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Green Scissors Pushes DOE to Drop Texas CCS Project before Deadline

On Thursday, the Green Scissors coalition renewed its efforts to get the Department of Energy to make the responsible decision to withdraw support for the Texas Clean Energy Project. A letter the group sent to Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and the accompanying press release are available below. – For immediate release: May 26, 2016 Strange […]

Coalition Urges DOE to Withdraw Funding from Troubled Texas CCS Project

On Friday, the Gren Scissors coalition sent a letter to Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, imploring him to permanently withdraw funding for the Texas Clean Energy Project. The letter and accompanying press release are available below. For immediate release: 13 May 2016 Left-Right Coalition pushes Moniz on Carbon Capture giveaway WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, […]

Keep Heitkamp CCS Amendment Out of FAA Bill

During debate on a bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Senator Heitkamp has proposed an amendment to increase a tax break for carbon capture and sequestration. In response, the Green Scissors Coalition has issued the following press release: April 13, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Green Scissors, a coalition of free market, taxpayer, and […]

Letter to DOE: Keep Cutting CCS Funding

After cutting funding for FutureGen, DOE suspends funds for Hydrogen Energy California. Good, now keep going. July 16, 2015 In February, the Green Scissors coalition welcomed the news that the Department of Energy (DOE) had withdrawn funding for theFutureGen 2.0 carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) project in Meredosia, Illinois, and urged the department to cut […]

Letter to DOE: Cut Funding for CCS Projects, Like FutureGen

Dear Secretary Moniz, Good job cutting funds for FutureGen, now let’s take back the $650 million for two other CCS projects. February 25, 2015 The GreenScissors coalition was happy to remove FutureGen 2.0 from our cut list when the Department of Energy (DOE) made the smart move earlier this month to withdraw close to $1 […]

How to Save $259 Billion Over 10 Years

Cutting these wasteful environmentally harmful federal spending programs would save the environment and tax dollars. How much could we save by cutting these programs?

Green Scissors Coalition Releases New Subsidy Database

On Monday, the Green Scissors Coalition launched a new, interactive database identifying more than $259 billion in environmentally-harmful government waste On Monday, the Green Scissors Coalition launched a new, interactive database identifying more than $259 billion in environmentally-harmful government waste. The group, made up by Friends of the Earth a progressive environmental organization, Taxpayers for […]

Ending environmentally destructive federal programs would save almost $700 Billion

Congress could move a long way toward solving the nation’s twin problems of spiraling budget costs and environmental degradation simply by cutting hundreds of billions in environmentally harmful federal subsidies WASHINGTON, D.C. — June 26, 2012 — Congress could move a long way toward solving the nation’s twin problems of spiraling budget costs and environmental […]