Green Scissors
Since its inception in 1994, the Green Scissors Campaign has fought to make environmental and fiscal responsibility priorities in Washington. The campaign seeks to eliminate subsidies and programs that both harm the environment and waste taxpayer dollars. By making these cuts, the federal government can save money for priorities including deficit reduction.
Federal Archive
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Green Scissors 2011
Posted on August 24, 2011Green Scissors 2011 identifies wasteful government subsidies that are damaging to the environment and could end up costing taxpayers more than $380 billion. Green Scissors 2011 builds on last year’s... -
Green Scissors 2010
Posted on July 22, 2010Green Scissors 2010 identifies more than $200 billion in wasteful government subsidies that are damaging to the environment and harmful to consumers. -
Green Scissors 2004
Posted on July 18, 2004The Green Scissors Campaign and report offer a few practical solutions to policymakers that will assist in reducing the federal deficit while simultaneously protecting the environment. These are win-win solutions... -
Green Scissors 2003
Posted on July 18, 2003The Green Scissors 2003 report outlines a clear path toward fiscal and environmental responsibility and calls upon Congress to eliminate environmentally harmful and fiscally wasteful programs. The report includes 68... -
Running on Empty 2002
Posted on July 18, 2002The Running on Empty 2002 report takes aim at cutting wasteful energy subsidies to reduce wasteful spending and restore fiscal discipline to the Washington budget process. This report identifies nearly $62... -
Green Scissors 2002
Posted on July 18, 2002Green Scissors 2002 offers realistic solutions to the national problems of environmental destruction and wasteful federal spending.This report describes 78 programs that Congress and the administration should cut. Our nation’s... -
Green Scissors 2001
Posted on July 18, 2001Every year, the federal government wastes billions of dollars on programs that pollute our air, contribute to global warming, contaminate our water and scar our public lands. These programs encourage... -
Green Scissors 2000
Posted on July 21, 2000The Green Scissors Campaign targets a range of subsidies and programs, from nuclear research projects to agricultural promotion. All have one thing in common — they threaten our long-term economic... -
Paying for Pollution 2000
Posted on July 21, 2000Credible sources estimate that taxpayers contribute anywhere from $4 billion to $30 billion annually to the energy sector. These subsidies include tax breaks to the oil and gas industry, special...
