Pataki’s big energy speech

First, let’s dramatically reduce the up-front cost and risk of building bio-refineries and other alternative fuel production facilities by allowing companies to immediately expense their capital investment in these projects.

Second, let’s provide transportation fuel producers with a meaningful federal production tax credit for renewables and clean petroleum alternatives;

Third, let’s further reduce the risk with a vastly expanded federal loan guarantee program to help finance alternative fuel plants.

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