The High Cost of Offshore Wind: Is Cape Wind the Next Solyndra?
Opponents have called it “another Solyndra waiting to happen.” An estimated $2.6 billion offshore wind project near Massachusetts could be awarded a $350 million Department… Read More
Unsweetening Cronyism
The law of supply and demand cannot be revoked. But it is being amended slightly, and we’re all paying the price. In this case, for… Read More
Obama Administration Plans to Spend $150 Million for Green Energy Projects (Because It’s Worked So Well Before)
Just what America needs: More taxpayer-funded green energy projects. The Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Internal Revenue Service released plans to re-allocate more… Read More
The Best Plan for Farmers and Ranchers: Free Trade
Congress is currently fighting over the future of U.S. farm programs. In 2011, taxpayers subsidized farmers to the tune of $10.4 billion in government payments…. Read More
DOE Sitting on Taxpayer Dollars Due to Negative Publicity
Despite billions of dollars in unused loan authority remaining under the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office, negative publicity surrounding the loan guarantee programs… Read More
Be Mine: Sugar Industry Should Welcome Free Trade
Valentine’s Day is synonymous with roses, chocolate, and those wonderfully sweet heart-shaped sugar candies. What isn’t so sweet about the holiday of love is the… Read More
Obama Has NOT Doubled the Nation’s Fuel Economy
President Obama’s State of the Union speech last night was full of good intentions, bad policy, and suspect claims. He said, for example, that “We… Read More
Morning Bell: Heritage Experts Analyze the State of the Union
President Barack Obama laid out an ambitious agenda last night. Here are some highlights of our experts’ analysis of his claims, his plans, and his… Read More
Ethanol Mandate Leads to Violence, Social Unrest
The conversion of corn to ethanol has contributed to a doubling in global food prices since 2005, according to a report by the New England… Read More
Unions Insult Taxpayers with Obamacare Subsidy Request
Labor union leaders, who are big supporters of President Obama and were big proponents of his health care reform law, want taxpayer dollars to help… Read More
