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Cost Overruns Plague Energy Department Projects

February 06, 2013 | Roll Call | Energy , National Security

The Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, known as MOX, isn’t the only high-profile project by the Energy Department’s National Nuclear... Read More

Ag Economist Urges Congress to Begin Extensive Reform of RFS

February 06, 2013 | Michigan Ag Connection | Agriculture , Energy

"The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is broken, but Congress can fix the rule by acting now and opening an inclusive, robust debate that leads... Read More

Coalition seeks fuel standard repeal through legislation

February 06, 2013 | Trade Only Today | Agriculture , Energy

A coalition of groups seeking to reform or repeal the Renewable Fuel Standard, which mandates the use of biofuels such as ethanol, is... Read More

Government is wasteful enough that sequestration is acceptable, witnesses say

February 06, 2013 | Government Executive | Budget & Tax

 A House hearing exploring ways to curb waste and duplication in government on Tuesday showcased an apparent consensus that there may be... Read More

Congress Urged to Begin Extensive Reform of RFS

February 06, 2013 | The Poultry Site | Agriculture , Energy

US - "The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is broken, but Congress can fix the rule by acting now and opening an inclusive, robust debate that... Read More

Strange bedfellows unite for Hill fight over renewable fuels policy

February 05, 2013 | Environment and Energy Publishing | Agriculture , Energy

A strange-bedfellow coalition of environmentalists, hunger advocates, oil refiners and boat manufacturers is taking to Capitol Hill to push... Read More

Rep. Earl Blumenauer says cutting direct subsidies to farmers would save $28.4 billion over 10 years

February 05, 2013 | PolitiFact | Agriculture

Rep. Earl Blumenauer says ending the direct payment farm subsidy program "could save up to $28.4 billion over ten years that could be used... Read More

At the intersection of politics and road building

February 05, 2013 | MyrtleBeachOnline.com | Transportation & Infrastructure

Interstate 66, once envisioned as a cross-continent highway from the Potomac to the Pacific, ends in a pile of dirt just past a cloverleaf... Read More

AGRIBUSINESS: RFS opponents launch new Hill campaign

February 05, 2013 | WHOTV | Agriculture , Energy

  A coalition of opponents of the Renewable Fuel Standard held a telephone news conference today to announce they are launching a new... 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