Ben JerveyFinally, a useful graphic about fossil fuel versus solar subsidies. From our friends at One Block Off the Grid.
I've got in on my short list to pull together a really comprehensive breakdown of energy subsidies: clean and dirty, renewable and non. Until then, this 1BOG piece is an incredible eye-opener looking just at the solar component.
Thanks to CleanTechnica for first bringing this to light.
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