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Green Scissors 2011

Taxpayers for Common Sense joined environmental, consumer watchdog, and free-market groups today to release Green Scissors 2011, which... Read More

Myth v. Fact: Oil and Gas Companies’ Effective Tax Rate

August 12, 2011 | Energy , Natural Resources

Oil and gas companies have complained that they pay an effective tax rate of 41%.... Read More

Big Oil, Big Corn: An in-depth look at the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit

August 01, 2011 | Energy , Natural Resources

Big Oil, Big Corn: An in-depth look at the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Big Oil, Big Corn: An in-depth look at the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Corn has been subsidized since the 1930s, but it was... Read More

Common Sense Cuts—$900 billion in savings over 10 years

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 reaction to Sen. Manchin (D-WV) Statement on Coal Subsidies

February 03, 2011 | Energy , Natural Resources

We all know that lawmakers are allowed the occasional stretching of the truth, but at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources... Read More

Fair Market Value for Wind and Solar Development on Public Land

January 06, 2011 | Energy , Natural Resources

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

Solar Development Train Leaving the Station, Without Congress

October 20, 2010 | Energy , Natural Resources

Congress’ failure to make any progress on energy policy this session is costing taxpayers.... 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

Mining Companies Enchanted by New Mexico Giveaways

May 03, 2010 | Natural Resources

New Mexico is one of the most heavily mined states in the country, producing large amounts of perlite, copper, and other hardrock... Read More

Arizona Public Lands in Mining Company Hands

March 18, 2010 | Natural Resources

Arizona is one of the most heavily mined states in the country, producing large amounts of copper, silver and other hardrock minerals.... 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