What's Happening in Energy

Second Fossil Energy Loan Guarantee Solicitation Coming Soon

A second Energy Department solicitation for advanced fossil energy loan guarantees is coming soon, according to a recent Government...

Interior punts decision to determine royalty rate on risky oil shale speculation

TCS released a statement on the Interior Department's proposed rule making on oil shale development...

$15 Billion in Taxpayer-Backed Loan Guarantees Likely to Go Out the Door from Flawed DOE Program

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released their annual analysis of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Guarantee...

Energy Department Announces Second Round of Small Modular Reactor Funding

The Department of Energy (DOE) announced yesterday a second funding opportunity for its Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Program. The new...

TCS President Statement on Golden Fleece Awarded for Federal Spending on Small Modular Reactors

Today we present the Golden Fleece Award to the Department of Energy for providing federal subsidies for small modular reactors or SMRs. ...

Golden Fleece Award Goes to Department of Energy for Federal Spending on Small Modular Reactors

TCS awarded the Golden Fleece to DOE for wasting taxpayer funds on small modular reactors....

Big Oil, Big Profits: Industry Tops $120 Billion in 2012

As annual financial reports come in, it’s clear the oil and gas industry is looking to continue its decade long trend of being one of the...

TCS Testifies before House Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Ryan Alexander testified before House Oversight and Government Reform Committee...

TCS Moderates Congressional Briefings on Reforming the Renewable Fuel Standard

            February 5, 2013 CONTACTS: Steve Ellis, 202-546-8500 ext...

FutureGen Project Moves Forward: $1 Billion in Taxpayer Funds Still Pending

The Department of Energy (DOE) announced the approval of Phase II for the $1.65 billion experimental FutureGen 2.0 Project located in...

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...