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TCS Recommended Budget Cut List No. 2: Total Cuts $205+ billion

February 10, 2011 | Reports & Data | Budget & Tax , Energy , National Security , Transportation & Infrastructure

The time has come for Congress to begin a serious discussion about how it is going to correct the current budgetary path into deeper and... Read More

TCS Budget Cut List for the 112th Congress: Energy

February 10, 2011 | Reports & Data | Budget & Tax , Energy , National Security

Taxpayers have been subsidizing the same mature, polluting energy technologies for decades. Many projects and outdated programs still... Read More

TCS Recommended Budget Cuts for the 112th Congress

The time has come for Congress to begin a serious discussion about how it is going to correct the current budgetary path into deeper and... Read More

TCS and the Wilderness Society Release Report: Fair Market Value for Wind and Solar Development on Public Land

December 21, 2010 | Energy , Natural Resources

TCS and the Wilderness Society Release Report: Fair Market Value for Wind and Solar Development on Public Land A review and analysis of the laws and regulations governing the collection and use of revenues from commercial energy development on federal lands and is a guide for policy-makers to use in developing appropriate policies for wind and solar energy projects.... Read More

Common Sense Reforms for the 112th Congress

As the dawn of the 112th Congress draws near, there are several reforms Congress should enact, regardless of which party is in control.... 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

New Report Finds DOE Loan Guarantee Program Riddled with Problems

July 11, 2010 | Fact Sheet | Energy

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

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

June 21, 2010 | Fact Sheet | 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

Fool Me Once–Energy Legislation Should Include Royalty System for Wind and Solar Projects on Taxpayer Lands

June 20, 2010 | Policy Brief | Energy , Natural Resources

The Gulf of Mexico oil spill has refocused Congress’ attention on energy and climate legislation. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid... Read More

Oil and Gas Industry: A Decade of Record Breaking Profits

June 14, 2010 | Fact Sheet | Energy

Big Oil has made Big Money over the last decade. In fact, the last five years proved to be some of the most profitable for any U.S.... Read More

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September 13, 2013

Syria: Excuse 535 To Not Cut the Deficit

Volume XVIII No. 37 Possible action in Syria has become the most recent excuse du jour for Pentagon boosters... Read More