$1 Billion for Climate Preparedness: The White House Gets It

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"How many billions in tax breaks for coal and oil?"

The President has been pushing to end oil subsidies for year, and there is his war on coal.

Last week, it was all smiles at Beyond Coal when the retirement was announced of the giant, much-protested Brayton Point Power Station in Somerset, Massachusetts.

That's the 150th U.S. coal-powered generating plant to go that route since the beginning of 2010. It's the largest remaining coal-burner supplying electricity in New England. It's also one of the filthiest of the nation's power plants, ranked as 14th nationwide out of 378 by the NAACP for its negative impacts on minorities and people of modest means. Protesters have sought to shut the place down for years. In July, 44 were arrested for acts of civil disobedience at the plant.

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/10/13/1245351/-Shutdown-of-150th-coal-plant-reminder-that-miners-and-related-workers-need-a-just-transition

Federal Investigation Follows North Carolina Coal Ash Spill
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024496344


Still, what do subsidies have to do with the the OP?