Considering President Bush's pledges for a clean environment and reduced dependence on foreign oil, the budget is "downright peculiar."
"His State of the Union oratory to the contrary, President Bush wants to spend less money on the environment and clean energy programs than Congress gave him two years ago...when the [proposed hydrogen-powered] Freedom Car is removed from the equation, the money available for proven programs that could provide quick energy savings...actually declines. No less perverse is a provision that would provide a $75,000 deduction for small businesses that buy huge gas-guzzling S.U.V.'s like the Lincoln Navigator... The news for the country's rivers, lakes and streams is not much better...On the plus side, the budget eliminates or greatly reduces funding for many of the most wasteful and environmentally destructive projects planned by the Army Corps of Engineers."
Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan
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