On February 14th, 2012, the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication (New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.) announced that a survey report reveals that about 70% Americans oppose federal subsidies for the fossil fuel industry (coal, oil, and natural gas), including majorities of republicans, democrats, and independents.


Obama's proposed federal budget to repeal more than USD 4 billion a year in subsidies for the fossil fuel industry

The U.S. government provides about USD 10 billion a year in subsidies to the fossil fuel industry. President Barack Obama, in his new proposed federal budget, called on Congress to repeal more than USD 4 billion a year in subsidies for the fossil fuel industry, arguing that these “inefficient fossil fuel subsidies…impede investment in clean energy sources and undermine efforts to address the threat of climate change."

2012-02-19| Courtesy: Yale Project on Climate Change Communication | solarserver.com © Heindl Server GmbH

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