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Taxpayer group maps out an escape plan for 2013’s ‘fiscal cliff’

Taxpayer group maps out an escape plan for 2013's 'fiscal cliff' By Erik Wasson - 10/01/12 12:42 PM ET   The nonpartisan Taxpayers for... Read More

US group urges $2 trillion alternative to fiscal cliff “time bomb”

US  group urges 2 trillion altenative to fiscal cliff "time bomb" By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON | Sun Sep 30, 2012 4:55pm EDT (Reuters)... Read More

Bipartisan “Green Scissors” Campaign Aims to Save the Environment—and Taxpayer Dollars

September 20, 2012 | Scientific American | Agriculture , Energy , Natural Resources , Transportation & Infrastructure

By Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss Dear EarthTalk: What is the “Green Scissors” campaign, which I understand can help the environment and has... Read More

Greening the Federal Budget - and Saving a Bundle

June 26, 2012 | The Fiscal Times | Agriculture , Energy , Natural Resources , Transportation & Infrastructure

June 27, 2012 -- A leading environmental group, a centrist taxpayer watchdog and a libertarian small-government think tank on Tuesday... 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