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Oil Companies To Reap More Profits on Backs of Federal Taxpayers

October 04, 2009 | Our Take | Energy , Natural Resources

Taxpayers will likely lose at least $19 billion to oil and gas companies operating in the Gulf of Mexico. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court... Read More

Another Huge Year for Oil and Gas Industry Profits

July 16, 2009 | Our Take | Energy

Exxon Mobil likes breaking records. In 2007, it posted the biggest annual profit number reported by any American company ever — $40.6... Read More

Taxpayer Giveaway to Oil and Gas Industries Repealed in Senate Energy Committee

June 15, 2009 | Our Take | Energy

Today the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee narrowly passed an amendment to repeal the outer continental shelf deep water and... Read More

President Cuts Oil and Gas Subsidies

March 02, 2009 | Our Take | Budget & Tax , Energy

The President’s budget highlights, released last week, took the ax to major subsidies to the oil and gas industry. Through the... Read More

TCS Presents: Loan Guarantees and You

February 25, 2009 | Event Summary | Energy

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

Clean Coal Gets Boost in House and Senate Stimulus Bills

January 30, 2009 | Our Take | Energy

Both the House and Senate included increase for clean coal technologies in their stimulus bills. The House provided $2.4 billion for... Read More

Better Bailout Disclosure Coming?

January 08, 2009 | Our Take | Budget & Tax

One of the concerns Taxpayers for Common Sense and others have raised about the bailout funds is that the beneficiaries weren’t being... Read More

Private Industry Finds Coal-to-Liquids too Risky So Why Should Taxpayers Pick-Up the Tab?

December 10, 2008 | Our Take | Energy

A new report today released by the RAND Corporation addresses the costs, benefits and risks associated with commercial development of... Read More

Bailout Lacks Measures of Success and Oversight Tools

December 02, 2008 | Our Take | Budget & Tax

It’s been about two months since the U.S. Treasury Department implemented its Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). With nearly half of... Read More

TCS Statement on Colorado Public Awareness Effort on Energy

November 18, 2008 | Statements | Energy

Statement by Jill Lancelot, Co-founder/Senior Advisor, regarding Colorado public awareness effort on energy.   Statement by Jill... 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