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Solar Development Train Leaving the Station, Without Congress

October 20, 2010 | Energy , Natural Resources

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

Green Scissors 2010

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

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

July 22, 2010 | Energy

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

Another Loan Guarantee Putting Taxpayer Dollars at Risk

July 08, 2010 | Energy

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

Senate Climate Bill Loads up Taxpayer Giveaways

May 11, 2010 | Energy

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

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

April 28, 2010 | Energy

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

Risky Business on Wall Street

September 16, 2008 | Budget & Tax

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

House Amps Up Energy Loan Guarantees

July 01, 2008 | Energy

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