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The Truth About U.S. Energy Subsidies

The Truth About U.S. Energy Subsidies

A new study from the Environmental Law Institute in partnership with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars titled “Estimating U.S. Government Subsidies to Energy Sources: 2002-2008,” sheds light on U.S. energy subsidies.
The study finds that fossil fuels received almost two-and-a-half times more subsidies over the 7 year period than renewables: $72 billion for fossil [...]