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WV Claims Tax Breaks for Coal-To-Liquid Plant Should Be Secret From Taxpayers [1]

Should a deal for $200 million in tax breaks for a West Virginia coal-to-liquids plant be kept a secret from taxpayers and voters?
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Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [7]
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WV Coal-to-Liquids Plant Gets $200 Million in Secret Tax Breaks [9]

West Virginia's governor is giving $200 million in tax breaks to a coal-to-liquids plant -- but the public is not allowed to know.
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [6]
Public [8]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [7]
Source: Charleston Gazette [10], 08/08/2008

Plummeting SUV Prices Hit Local Car Dealers -- and Newspapers [11]

With gasoline at $4/gallon, SUV prices have been plummeting -- hurting not only local car dealers but the newspapers that depend on their ads.
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Energy & Fuel [4]
Transportation [13]
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National (U.S.) [14]
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Public [8]

States Shift Work Schedules to Save Energy [15]

Utah governor Jon Huntsman announced that state agencies will move to a four-day workweek (10 hours/day, with mandatory three-day weekends) in order to save energy, reduce vehicle miles traveled in the state, and address climate change and air pollution.

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Energy & Fuel [4]
Government [16]
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National (U.S.) [14]
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Public [8]

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