Tag: subsidies
$91 Million Taxpayer Dollars to Fund Louisiana Biofuel Plant
– Cole Avery, October 3, 2014, The Times-Picayune Tom Vilsack, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, announced a $91 million loan guarantee from the federal government to help build a biomass fuel plant in Louisiana. Vilsack traveled to Baton Rouge on Friday to make the announcement. He said the plant could have a “profound…
Biomass Incinerators Sue Feds for $22 Million
– by Maeusz Perkoswki, September 16, 2014, Capital Press Two biomass facilities in California that use agricultural waste to generate electricity claim the federal government owes them about $22 million. The plaintiffs — Ampersand Chowchilla Biomass and Merced Power — claim the U.S. Treasury Department is wrongly withholding funds from an economic stimulus program that helps…
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