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Biomass Research and Development Initiative Fact Sheet

March 26, 2013 | Fact Sheet | Agriculture , Energy

Biomass Research and Development Initiative Fact Sheet The Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI) provides grants to companies, universities, and government research centers to... Read More

Political Footprint of the Corn Ethanol Lobby

March 20, 2013 | Fact Sheet | Agriculture , Energy

Political Footprint of the Corn Ethanol Lobby The federal government has in one form or another provided lucrative subsidies to the corn ethanol industry for more than 30 years,... Read More

Path to Trillion Dollar Farm Bills

March 04, 2013 | Fact Sheet | Agriculture

Path to Trillion Dollar Farm Bills Not only have recent farm bills come in significantly over-budget, but they have also doubled in cost over the past decade. ... Read More

Crop Insurance Administrative Policy Changes

January 30, 2013 | Fact Sheet | Agriculture

Crop Insurance Administrative Policy Changes Several administrative changes could be implemented to reduce taxpayer costs and limit the unintended consequences of federal crop insurance. ... Read More

Oil Shale: Failing Taxpayers for Decades

December 19, 2012 | Fact Sheet | Energy , Natural Resources

Oil Shale: Failing Taxpayers for Decades Since the early 20th century, the federal government and private industry have attempted to commercialize oil shale but after years of... Read More

Evolution of Earmarks

November 07, 2012 | Fact Sheet | Earmarks & Appropriations

Evolution of Earmarks Evolution of Earmarks and Earmark Disclosure in Recent Years... Read More

Political Power of the Agribusiness and Crop Insurance Lobbies

October 31, 2012 | Fact Sheet | Agriculture , Budget & Tax

Political Power of the Agribusiness and Crop Insurance Lobbies The so-called Farm Bill currently being negotiated in Congress is shaping up to be another taxpayer-funded handout to wealthy landowners,... Read More

Haves and Have-Nots in Federal Crop Insurance

October 31, 2012 | Fact Sheet | Agriculture , Budget & Tax

Haves and Have-Nots in Federal Crop Insurance Federally subsidized crop insurance has become the largest taxpayer support for agriculture. But not all parts of the agriculture... Read More

Not So “Supercritical” Spending

September 28, 2012 | Fact Sheet | Energy

Not So “Supercritical” Spending 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. ... Read More

Big Oil Makes Top Dollar

August 12, 2012 | Fact Sheet | Energy

Big Oil Makes Top Dollar The first half of 2012 has brought more multi-billion dollar profits for major oil companies. So far, these companies have raked in more... Read More

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September 13, 2013

Syria: Excuse 535 To Not Cut the Deficit

Volume XVIII No. 37 Possible action in Syria has become the most recent excuse du jour for Pentagon boosters... Read More