Grist: Attention taxpayers: Your hard-earned cash is going into some very deep pockets.
A new report reveals that American taxpayers spend billions annually on subsidies for coal, including tax breaks, government-funded infrastructure, and inexpensive leases on land.
From The Guardian:
The research examined the subsidies given to coal production in the USs largest coal field, the Powder River Basin, and found they totalled $2.9bn (1.9bn) a year. This equates to $8 per tonne, almost 25% of the...