Archive for January 28th, 2009
Coal gets a shot in the arm.
According to the WV Gazette,
Coal supporters have managed to tuck more than $4.6 billion in money for the industry into a Senate version of the economic stimulus package.
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved the legislation with several coal projects pushed by Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va.
The Senate funding is nearly double the $2.6 billion included in a current House version of the legislation, meant to help boost the sagging economy across the country.
