07-28-2017, 09:14 AM
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Fucking idiots. House slashes funding for clean energy, restores funding for fossil fuel research
Because: Fucking idiots.
https://thinkprogress.org/house-slas...l-3e656aef1074
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The House of Representatives voted Thursday to approve a large spending bill for fiscal year 2018 that slashes clean energy spending and approves keeping fossil fuel research at current levels.
In a spending package known as the “minibus,” the House voted to set the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE) budget at $1.1 billion, a 45 percent cut from the office’s fiscal 2017 budget of more than $2 billion. The Trump administration requested an even bigger cut for the Department of Energy office that would have lowered its budget to to $636 million, or 70 percent, below the 2017 budget.
The funding measure passed 235–192, with five Democrats voting for, five Republicans voting against, and six representatives abstaining.
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