Policy Briefs
Analysis of Selected Provisions in Hurricane Sandy Emergency Spending Proposals
December 17, 2012
Reports & Data
Subsidizing Oil Shale: Tracing Federal Support for Oil Shale Development in the United States
November 29, 2012
TCS Testifies before House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
February 05, 2013 |
Ryan Alexander testified before House Oversight and Government Reform Committee... 
Government Report: Taxpayers Losing Billions in Unaccounted Minerals Extracted from Federal Lands
December 20, 2012 |
The federal government does not know the value of hardrock minerals being extracted from public lands, a new report by the Government...
House Science Subcommittee Debates Oil Shale Subsidies
December 12, 2012 |
The House Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Energy and Environment held a hearing November 30th to discuss the development...
Hall Bill to Create Millions in New Taxpayer Handouts for Oil Shale
December 10, 2012 |
Last month, Representative Ralph Hall (R-TX) introduced a bill (H.R. 6603) to create $50 million in new taxpayer-funded handouts for oil shale speculation....
Report shows billions risked on oil shale speculation
November 29, 2012 |
With fiscal cliff looming, TCS calls for end to government handouts for failed oil shale experiments....
President Ms. Ryan Alexander Sliding Past Sequestration Statement
October 01, 2012 |
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TCS Testifies before House Natural Resources Subcommittee
June 10, 2012 |
Taxpayers for Common Sense (TCS) Vice-President Steve Ellis testified about federal subsidies for western water contractors and...
House Cuts $25 Million in Subsidies for Oil Shale
June 06, 2012 |
Yesterday the House of Representatives cut $25 million in new funding for oil shale development. Instead of directing more subsidies at...
TCS Analysis of the FY13 Presidential Budget Request
February 13, 2012 |
Last Updated: February 19, 2012
The FY2013 Presidential Budget Request was released this morning (2/13/2012). TCS staff will be posting...
Coal Subsidies Database
February 12, 2012 |
Over the years the coal industry has received billions in federal subsidies, in a variety of forms including direct grants, loan...
Counting on Speculative Oil and Gas Revenues to Fund our Transportation Needs is Fiscally Reckless
February 01, 2012 |
Today the House Natural Resources Committee considered the energy portions of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act (the...
TCS Joins Coalition Against Wasteful Army Corps of Engineer’s Deepening Delaware River Project
January 19, 2012 |
Taxpayers for Common Sense joined the Delaware Riverkeeper and Water Protection Network to compile a report analyzing the wasteful Army...
TCS Testifies on Royalties before House Natural Resources Subcommittee
November 18, 2011 |
Ms. Ryan Alexander
President Taxpayers for Common Sense Written Testimony submitted to the United States House of...
Regulatory Comments for Office of Natural Resources Revenue Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Federal Oil and Gas Valuation
July 14, 2011 |
Taxpayers for Common Sense submitted comments to the Office of Natural Resources Revenue concerning Federal Oil and Gas Valuation....
Updates & Budgetary Gimmicks in the Final Continuing Resolution Unveiled by House Appropriations
April 13, 2011 |
The House Appropriations Committee released the final Continuing Resolution (CR) funding the federal government for the rest of the 2011...
Legislation Introduced to end Reverse Royalty for Hardrock Mining
January 31, 2011 |
Last week, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced legislation to eliminate an unnecessary giveaway for mining companies that cost...
Reforms Proposed by National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Co-Chairs Unveiled Today
November 10, 2010 |
The Co-chairs of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform gave their proposals to fellow Commission members today....
TCS Event: Greening the Budget - A Transatlantic Dialogue on Making Environmental and Fiscal Responsibility a Priority
October 20, 2010 |
Today, Taxpayers for Common Sense participated in a discussion on "Making Environmental and Fiscal Responsibility a Priority."
TCS was...
Clean Energy Development Must Not Clean Out Taxpayer Pockets
July 22, 2010 |
Energy Legislation and Clean Energy Development
The House of Representatives took another step closer to considering energy legislation...
TCS Action: Support Key Provisions and Strengthening Amendments to the CLEAR Act; Oppose Weakening Amendments
July 13, 2010 |
On Wednesday June 14, The House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to debate and vote on the Consolidated Land, Energy, and...
TCS Statement on BLM’s Setting of Fees for Solar Energy Development on Federal Lands
June 14, 2010 |
Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released the schedule of rental fees it will charge for development of solar generation...
