From: Denver Post
WASHINGTON — Congress adopted a Rep. Jared Polis amendment Wednesday that pares $25 million in federal research funding into oil shale development and puts that money toward deficit reduction.
The amendment was a rare victory for Polis, since he is a Democrat and the House is controlled by the GOP. None of Colorado’s four Republicans voted for it. The other two Dems, Diana DeGette and Ed Perlmutter, voted for the measure.
“We shouldn’t be throwing good money after bad on oil shale research that won’t produce energy for the foreseeable future,” Polis said, in a statement. “Dumping another $25 million of taxpayer money into oil shale research makes no sense when there isn’t commercially viable technology that will turn it into oil.”