PA Gov. Rendell Urges Bush to Restore Funding to Nation's First Coal-to-Liquid-Fuel Pl

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Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Urges President to Reverse Course, Restore Funding to Nation's First Coal-to-Liquid-Fuel Plant

http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20070207/pl_usnw/pennsylvania_governor_rendell_urges_president_to_reverse_course__restore_funding_to_nation_s_first_coal_to_liquid_fuel_plant

HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell today called on
President Bush to restore critical funding in the federal budget for development of the nation's first plant designed to convert waste coal into clean-burning diesel fuel in Schuylkill County.

A promised, $100 million, no-interest loan to help with construction and startup costs for the $800 million plant was removed from the proposed federal budget that was released on Monday. The loan was promised by the
Department of Energy in 2003.

The plant operator, Waste Management and Processors Inc., began preliminary work at the site in the fall of 2006 and was preparing to start construction in the spring.

"The president, in his State of the Union address, promised to promote clean coal technologies and lead the charge for cutting America's reliance on oil, but his new budget instead cuts funding for a very promising solution to our energy needs," Governor Rendell said. "I am calling on the president to reverse course, keep his word and restore the funding for America's first waste-coal-to-diesel plant."

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1. Come on Bush.......

put our money where your mouth is!