Atleast there's no Nuclear pork in this bill.

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It has all the other undesirables though. Like the "Refined" Coal Production Tax Credit, Coal Sequestration Credit, Liquid Coal Credit, and a removal of all taxes on exported Coal.

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Also looks like I have a better definition of "Refined Coal".

`(7) REFINED COAL-

`(A) IN GENERAL- The term `refined coal' means a fuel which--

`(i) is a liquid, gaseous, or solid synthetic fuel produced from coal (including lignite) or high carbon fly ash, including such fuel used as a feedstock,

`(ii) is sold by the taxpayer with the reasonable expectation that it will be used for purpose of producing steam,

`(iii) is certified by the taxpayer as resulting (when used in the production of steam) in a qualified emission reduction, and

`(iv) is produced in such a manner as to result in an increase of at least 50 percent in the market value of the refined coal (excluding any increase caused by materials combined or added during the production process), as compared to the value of the feedstock coal.

`(B) QUALIFIED EMISSION REDUCTION- The term `qualified emission reduction' means a reduction of at least 20 percent of the emissions of nitrogen oxide and either sulfur dioxide or mercury released when burning the refined coal (excluding any dilution caused by materials combined or added during the production process), as compared to the emissions released when burning the feedstock coal or comparable coal predominantly available in the marketplace as of January 1, 2003.'.
http://www.treepower.org/section45.html

-David Ahlport

1 Year for Geothermal
1 Year for Hydro
2 Years for Wind
8 Years for Solar

http://www.senate.gov/~finance/sitepages/leg/LEG%202008/0 ...

-David Ahlport