This article reports on one of many examples of the deception and corruption that is systemic world-wide to the anti-scientific Environmentalist agenda.
The Oregonian – October 31, 2009
State lowballed cost of green tax breaks
By Harry Esteve
State officials deliberately underestimated the cost of Gov. Ted Kulongoski’s plan to lure green energy companies to Oregon with big taxpayer subsidies, resulting in a program that cost 40 times more than unsuspecting lawmakers were told, an investigation by The Oregonian shows.
Records also show that the program, a favorite of Kulongoski’s known as the Business Energy Tax Credit, has given millions of dollars to failed companies while voters are being asked to raise income taxes because the state budget doesn’t have enough to pay for schools and other programs.
The incentives are now under intense scrutiny at the Oregon Department of Energy, which is scrambling to curb their skyrocketing costs.
Energy officials were worried about the impact on the state budget in 2006, when Kulongoski and his staff proposed a dramatic boost in tax breaks to woo wind and solar companies to Oregon – upping the subsidies from a high of $3.5 million per project to as much as $20 million.
Public date: November 7th, 2009Categories: News
Tags: energy, environmentalism, global warming, green, Oregon, taxpayer dollars
