Analysis of Selected Provisions in Hurricane Sandy Emergency Spending Proposals
December 17, 2012
Subsidizing Oil Shale: Tracing Federal Support for Oil Shale Development in the United States
November 29, 2012
By: Gene Smith
Taxpayers for Common Sense states that in 2011 there were 39,294 earmarks for a total of more than $130 billion.
It is...
By Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss
Dear EarthTalk: What is the “Green Scissors” campaign, which I understand can help the environment and has...
Solyndra has long been a favorite buzzword of Republicans looking to criticize the Obama administration for everything from irresponsible use of taxpayer money to an energy policy that plays favorites....
The bill would limit the Energy Department's power to issue loan guarantees for new green-energy projects, a move stemming from Solyndra's failure....
The House passed legislation on Friday that would phase out a Department of Energy loan guarantee program for clean and renewable energy projects....
The impending Zombie Apocalypse is real and it’s coming to a solar power project near you! At least, that’s what a group of four conservative organizations is saying in a new statement. T...
CAPITOL HILL: Congress and the Obama administration should thank their lucky stars that hardly anyone watched this morning's House Armed...
By Ron Nixon
WASHINGTON — The first major overhaul of the nation’s nutrition and farm program is in jeopardy because of a split in the ranks...
By Herb Jackson
The state Department of Transportation will get nearly $1 billion to spend on projects such as eliminating the Little Ferry...
By Daniel Malloy and Katie Leslie
Nearly one in five Georgians now gets federal assistance to put dinner on the table.
As Congress debates...
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While Washington is wringing its hands about the automatic across-the-board budget cuts known as...
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