Lawmakers Push for Big Subsidies for Coal Process

Even as Congressional leaders draft legislation to reduce greenhouse gases linked to global warming, a powerful roster of Democrats and Republicans is pushing to subsidize coal as the king of alternative fuels. Full Story »

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Ben Ross
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by Ben Ross - Oct. 1, 2008

So full of junk ...did Peabody (or was it Sherman) write this. Not one question about history of profit for the energy sector, coal industry...The same WASP's that subsidized enron and eliminated welfare for people want to give away...to millionaires. Could a scientist or two weigh in...? An economist? How is it done in Europe? Only wish some suggestion to trim all present and potential profits to 2%...including construction of facilities, and no more lobbying. What does Paul Kurgman think?

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