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2. So coal gets about $2.8 B a year in subsidies, how about green/renewables?

Tue Dec 26, 2017, 09:28 AM

Dec 2017

This says $4B total in investments but I'm not sure if this the whole number.

Federal Government Exceeds $4 Billion Goal for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Investments

https://energy.gov/eere/articles/federal-government-exceeds-4-billion-goal-renewable-energy-and-energy-efficiency

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The Tax Bills Gift to Big Coal [View all] Rhiannon12866 Dec 2017 OP

Gee, almost as if these industries had "input" into this bill. mountain grammy Dec 2017 #1

There were already reports that the tax bill could hurt renewables: Rhiannon12866 Dec 2017 #3

It looks like Grassley and Heller got that stripped out at the end underpants Dec 2017 #4