Senator Seeks Repeal of Billions of Dollars in Subsidies to Oil and Gas Companies
June 08, 2010 |
Today, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) filed an amendment, 4318, to so-called tax extenders legislation that would repeal $35 billion...
GAO Reports Oil & Gas Royalties Not Measuring Up
April 14, 2010 |
In its latest of many critical reviews, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) this week issued a report criticizing the Department...
Oil and Gas Orphans Cost Taxpayers Millions
February 26, 2010 |
Today the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a detailed report documenting taxpayer costs for cleaning up oil and gas wells...
Oil Companies To Reap More Profits on Backs of Federal Taxpayers
October 04, 2009 |
Taxpayers will likely lose at least $19 billion to oil and gas companies operating in the Gulf of Mexico.
NEW ANALYSIS: Royalty-in-Kind Program Costing Taxpayers Millions
September 15, 2009 |
Oil and Gas companies have skirted millions of dollars in payments owed to the federal government for the extraction of natural gas from...
Salazar Announces Termination of Royalty-in-Kind Program
September 15, 2009 |
This morning, Interior Secretary Salazar announced that he will end the mismanaged and wasteful Minerals Management Service’s (MMS)...
More than 161,000 Abandoned Mines in the West
August 13, 2009 |
A recent GAO report found that there are at least 161,000 abandoned mines in western states. The research, conducted in the states of...
Important Legislation Calls for End to Double Subsidies for Hardrock Mining Operations
August 03, 2009 |
Taxpayers for Common Sense applauds Senators Feingold (D-WI), Cantwell (D-WA), and Feinstein (D- CA) for introducing the Elimination of...
TCS Letter Supporting the Elimination of Double Subsidies for the Hardrock Mining Industry Act of 2009
August 03, 2009 |
This week TCS released a letter to Congress supporting the Elimination of Double Subsidies for the Hardrock Mining Industry Act of 2009 ....
TCS Letter to Congress on Salmon Solutions and Planning Act
July 31, 2009 |
This week TCS released a letter to Congress supporting the Salmon Solutions and Planning Act. The legislation was introduced by...
TCS Letter to the Senate on Hardrock Mining Laws
July 06, 2009 |
June 23, 2009
Dear Senator,
For more than 137...
GAO and Land Swaps
June 11, 2009 |
The GAO has just released a lengthy report on the questionable land exchange process. TCS has frequently pointed out how the process is...
TCS Supports Reform of 1872 Mining Law
March 06, 2009 |
Congressman Rahall has introduced legislation, H.R. 699 to reform the law that governs the mining of gold, silver, copper, uranium and...
New Report Raises Concerns with Royalty-In-Kind Program
October 28, 2008 |
A report released today by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) concludes that the Minerals Management Service (MMS) is at risk of...
Sex, Drugs, and and Mismanagement at the Department of the Interior
September 10, 2008 |
Government officials responsible for the collection of billions of dollars of oil royalties to the federal treasury accepted gifts from...
Roadless Rule Struck Down Again
August 12, 2008 |
The so-called roadless rule, promulgated in the final days of the Clinton Administration, has once again been struck down by U.S....
Hardrock Mining Royalty – Fair to Taxpayers, Fair to Industry
March 16, 2008 |
Fair Compensation for Taxpayers
For more than eight decades the coal, oil, and natural gas industries have all paid royalties for the...
Hardrock Mines on Federal Lands Provide No Return to Taxpayers
September 12, 2007 |
Overview
Under the General Mining Law of 1872, mining companies pay no royalties to the federal government for hardrock minerals...
Land Swap for Cash Puts Rep. Rick Renzi in the Hot Seat
May 01, 2007 |
Rep. Rick Renzi (R-AZ) was indicted in federal court on Feb. 22, 2008, on 35 counts including official extortion and money laundering....
Written Testimony Royalties at Risk Hearing before House Natural Resources Committee
March 28, 2007 |
Good morning Chairman Rahall and members of the committee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Ryan Alexander...
“Relief” for Oil and Gas A Fiscal Headache for Taxpayers
May 10, 2006 |
“Now, we don’t think oil companies need tax incentives or subsidies to drill for oil at $70 a barrel, or for that matter at $25.” Wall...
Green Scissors Michigan Released
May 11, 1997 |
In the first single state effort of the national Green Scissors Campaign, TCS and the Michigan Land Use Institute released the Green...
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