What's Happening in 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...

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...

USEC Avoids NYSE Delisting—For Now

Shareholders of the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) have approved a reverse stock split (artificially raising the share price...

Medicine Bow Liquid Coal Facility on the Rocks

Medicine Bow Fuel and Power LLC—subsidiary of DKRW Advanced Fuels LLC—has filed updated construction and development plans with the state...

TCS Statement on President’s Climate Speech

Below is a statement by Ryan Alexander, president of Taxpayers for Common Sense, on the President's Speech on Climate Change....

Energy and Water Spending Bill Passes Subcommittee

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies voted today to pass the fiscal year 2014...

Letter to Senate: Oppose Subsidies for Unconventional Fuels in NDAA

  Oppose Amendments to Defense Authorization Bill that Provide Subsidies for Unconventional...

TCS Testifies on Revenue Sharing before House Natural Resources Subcommittee

Today, Taxpayers for Common Sense President Ryan Alexander testified before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and...

Oversight Hearing on Federal Renewable Fuel Standard

Yesterday, the House Oversight and Government Reform’s Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlements held a hearing...

Not a Check, It’s a Bill

Federally subsidized crop insurance is on pace to cost at least $27 billion – 57 percent – more than was promised in the last farm bill...

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...