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A Penny Saved Is a Penny Spurned
Bush admin looks to cut funding for energy efficiency |
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01 Jun 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| A Penny Saved Is a Penny Spurned Bush admin looks to cut funding for energy efficiency To fund long-term research into speculative future energy sources, the Bush administration wants to cut guaranteed present-day energy savings: The proposed 2007 Energy Department budget would eliminate $152 million (roughly 16 percent) from its energy-efficiency programs. A program to improve the efficiency of heav ... |
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| Topics: climate, Department of Energy, energy, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Less Money, Mo' Problems
Bush's 2007 budget slashes funding for energy conservation |
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09 Feb 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Less Money, Mo' Problems Bush's 2007 budget slashes funding for energy conservation When President Bush said "America is addicted to oil," we thought he meant that was a bad thing. Apparently not: Bush's proposed 2007 budget increases funding for oil and gas drilling on public lands and slashes $100 million from some of the Energy Department's most effective conservation programs. That incl ... |
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| Topics: climate, Department of Energy, energy, news, politics (all these topics) |
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