Letters & Testimony
Oppose Ag-Only Farm Bill: Spends More Than Senate Bill; Changes Make Subsidies Permanent
July 11, 2013
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS): Too Costly for Taxpayers
January 18, 2012 |
Carbon capture and storage (CCS), also referred to as carbon capture and sequestration, is the process of separating carbon dioxide (CO2)... 
Department of Energy Loan Guarantees: Renewable and Energy Efficiency
December 05, 2011 > Updated: August 29, 2013 |
The Department of Energy loan guarantee program that backed Solyndra, a solar panel manufacturer which went bankrupt on August 31, 2011...
Taxpayer-Backed Loan Guarantees for Liquid Coal: Medicine Bow, Wyoming
December 01, 2011 > Updated: September 13, 2012 |
The Medicine Bow plant has been repeatedly delayed over eight years. Putting the full faith and credit of the U.S. government behind this costly and risky project is fiscally reckless. ...
FutureGen Project Timeline
November 30, 2011 |
February 2003: Bush Administration announces initiative to develop zero-emissions “clean coal” power plant. The plant would burn coal to...
The Department of Energy FutureGen Initiative
November 29, 2011 |
The latest iteration of the Department of Energy’s FutureGen project (find a timeline here) is a federal initiative to finance and...
Big Oil, Big Profits
October 30, 2011 |
Another quarter, another unsurprising set of reports of huge profits for the oil companies. Continuing to be some of the most profitable...
Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program: Uranium Enrichment
October 23, 2011 |
The Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Guarantee Program was created in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to provide Treasury backed loan...
Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program: Status Update on Proposed, Pending, and Final Applicants
October 04, 2011 > Updated: August 29, 2013 |
Passed as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Title XVII Loan Guarantee Program currently has $34.8...
Transportation: Gridlock may lead to Crashes Ahead
August 31, 2011 |
The daunting challenges Congress faces in the next month regarding the nation's transportation programs when it returns next week:
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Myth v. Fact: Oil and Gas Companies’ Effective Tax Rate
August 12, 2011 |
MYTH: OIL AND GAS COMPANIES HAVE A HIGH EFFECTIVE TAX RATE
“The effective tax rate for the industry is...
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