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Hill Briefing Shreds Renewable Fuel Standard

February 11, 2013 | GlobalWarming.com | Agriculture , Energy

This morning I attended a briefing on “The Renewable Fuel Standard: Pitfalls, Challenges, and the Need for Congressional Action in 2013.”... Read More

Fiscal reform needs accountability, less agency overlap

Government fiscal reform needs to come in the form of accountability, prioritizing by need and training if long term success is to be seen,... Read More

USEC under Obama 2.0 - in the race for state guarantees

February 11, 2013 | AtomInfo.ru | Energy

(Translated from original text) Changes in the top echelons of the U.S. government related to the beginning of the second term of... Read More

NMMA makes case to Congress on fuel standard

February 11, 2013 | Trade Only Today Magazine | Agriculture , Energy

The National Marine Manufacturers Association made its case with several other groups Tuesday to federal lawmakers on the negative impact of... Read More

Common Sense Ways to Reduce Wasteful Federal Spending

February 06, 2013 | U.S. News | Budget & Tax , Energy , National Security

This article is part of a weekly series held by U.S. News and it's Economic Intelligence blog.... Read More

Green Scissors for Congress

February 06, 2013 | OtherWords | Agriculture , Energy , Natural Resources , Transportation & Infrastructure

When you’re in a hole, you stop digging. And when you’ve got a $1.3-trillion deficit and $15.7 trillion in debt, you’ve got to start... Read More

Budget Cutters Eye Nuclear Reprocessing Plant

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

Given the threat of sequester, supporters of a $4.8 billion mixed oxide fuel fabrication facility worry that the Obama administration may be... Read More

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

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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