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Turning a Drought into a Fiscal Disaster

July 24, 2012 | Agriculture

Turning a Drought into a Fiscal Disaster Politicians on both sides of the aisle are trying to take advantage of the drought crisis to foist a trillion-dollar farm bill on... Read More

House Farm Bill Draft Analysis: Squanders Savings, Recycles Wasteful Ideas, and Creates New Subsidy Entitlement Programs

July 05, 2012 | Agriculture

Yesterday, the House Agriculture Committee released its 2012 Farm Bill draft which eliminates some wasteful commodity programs but... Read More

Senate’s New Way to Lock in Unlimited Farm Subsidies

July 04, 2012 | Agriculture

On June 21, the Senate passed a few long-awaited reforms to the farm subsidy maze. Unfortunately, at the same time, they also increased... 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

Senate Finance Committee Meets to Talk Energy Tax Reform

June 17, 2012 | Budget & Tax , Energy

The Senate Committee on Finance held a hearing last week on tax reform and its impacts on energy policy. Among the four witnesses from... Read More

Senate Ag Committee: More is Less

June 17, 2012 | Agriculture

(Originally published June 8, 2012) With debate on the 2012 Farm Bill underway on the Senate Floor, proponents of this nearly trillion... Read More

Taylorville Energy Center Pulls Plug on its Coal Project

May 22, 2012 | Energy

It appears that one of the top contenders for a loan guarantee under the Department of Energy program has decided to abandon original... Read More

Big Oil Tops $150 Billion in Profits in 2011

March 01, 2012 | Energy

With annual financial reports being released this time of year, the oil and gas industry is looking to continue its decade long trend of... Read More

Oil Profits Stay High; Needless Subsidies Continue

February 02, 2012 | Energy

It appears the oil and gas industry is looking to continue its decade long trend of record profits. As of February 2nd, Chevron, Exxon... Read More

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Weekly Wastebasket

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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