Is the recently-passed economic stimulus bill a down payment on a greener economy, or does it reaffirm the carbon-centric status quo? The answer, as could be expected from a $787 billion omnibus bill, is “both.”

The New York Times, BusinessWeek, and ProPublica have posted surveys of the stimulus, whose potential impact could be felt for generations to come. It could also take a generation to determine the bill’s ultimate winners and losers, but some trends are apparent. The table below compares ProPublica’s House, Senate and final numbers for initiatives that could have a significant environmental impact.

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