Blake, over at American Footprint noticed a daisy in the concrete of a New York Times editorial on the Administrations Environmental policy. Namely, the DoE's FutureGen project, announced by President Bush, a year ago thusly:

"Today I am pleased to announce that the United States will sponsor a $1 billion, 10-year demonstration project to create the world's first coal-based, zero-emissions electricity and hydrogen power plant..."

Sounds ginchy. But $1 billion... over 10 years? That covers one week of our extended demonstration project in Iraq. Blake points out that this appears to be the real deal, but projects like this tend to fall into the boondoggle machine and become virtuous-sounding fig leaves for yet more old style, old economy footdragging and pocket lining. Read his interpretation, he's found some great links to testimony from the National Resources Defense Council and others, here.