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Environment: What Can I Do?

by Phillip Crandall on April 19, 2007 at 09:04 AM

Take Advantage of Tax Breaks

Environment: What Can I Do?It's a shame Earth Day comes right after you've spent days plotting ways to write-off your Netflix expenditures. Had you known earlier, you could have gotten Uncle Sam to reach further into his pockets for 2006, the first year the Energy Policy Act tax-incentives were made available. Designed to bring about eco-friendliness through bribery, the new policy offers as much as $12,000 for buying certain cars, such as hybrids or "less-burn" diesel vehicles. Renovations for such items as energy-saving insulation, central air conditioners and solar water heating are also credit-worthy.

Tags: climate, energy, environment, green, recycle

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