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Thom Hartmann: Why Are Taxpayers Funding 'Big Coal'
Tyson Slocum, Public Citizen's Energy Program joins Thom. Closing one simple loophole that allows coal companies to leach off the public dime could result in a $512 million windfall for taxpayers. So why isn't the government closing it?
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