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On tether to fossil fuels, nations speak with money
by
Eli Lehrer
Dec 7, 2015
issues:
Energy and Environment, Energy Regulatory Reform, Energy Subsidies, Federal Government Affairs
originally published in
The New York Times
Eli Lehrer, the co-founder of the R Street Institute, a free-market think tank in Washington, said the oil industry did not need many of the tax breaks it received.
“I doubt that eliminating the intangible drilling cost write-off would reduce oil production at all,” he said.
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