How Fossil Fuels are Subsidized (infographic)

A report by the Environmental Law Institute outlines how energy is subsidized in the United States from 2002 to 2008.  Not only are fossil fuels subsidized by nearly $60 billion more than renewables, but for every dollar that conventional fossil fuels are subsidized directly more than $3 are given to companies in the form of tax breaks.

So here's the question:  would the fossil fuel industry be self-supporting if there were no direct or tax subsidies from governments?

(via BoingBoing)

Comments

[Bruce]

It would be interesting to know what the subsidy is in per-kWh terms, for fossil fuel vs. for renewables.