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Solar Development Train Leaving the Station, Without Congress

Congress’ failure to make any progress on energy policy this session is costing taxpayers....

Green Scissors 2010

Taxpayers for Common Sense joined a number of environmental and consumer groups and a bipartisan slate of Representatives today in...

Taxpayer Victory—Senate Strips Energy Loan Guarantees from Emergency Spending Bill

Late yesterday the Senate rejected the House passed Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill, which included $18 billion in new loan...

New Report Finds DOE Loan Guarantee Program Riddled with Problems

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

Another Loan Guarantee Putting Taxpayer Dollars at Risk

On Wednesday, AREVA, a French nuclear power conglomerate, accepted a Department of Energy conditional loan guarantee of $2 billion for...

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

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

Senate Climate Bill Loads up Taxpayer Giveaways

Today Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) will release their long awaited climate legislation, the American Power Act....

Energy Department Wants $9 Billion More in Taxpayer-Backed Nuclear Loan Guarantees

Yesterday at a Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee hearing, Energy Secretary Chu said an additional $9 BILLION in...

Risky Business on Wall Street

This morning the federal government (which means you the American taxpayer) became the not-so-proud owner of American International Group...

House Amps Up Energy Loan Guarantees

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 established the Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Guarantee Program to grant loan guarantees for innovative...

Engineering Boondoggles

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