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Coloradans speak out against subsidizing oil shale

December 03, 2012 | NBC 11 News | Energy , Natural Resources

Grand Junction, Colo. (KKCO) – People in Colorado are speaking out at a house science subcommittee meeting in Washington D.C. on... Read More

Worse Than Solyndra!

November 30, 2012 | Sierra Daily | Energy , Natural Resources

Remember how the failure of solar-panel manufacturer Solyndra, which had received $535 million in federal loan guarantees, supposedly showed... Read More

Taxpayer group irked by GOP plan to subsidize oil shale research

November 30, 2012 | Associated Press | Energy , Natural Resources

DENVER — A Texas Republican’s proposal to subsidize research on developing oil from oil shale is prompting objections from taxpayer... Read More

Report calls out oil shale subsidies

November 30, 2012 | KJCT8 TV | Energy , Natural Resources

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed legislation that will hand out $50 million of increased subsidies... Read More

Study: Taxes Paid for Failed Oil Shale Subsidies

November 30, 2012 | KREXTV | Energy , Natural Resources

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.- A nonpartisan taxpayer group says their new study brings to light just how many failed oil shale experiments were... Read More

Watchdog group opposes oil shale research subsidy

November 30, 2012 | Post Independent | Energy , Natural Resources

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — A national government watchdog organization wants to put an end to subsidies for research and development of... Read More

Oil Shale Subsidy Called a Boondoggle by Taxpayer Watchdog

November 29, 2012 | Salt Lake City Weekly | Energy , Natural Resources

 A federal subsidy that would funnel $50 million to the oil-shale-development industry -- which is still not commercially viable, and may... Read More

Taxpayers for Common Sense slams oil shale subsidies

November 29, 2012 | Deseret News | Energy , Natural Resources

WASHINGTON — A new report by a nonpartisan taxpayer advocacy group is calling for the end of subsidies for oil shale development, saying... Read More

Oil shale bill rankles taxpayer advocacy group

November 29, 2012 | Associated Press | Energy , Natural Resources

DENVER—A taxpayer advocacy group is objecting to a Texas Republican's proposal to subsidize research on developing oil from oil... Read More

Columbia River Crossing Bridge knocked by taxpayer group

November 27, 2012 | Oregon Business Report | Budget & Tax , Natural Resources , Transportation & Infrastructure

The watchdog taxpayer group, Taxpayers for Common Sense (TCS), has included the Columbia River Crossing Bridge in its list of what it terms... 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