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Manchin Claims Coal ‘Doesn’t Get A Penny Of Subsidies’

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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), the newest member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, claimed today that the coal industry doesn’t receive any government subsidies, unlike every other form of energy. The former governor of coal-state West Virginia, who famously fired a rifle at clean energy legislation in a campaign ad, argued that the Obama administration has “villainized” coal. In a hearing… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Think Progress Discovery Date : 03/02/2011 23:05 Number of articles : 2

Manchin Claims Coal ‘Doesn’t Get A Penny Of Subsidies’

Worldwide, Fossil Fuels Get 12 Times the Subsidies as Clean Energy

Photo: BLM , Creative Commons A consensus seems to be growing that since comprehensive energy reform is now a long ways off in the US, the least we can do is get rid of subsidies and handouts for fossil fuel companies. And this new report from the USC Marshall School of Business illustrates why: Worldwide, fossil fuels receive a staggering 12 times the amount in subsidies that clean energy does…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Worldwide, Fossil Fuels Get 12 Times the Subsidies as Clean Energy