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Solar Development Train Leaving the Station, Without Congress

October 20, 2010 | Press Releases | Energy , Natural Resources

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

Clean Energy Development Must Not Clean Out Taxpayer Pockets

July 22, 2010 | Our Take | Energy , Natural Resources

Energy Legislation and Clean Energy Development The House of Representatives took another step closer to considering energy legislation... Read More

TCS Statement on BLM’s Setting of Fees for Solar Energy Development on Federal Lands

June 14, 2010 | Statements | Energy , Natural Resources

Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released the schedule of rental fees it will charge for development of solar generation... Read More

Senator Seeks Repeal of Billions of Dollars in Subsidies to Oil and Gas Companies

June 08, 2010 | Our Take | Energy , Natural Resources

 Today, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) filed an amendment, 4318, to so-called tax extenders legislation that would repeal $35 billion... Read More

GAO Reports Oil & Gas Royalties Not Measuring Up

April 14, 2010 | Our Take | Energy , Natural Resources

In its latest of many critical reviews, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) this week issued a report criticizing the Department... Read More

Secretary Salazar Reiterates ‘Taxpayers Must Receive Fair Return’ for Our Natural Resources

March 23, 2010 | Our Take | Energy , Natural Resources

In early March, the Senate Energy Natural Resources (ENR) Committee met to hear testimony from Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary... Read More

Oil and Gas Orphans Cost Taxpayers Millions

February 26, 2010 | Our Take | Energy , Natural Resources

Today the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a detailed report documenting taxpayer costs for cleaning up oil and gas wells... Read More

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

NEW ANALYSIS: Royalty-in-Kind Program Costing Taxpayers Millions

September 15, 2009 | Our Take | Energy , Natural Resources

Oil and Gas companies have skirted millions of dollars in payments owed to the federal government for the extraction of natural gas from... Read More

Salazar Announces Termination of Royalty-in-Kind Program

September 15, 2009 | Our Take | Energy , Natural Resources

This morning, Interior Secretary Salazar announced that he will end the mismanaged and wasteful Minerals Management Service’s (MMS)... 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