New York Times: What would happen if the federal government ended its subsidies to companies that drill for oil and gas?
The American oil and gas industry has argued that such a move would leave the United States more dependent on foreign energy.
Many environmental activists counter that ending subsidies could move the United States toward a future free of fossil fuels helping it curtail its emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Chances are, it wouldnt do much of either.
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