A coalition of 27 environmental, taxpayer and
budget-watchdog groups has produced its sixth annual report,
Green Scissors 2000, which cites 77 wasteful
government programs that harm the environment and cost taxpayers
$50 billion. The 26-page report targets programs such as timber and
irrigation subsidies and predator control projects, detailing their
cost to the taxpayer and the environment. According to the Green
Scissors Tally for 1999, released in conjunction with the 2000
report, Congress funded $852 million’s worth of environmentally
damaging programs in 1999.
To obtain a copy of
Green Scissors 2000, visit www.foe.org/eco/
scissors2000, send $15 to Friends of the Earth, 1025 Vermont Ave.,
NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20005, or call 877/843-8687 ext.
210.
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Saving the environment saves money.
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