Politics
Push to Tie Green Strings to Emergency Aid Condemned by GOP
- Renewable tax credits pitched to offset U.S. crude purchase
- Conservationists cite ‘opportunity’ to throttle pollution
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Corporate interests aren’t the only ones seeking a piece of the $2 trillion bailout plan working its way through Congress. Environmentalists are also eager to attach strings to the emergency aid -- and drawing the ire of Republicans.
Environmental groups and their allies on Capitol Hill see the federal funding as a chance to lock in climate-friendly policies such as tax credits to propel renewable energy and requirements for airlines to pare their greenhouse gas emissions.