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Portable reactor program given ‘Golden Fleece’ award

February 28, 2013 | The Augusta Chronicle | Energy

A national watchdog group Wednesday bestowed its “Golden Fleece Award” for wasted taxpayer funds to the government’s small modular reactor... Read More

Small Modular Reactors (SMR) Win the Golden Fleece Award

February 28, 2013 | The Aiken Standard | Energy

As management at the Savannah River Site (SRS) has been pushing the idea that speculative “small modular reactors” (SMRs) will be the... Read More

Waste-Busting “Golden Fleece Award” To Go To Small Modular Reactors

February 27, 2013 | SPi World News | Energy

Award to Focus Attention on Federal Tax Dollars Being Lavished on Unproven Nuclear Reactor Technology Developed By Profitable Global... Read More

Congress listening more to Renewable Fuel Standard opponents

February 21, 2013 | WATTAgNET.com | Agriculture , Energy

Thomas Elam has made his voice heard as the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Renewable Fuel Standard is in the midst of a 45-day... Read More

TCS: Trim the farm bill and cut oil subsidies

February 21, 2013 | WJLA | Capital Insider | Agriculture , Budget & Tax , Energy

This month, 13 groups sent a letter to Congress identifying budget savings worth $100 billion over the next decade. They would draw from the... Read More

Controversial motor fuel with more ethanol raises concerns

February 19, 2013 | The Palm Beach Post | Agriculture , Energy

Although some motorists might not realize it, the gasoline they’re putting into their vehicles is 10 percent ethanol. Since 2010 Florida... Read More

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

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September 13, 2013

Syria: Excuse 535 To Not Cut the Deficit

Volume XVIII No. 37 Possible action in Syria has become the most recent excuse du jour for Pentagon boosters... Read More