Oppose Ag-Only Farm Bill: Spends More Than Senate Bill; Changes Make Subsidies Permanent
July 11, 2013
New Mexico is one of the most heavily mined states in the country, producing large amounts of perlite, copper, and other hardrock...
In keeping with President Obama’s call to end fossil fuel subsidies, the latest budget proposal includes several significant cuts to oil,...
Discovered by German scientists during World War II, the Fischer-Tropsch process – referred to by the Department of Energy as...
For decades, hardrock mining companies have benefited from generous tax breaks at the expense of taxpayers, all the while extracting...
Oil and gas companies that drill offshore or on public lands are required to pay for the oil and gas they remove in the form of...
Since the nation began using nuclear energy, the federal government has provided billions in subsidies to the industry. More than $85...
Subsidies to the coal industry began in 1932, when the federal government allowed companies to deduct a portion of their income to help...
In 1932, the federal government began giving subsidies to the coal industry in order to help the industry recover initial capital...
Through a combination of subsidies, trade restrictions, and government mandates a handful of corporate agribusinesses and oil companies...
Since the beginning of nuclear energy the federal government has provided billions in handouts to the industry. More than $85 billion has...
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Volume XVIII No. 37
Possible action in Syria has become the most recent excuse du jour for Pentagon boosters...
July 11, 2013