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Abandoned Gulf Wells Could Cost Taxpayers

July 07, 2010 | Energy

An AP investigation released yesterday found that in the gulf region alone, there are approximately 27,000 abandoned wells lying... Read More

$36 Billion Dollar Giveaway to Nuclear Industry Causes Meltdown in Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee

June 24, 2010 | Energy

As we posted yesterday, the Fiscal Year 2011 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill mark-up scheduled in the Subcommittee was postponed. ... Read More

House Energy and Water Appropriations Bill Mark-Up Delayed

June 23, 2010 | Energy

Today the House Committee on Appropriations Energy and Water Subcommittee was scheduled to hold the first mark-up on a Fiscal Year... Read More

Taxpayers Stand to Lose Billions on Risky Reactor

June 21, 2010 | Energy

After receiving a 30 day extension, Georgia Power, a Southern Company subsidiary, accepted an $8.3 billion taxpayer-backed loan guarantee... Read More

U.S. Deficit Double-Edged Sword for Defense Budget Cuts

June 15, 2010 | National Security

TCS National Security Analyst Laura Peterson published the following commentary as a guest writer on Budget Insight, the blog of the... Read More

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

June 08, 2010 | 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

Bipartisan Support for Earmark Database Bill Continues

(June 2)  Fully one-fifth of Senators have now joined efforts to show American taxpayers the true priorities of Congress. ... Read More

BP Circular Logic on Taxpayer Subsidies For Cleanup

June 01, 2010 | Energy

 “And our efforts will not come at any cost to the taxpayers.” – BP advertisement, New York Times, June 2, 2010 BP’s assurance that... Read More

Stop Billions MORE in Risky Treasury-Backed Loan Guarantees in Emergency War Spending Bill

May 26, 2010 | Energy

 The Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill being considered today in committee in the House includes an additional $18 billion in... Read More

House Appropriations Committee Releases Emergency Spending Bill Summary

May 26, 2010 | Budget & Tax

The House Appropriations Committee has released the Summary of the proposed FY2010 Supplemental Appropriations Act.  This more than $80... Read More

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February 15, 2013

Engineering Boondoggles

While Washington is wringing its hands about the automatic across-the-board budget cuts known as... Read More