Bennett's dirty pork
Utah Sen. Bob Bennett is attacked today in a letter from more than 240 environmental, consumer and faith groups who are outraged that he slipped a "dirty energy pork" provision into the economic stimulus bill. Bennett wants to provide up to $50 billion in taxpayer loan guarantees to build nuclear plants, so-called clean coal plants and operations that turn coal into liquid fuel.To make matters worse, the letter says, Bennett's provision diverts money away from the purpose of the bill:
Adding more money to this program would have absolutely no stimulative effect on our economy, since no nuclear reactors or "clean coal" plants can be built over the two-year period supposed to be covered by this bill.
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