Skrap - Slashdot User

Comment My prediction: (Score 1) 1139

by Skrap on Wednesday August 18, 2010 @11:07PM (#33297038) Attached to: Is a US High-Speed Railway Economically Feasible?

In the words of the Republican party: NO.

by Skrap on Monday August 02, 2010 @04:34AM (#33107984) Attached to: Electric Car Subsidies As Handouts For the Rich

Geez you people are lazy. Since this is an international energy issue, let's turn to... i dunno... the International Energy Agency?

http://www.iea.org/files/energy_subsidies.pdf

"The IEA analysis has revealed that fossil fuel consumption subsidies amounted to $557 bn in 2008."

Iraq's oil subsidy ALONE was $100 bn (from same summary paper).