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FutureGen: Massive Clean Coal Project Changes Track, Still Securing $1 Billion Earmarked in the Stimulus

August 06, 2010 |

Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced that the plan to build “FutureGen” a massive commercial “clean coal” facility in Mattoon,... Read More

New Report Finds DOE Loan Guarantee Program Riddled with Problems

July 11, 2010 | Energy

 The Government Accountability Office released a new report today, finding that the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Guarantee Program... Read More

Federal Loan Guarantees for Nuclear Reactors: Details of the Current Applicants

June 21, 2010 | Energy

On February 16, 2010, the Department of Energy offered the first conditional nuclear loan guarantee of $8.3 billion to Southern Company... Read More

Oil and Gas Industry: A Decade of Record Breaking Profits

June 14, 2010 | Energy

Big Oil has made Big Money over the last decade. In fact, the last five years proved to be some of the most profitable for any U.S.... Read More

Mining Companies Enchanted by New Mexico Giveaways

May 03, 2010 | Natural Resources

New Mexico is one of the most heavily mined states in the country, producing large amounts of perlite, copper, and other hardrock... Read More

Details on the President’s Proposed Fossil Fuel Cuts

March 30, 2010 | Energy

In keeping with President Obama’s call to end fossil fuel subsidies, the latest budget proposal includes several significant cuts to oil,... Read More

Arizona Public Lands in Mining Company Hands

March 18, 2010 | Natural Resources

Arizona is one of the most heavily mined states in the country, producing large amounts of copper, silver and other hardrock minerals.... Read More

Earmarks and Earmarking: Frequently Asked Questions

March 10, 2010 | Earmarks & Appropriations

Earmarks and Earmarking: Frequently Asked Questions Earmarks have received a lot of attention in the media, in Congress, and around the water cooler. But despite the interest there is a good deal of disagreement about the definition of earmark, the role of earmarking in the budget process, whether it is an appropriate use of Congress's time, and whether earmarks serve the interests of taxpayers.... Read More

TCS FY2010 Earmark Analysis: Apples-to-Apples Increase in Earmarks

February 18, 2010 | Earmarks & Appropriations

  Click Here for the complete database of FY2010 Earmarks  |  Click Here for a pdf version of this analysis... Read More

North Shore Road: Final Agreement a Win for Taxpayers

February 10, 2010 | Transportation & Infrastructure

An agreement was signed this week that settles a long-standing dispute about what to do with the North Shore Road in the Great Smoky... Read More

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February 15, 2013

Engineering Boondoggles

While Washington is wringing its hands about the automatic across-the-board budget cuts known as... Read More