn’t have been culpable.  The mountain lions were out of town when it all went down.

“Here’s the data,” Caroline told them.

“In 2022, oil and gas companies spent $124 million lobbying the federal government.

“As a number, it’s meaningless, just a bore until you compare it with what was spent by environmental groups.  Some reporters from Pennsylvania researched this and found the oil companies typically outspend climate groups by more than 20 to 1.”

Malone, Utah wasn’t sure when the mountain lions would amble back.