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Department of Energy Loan Guarantees: $8 Billion Allocated for Fossil Fuel Projects

August 02, 2012 > Updated: August 29, 2013 | Fact Sheet | Energy

While the program was intended for emerging energy technologies, mature industries like coal and nuclear are eligible as well. Congress provided the program with funding in several areas including advanced nuclear reactors, renewable and energy efficiency, front-end nuclear fuel cycle technology, and advanced fossil fuels.... Read More

Coal Industry Profits

July 26, 2012 | Fact Sheet | Energy , Natural Resources

Coal Industry Profits For centuries the federal government has been in the business of providing billions in subsidies to coal companies in order to ensure... Read More

Zombie Earmarks in Defense Spending Bill

July 15, 2012 | Fact Sheet | Earmarks & Appropriations , National Security

Zombie Earmarks in Defense Spending Bill The Fiscal Year 2013 defense spending bill heading to the House floor Wednesday is a lesson in why it’s so hard to cut defense spending... Read More

MOX Misses the Mark

June 19, 2012 > Updated: April 09, 2013 | Fact Sheet | Energy , National Security

MOX Misses the Mark Despite the ever-increasing price tag, incessant delays in progress, and known safety risks, the Department of Energy continues to pour federal subsidies into the Mixed Oxide Fuel (MOX) program year after year. ... Read More

Federal-Free Risk Management in Agriculture

June 18, 2012 | Fact Sheet | Agriculture

Federal-Free Risk Management in Agriculture Like all businesses, agricultural producers face a number of risks in maintaining a profitable enterprise. Successful management of these... Read More

Department of Energy Loan Guarantees: Uranium Enrichment

May 15, 2012 | Fact Sheet | Energy

Department of Energy Loan Guarantees: Uranium Enrichment The Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Guarantee Program was created in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to provide Treasury backed loan... Read More

California HSR Project Cuts Costs but Federal Taxpayer Still on the Hook

April 05, 2012 | Fact Sheet | Transportation & Infrastructure

In response to growing public opposition, questionable project merit, and an increasingly bloated cost, the California High Speed Rail... Read More

Big Oil Tops $150 Billion in Profits in 2011

March 01, 2012 | Fact Sheet | Energy

With annual financial reports being released this time of year, the oil and gas industry is looking to continue its decade long trend of... Read More

Crop Insurance: A Federal Cash Assurance Program

February 09, 2012 | Fact Sheet | Agriculture

Federal crop insurance is a highly taxpayer subsidized program that allows agricultural producers to shift their business risk onto... Read More

FY13 Defense Budget Scorecard

January 27, 2012 | Fact Sheet | National Security

The Defense Department today gave the public a peek behind the cover of its Fiscal Year 2013 budget request, releasing a report and fact... 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