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| Author | Date | Time | Title | |
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| B Ruberton | 2007-05-30 | 19:29:36 | Lawmakers Pushing for Coal Subsidies. |
| Yesterdays’ story that our lawmakers are pushing for huge subsidies for the coal industry seems like a huge step in the wrong direction. Never mind the fact that burning any kind of fossil fuel is not the answer to our future energy needs and global wellbeing, the mining practices that the current administration has embraced are literally destroying the very land we are hoping to preserve. Strip mining and now mountain topping are not only destroying the land but are also killing the people with disease and floods. This is surely not our path to the future. This is a leap into the past. The subsidies need to be directed to cutting edge renewable energy sources that can both help our environment and our economy.
Surprisingly many representatives from both side of the aisle are in favor of the subsidies. This would seem to show who their loyalties are with. That fact that we don’t have a good National Energy Policy is exactly why we are even considering this backwards strategy. We need a plan that will direct our policy in a meaningful way. The direction from K Street is down the wrong path. |
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