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TCS Fact Sheet: Coal Industry Profits

In 1932, the federal government began giving subsidies to the coal industry in order to help the industry recover initial capital...

Ethanol Subsidies: Too Much for Too Little

Through a combination of subsidies, trade restrictions, and government mandates a handful of corporate agribusinesses and oil companies...

The President’s Energy Budget

The President’s budget released last week includes $ 26.3 billion for the Department of Energy, a $2.1 billion increase over 2008 and...

TCS Presents: Loan Guarantees and You

  Today TCS explained the basics of the Department of Energy's loan guarantees program at an Institute for Energy and Environmental...

Joint Letter on DOE Loan Guarantee Plan

On behalf of our combined memberships, we urge you to ensure the Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Guarantee Program is not granted...

Nuclear Subsidies Past and Present

Since the beginning of nuclear energy the federal government has provided billions in handouts to the industry. More than $85 billion has...

Analysis of Energy Tax Provisions Included in the Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

The following is a summary of the non-consumer energy tax breaks included in H.R. 1424, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008....

Oil and Gas Subsidies: Overview

Taxpayer subsidies to the oil and gas industry have played a major role in U.S. energy policy since 1916. Two of the largest tax breaks,...

Nuclear Reprocessing

Nuclear fuel reprocessing is the process of collecting nuclear waste to recover and reuse plutonium and uranium. Despite decades of...

Oil and Gas Companies Continue Receiving Billions in Taxpayer Subsidies while Reaping Record Profits

As was the case for much of the last decade, profits for major oil and gas companies continue to skyrocket.  Exxon brought in over $14...

Engineering Boondoggles

While Washington is wringing its hands about the automatic across-the-board budget cuts known as...