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Letter to Energy & Commerce Committee: Support Comprehensive Review of the Renewable Fuel Standard

July 24, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Agriculture , Energy

Letter to Energy & Commerce Committee: Support Comprehensive Review of the Renewable Fuel Standard Yesterday, TCS joined 12 other diverse organizations in a letter supporting a comprehensive review of the federal biofuels mandate.... Read More

Credit Downgrade Likely For Pending DOE Loan Guarantee Recipient

July 16, 2013 | Our Take | Energy

Credit Downgrade Likely For Pending DOE Loan Guarantee Recipient Last Thursday, Moody’s Investor Service released a new credit report finding that Georgia Power Company’s (subsidiary of The Southern... Read More

DOE Recommits To Fossil Fuel Loan Guarantees

July 08, 2013 | Our Take | Energy

DOE Recommits To Fossil Fuel Loan Guarantees The Department of Energy (DOE) announced last week it would offer an expanded, second solicitation for advanced fossil energy loan... Read More

Another Vogtle Reactor Deadline Passes

July 02, 2013 | Press Releases | Energy

Another Vogtle Reactor Deadline Passes TCS published a press release today on another deadline passed by DOE to reach an agreement on loan guarantee terms for Southern Company's Plant Vogtle... Read More

Support Common Sense Amendments to Rein in Trillion Dollar House Farm Bill

June 19, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Agriculture

Support Common Sense Amendments to Rein in Trillion Dollar House Farm Bill Today, TCS sent a letter urging the House to support common sense amendments to rein in the trillion dollar farm bill. ... Read More

Joint Letter to the House: Reduce Wasteful Pentagon Spending

June 14, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | National Security

Joint Letter to the House: Reduce Wasteful Pentagon Spending      June 13, 2013 Dear Representative: We, the leaders of our undersigned... Read More

The Farm Bill is $1 Trillion of Business as Usual

June 05, 2013 | Our Take | Agriculture

The Farm Bill is $1 Trillion of Business as Usual The Farm Bill IS NOT a Deficit Reduction Bill The last two farm bills cost $400 billion more than predicted   Most of this... Read More

TCS Presents “Subsidizing Small Modular Reactors”

May 30, 2013 | Event Summary | Earmarks & Appropriations , Energy

TCS Presents “Subsidizing Small Modular Reactors” Taxpayers for Common Sense was invited today to present on federal taxpayer subsidies and liabilities surrounding small modular nuclear... Read More

Water Waste: Cut Costly Provisions from Water Resources Development Act

May 08, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Transportation & Infrastructure

Water Waste: Cut Costly Provisions from Water Resources Development Act The Senate WRDA bill is too costly to stand.... Read More

First Award for Small Modular Reactor Program Announced

April 16, 2013 | Our Take | Energy

First Award for Small Modular Reactor Program Announced The Department of Energy (DOE) and Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) announced yesterday that a subsidiary of B&W—B&W mPower, LLC—will... 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