House Democrats Rebuffed in Effort to Shift Missile Funds to Alternative Energy

By Suzanne Yohannan / May 15, 2006 at 5:00 AM
Inside Green Business -- House Democrats last week failed in an effort to shift $300 million from the ballistic missile defense program to promote use of alternative fuels by the U.S. military as part of a strategy to reduce dependency on foreign oil and boost the nation's energy security. The Democratic proposal is the latest in series of legislative plans from both parties to address public outcry over rising gasoline prices and concerns about U.S. reliance on oil from politically...

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