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Coal, Electric Industries Big Winners in Climate Bill Deal

By | 05.15.09 | 1:29 pm

Even as House Democrats are celebrating their deal with conservative-leaning colleagues on climate change legislation, the real winners under the compromise have been the coal, electric and auto industries, who are largely the source of the nation’s carbon emissions to begin with.

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Obama Announces $2.4 Billion for Plug-In Hybrids

By | 03.19.09 | 3:06 pm

The administration is taking a bifurcated approach toward resuscitating the American auto industry, simultaneously allocating $5 billion to the auto parts manufacturers who are propping up an anachronistic Detroit and releasing nearly half that amount for investments in electric technology that could bring the industry into the twenty-first century.

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