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US House of Representatives passes Energy Alternatives bill

By squirrelbait - January 19, 2007

in Events

US House of Representatives has just passed the HR. 6, the "Creating Long-Term Energy Alternatives for the Nation Act," (PDF download) with a 264-163 vote. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi claims this bill promises to:

...[invest] in clean, renewable energy and energy efficiency by repealing billions in subsidies given to big oil companies that are raking in record profits. Specifically, the measure ensures oil companies that were awarded the 1998 and 1999 leases for drilling paid their fair share in royalties. It also closes loopholes and ends giveaways in the tax code for Big Oil. Finally, the bill creates a Strategic Renewable Energy Reserve to invest in clean, renewable energy resources, promoting new emerging technologies, developing greater efficiency and improving energy conservation.

via treehugger

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Lets give ADM more MONEY!
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(sigh) what has this got to do with design? I mean we all appreciate that you're a tree hugger and radical environmentalist trying to save us all from the evils of technology and all that, but there are blogs dedicated solely to your causes. Is it too much to ask that you just stick to design related issues?
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