Downsizing Blog
Green Energy Corporate Welfare
We should drop all energy subsidies, restrictions, mandates, and trade barriers and let the free market deliver the right mix of energy at the lowest cost.
Federal Spending Rescission
Worried that their spending spree in the recent omnibus bill will suppress conservative turnout at the polls this November, Republicans are now considering a “rescission” package.
Hearings Show Most Republicans Are Spendthrifts
I am a fan of Kimberley Strassel’s columns about federal politics in the Wall Street Journal. But her recent column about the omnibus spending bill—which increased spending 13 percent in one year—was off the mark.
Privatizing Puerto Rico Power
Puerto Rico’s Governor, Ricardo Rossello, has unveiled a plan to privatize the island’s power company.
Trump to Propose Energy Cuts
As we near the release of President Trump’s new budget, some of his proposals are leaking to the press.
Ethanol Exploitation
The federal government imposes a mandate to blend corn ethanol and other biofuels into the nation’s gasoline. This “renewable fuel standard” or RFS raises prices at the gas pump.
WAPA: The Federal Scandal You’ve Never Heard Of
It is hard to keep track of all the waste, corruption, and mismanagement propagated by government agencies in recent years, including the DOD, PTO, VA, and others.
New Study on Electricity Infrastructure
Private-sector utilities provide the bulk of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution in the United States. But the federal government also owns a share of the nation’s electricity infrastructure.
More Bad News from Alabama
A Trump friend wants a subsidy from the Department of Energy (DOE) to complete a nuclear power plant in Alabama, reports The Daily Caller.
House Testimony on Energy Subsidies
I testified to a House committee yesterday on Department of Energy (DOE) loan programs.