For immediate release: July 14, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal support for the long-troubled carbon capture and sequestration plant proposed for Penwell, Texas is set to come to an end when the U.S. Department of Energy’s cooperative agreement with the Texas Clean Energy Project — or TCEP — expires at midnight tonight. Green Scissors, a […]
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Strange bedfellows urge Hatch, Wyden to reject CCS subsidies
For immediate release: June 21, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. —Green Scissors, a coalition of free market, taxpayer, and environmental groups, sent a letter to Finance Committee Chairman Orin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), calling on them to reject new tax credits for carbon capture and sequestration (CCS). As the July 15 deadline for reauthorization […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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?
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