US House passes latest oil-tax-for-alternatives bill


The US House of Representatives passed a bill Feb. 27 that proponents said would shift $18 billion in tax breaks from major oil companies to alternative and renewable energy projects and conservation and energy efficiency programs. The bill's prospects for becoming law are uncertain.

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