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Details on the President’s Proposed Fossil Fuel Cuts

March 30, 2010 | Policy Brief | Energy

In keeping with President Obama’s call to end fossil fuel subsidies, the latest budget proposal includes several significant cuts to oil,... Read More

DOE Loan Guarantees: Overview, Risks, and More

March 18, 2010 > Updated: August 30, 2013 | Fact Sheet | Energy

DOE Loan Guarantees: Overview, Risks, and More Created in Title 17 of the 2005 Energy Policy Act, the Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Guarantee Program has received increased scrutiny with the default of a loan guarantee to the solar start-up company, Solyndra.... Read More

Senate Version of The Clean Energy Deployment Administration (CEDA)

December 10, 2009 | Policy Brief | Energy

Both the House and Senate have proposed the creation of the new federal financing entity known as the Clean Energy Deployment... Read More

Congressional Budget Office Analysis Confirms Senate CEDA Jeopardizes Billions of Taxpayer Dollars

December 10, 2009 | Policy Brief | Energy

The American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 (ACELA), S. 1462, as approved by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee in... Read More

Coal to Liquids: A Costly Gamble

December 07, 2009 | Fact Sheet | Energy

Discovered by German scientists during World War II, the Fischer-Tropsch process – referred to by the Department of Energy as... Read More

The Amazing Waste: Hydrogen Fuel Cell Funding

November 06, 2009 | Fact Sheet | Energy

Despite being expensive, inefficient, and ineffective, hydrogen fuel cell technologies have received more than $1.4 billion in federal... Read More

Oil and Gas Royalties: Relief for Oil and Gas Companies, a Fiscal Headache for Taxpayers

November 03, 2009 | Fact Sheet | Energy

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... Read More

UPDATE: The President’s 2010 Budget: Reining in Oil and Gas Subsidies

September 24, 2009 | Policy Brief | Energy

The president’s fiscal year 2010 budget repeals several long-standing oil and gas subsidies, saving an estimated $31.7 billion over the... Read More

Nuclear Industry Subsidies

August 04, 2009 | Fact Sheet | Energy

Since the nation began using nuclear energy, the federal government has provided billions in subsidies to the industry. More than $85... Read More

Coal: A Long History of Subsidies

June 10, 2009 | Fact Sheet | Energy

Subsidies to the coal industry began in 1932, when the federal government allowed companies to deduct a portion of their income to help... 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