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

August 02, 2012 | 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

With Agriculture Disaster Aid Congress Pays Now, Hopes to Save Later

August 01, 2012 | Agriculture

Citing record drought conditions throughout the country, the House is debating today legislation to retroactively extend four... Read More

Green Scissors 2012

June 26, 2012 | Agriculture , Energy

Green Scissors 2012 Left-Right coalition identifies practical steps Congress could take to slash deficits, save natural resources.... Read More

Federal-Free Risk Management in Agriculture

June 18, 2012 | Agriculture

Like all businesses, agricultural producers face a number of risks in maintaining a profitable enterprise. Successful management of these... Read More

Government Report Reinforces Need to Harvest Savings in Crop Insurance

April 11, 2012 | Agriculture

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released a report detailing the potential to save more than a billion dollars a year... Read More

Crop Insurance: A Federal Cash Assurance Program

February 09, 2012 | Agriculture

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

DOE Renewable and Energy Efficiency Loan Guarantees

December 05, 2011 | Energy

The Department of Energy loan guarantee program that backed Solyndra, a solar panel manufacturer which went bankrupt on August 31, 2011... Read More

Taxpayer-Backed Loan Guarantees for Liquid Coal: Medicine Bow, Wyoming

December 01, 2011 | Energy

Taxpayer-Backed Loan Guarantees for Liquid Coal: Medicine Bow, Wyoming 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. ... Read More

Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program: Uranium Enrichment

October 23, 2011 | Energy

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

Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program: Update on Loan Guarantee Applicants

October 04, 2011 | Energy

Passed as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Title XVII Loan Guarantee Program has $34 billion in... 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