Solar Industry Says End Fossil Fuel Subsidies And Expect A Solar Boom

Photo via Flickr A report by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) found that power from the sun could generate 15 percent of America’s power in the next decade, but only if Washington levels the playing field on subsidies. The fossil fuel industry, led by oil and coal, received $72 billion in total federal subsidies from 2002 to 2008, but earlier this year President Obama called for those subsidies to end…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Solar Industry Says End Fossil Fuel Subsidies And Expect A Solar Boom