Mean Joe Green #48: Earth Gets a Slice of Bailout Pie!

Written by Joe Mohr
Published on January 30th, 2009
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Posted in Cartoons, Leader, Liberal, Policy

On Wednesday the House of Representatives approved the $819 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act by a vote of 244-188.

Over $100 billion of that money (roughly 1 out of every 8 dollars!) would go directly to a variety of green projects,

some of which include the weatherization of low and moderate income homes, a clean water infrastructure, clean energy programs, a smart grid, efficiency programs, retrofits on public buildings, and environmental clean-up and restoration.

It’s anticipated that the Senate will not be as generous…

…well, we’ll enjoy the love for now anyway.
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    Mean Joe Green #51: The New Face of the Energy Industry Fat Cats : Red, Green, and Blue said on February 13th, 2009 at 1:23 pm

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