The rich just keep getting richer.
The Senate included in its version of the economic stimulus package a 4.6 billion dollar give away to the coal industry to develop “clean coal” technology.
4.6 billion dollars.
According to windindustry.com, “most of the commercial-scale turbines installed today are 2 MW in size and cost roughly $3.5 million.” That price includes everything: studies, permitting, construction, land purchasing, utility upgrades, etc.
If my calculations are correct, this money could have been used to build 1,437wind turbines with 2 million dollars left over!...
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