For the past decade imports of tar sands crude oil or bitumen have been increasing.
The End Polluter Welfare Act, fossil fuel subsidy reform, and the power of lists
by dkoplow on May 14, 2012
The "End Polluter Welfare Act (EPWA)," introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep.
...Historical Subsidies to Energy in the United States: What's Missing from MISI
by dkoplow on May 8, 2012
Management Information Services, Inc.
...Fossil fuel producer subsidies in Russia: A first look
by dkoplow on Apr 9, 2012
For years, the International Energy Agency has been measuring subsidies to consumers by looking at the gap between world reference prices for a particular form of energy and what that energy sells
...Warren Buffett, NetJets and missing the point on ticket tax exclusions
by dkoplow on Mar 27, 2012
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway holding company owns lots of things, and earns a nice return on them. NetJets, one of their divisions, has recently come under fire for paying too little t
...Most Louisiana tax-exempt Katrina bonds helped fossil fuel industry
by dkoplow on Mar 23, 2012
A simple Google search for "http://www.google.com/search?q=bobby%20jindal%20incentive&ie=utf-8&oe=ut...
...State funding of DKRW coal-to-liquids plant: financially risky, contrary to purpose of Mineral Trust Fund
by dkoplow on Feb 13, 2012
Houston-based DKRW Advanced Fuels has a dream: they want to turn a chunk of Wyoming's vast coal reserves into 10,600 barrels of gasoline per day. They want to capture most of the carbon
...Refinery expensing of great benefit to the Keystone XL Pipeline
by dkoplow on Feb 7, 2012
I guess if I'm to listen to Fareed Zakaria "The Case for Making it in the USA:
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Earth Track Publications
The Keystone XL tar sands pipeline project, like all oil industry projects, benefits from substantial taxpayer subsidies. Some, like reduced property taxes, are directed at the pipeline itsel
Conspicuously absent from industry press releases and briefing memos touting nuclear power’s potential as a solution to global warming is any mention of the industry’s long and expensive history of
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