Policy Briefs
Analysis of Selected Provisions in Hurricane Sandy Emergency Spending Proposals
December 17, 2012
Reports & Data
Subsidizing Oil Shale: Tracing Federal Support for Oil Shale Development in the United States
November 29, 2012
Taxpayer Risks with the Loan Guarantee Program
April 07, 2011 > Updated: August 28, 2012 |
The Department of Energy (DOE) loan guarantee program carries extremely high taxpayer risk, potentially jeopardizing billions of taxpayer dollars if energy project loans default.... 
Crop Insurance Administrative Policy Changes
January 30, 2013 |
Several administrative changes could be implemented to reduce taxpayer costs and limit the unintended consequences of federal crop insurance. ...
Oil Shale: Failing Taxpayers for Decades
December 19, 2012 |
Since the early 20th century, the federal government and private industry have attempted to commercialize oil shale but after years of...
Evolution of Earmarks
November 07, 2012 |
Evolution of Earmarks and Earmark Disclosure in Recent Years...
Political Power of the Agribusiness and Crop Insurance Lobbies
October 31, 2012 |
The so-called Farm Bill currently being negotiated in Congress is shaping up to be another taxpayer-funded handout to wealthy landowners,...
Haves and Have-Nots in Federal Crop Insurance
October 31, 2012 |
Federally subsidized crop insurance has become the largest taxpayer support for agriculture. But not all parts of the agriculture...
Not So “Supercritical” Spending
September 28, 2012 |
Coal-fired energy production is one of the oldest and most profitable industries in the world. Yet despite decades of success, the well-established coal industry remains on the federal dole. ...
Taxpayer-Backed Loan Guarantees for Liquid Coal: Medicine Bow, Wyoming
September 18, 2012 |
(Originally Posted December 2011, Most Recent Update: September 2012)
In 2008, Medicine Bow Fuel & Power LLC applied for a $1.7 billion...
DOE Loan Guarantees: Overview, Risks, and More
September 03, 2012 |
Created in Title 17 of the 2005 Energy Policy Act, the Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Guarantee Program has received increased scrutiny with the default of a loan guarantee to the solar start-up company, Solyndra....
Record Drought Results in Record Profit
August 30, 2012 |
Special interests are always looking for a silver lining. This year, it’s the farm lobby and sympathetic politicians shamelessly taking...
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