President Obama is slated to visit TPI Composites on Thursday, a wind turbine blade manufacturer in Newton, Iowa, where he will urge Congress to extend two key renewable energy tax credits -- the Production Tax Credit for wind and a clean energy manufacturing credit. Wind energy provides thousand...
seeprogressOil companies have been raking in theprofits for long enough, at least that's what Senator Bernie Sanders andRepresentative Keith Ellison think. The two recently introduced a bill that wouldput a halt to handing over subsidies to oil companies. This move couldpotentially save an estimated $110 bi...
rtamericaPresident Obama calls on Congress end taxpayer giveaways to an industry that's never been more profitable, and instead use that money to double-down on investments in clean energy technologies that have never been more promising. March 29, 2012.
whitehouseConservatives are expressing outrage over Solyndra but the money involved in that 'scandal' is a tiny fraction of what the US spends on energy subsidies for oil, nuclear and coal. The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks down the numbers and gives some perspective. www.csmonitor.com Subscribe to Th...
In Germany, the government has had to pull back subsidies for solar power in homes because the scheme costs too much. Al Jazeera's Nick Spicer reports from Berlin.
aljazeeraenglishVia Think Progress: "In a 51-47 vote, 43 Senate Republicans and four Democrats filibustered to protect $24 billion in tax breaks for Big Oil. Although a majority voted for Sen. Robert Menendez's (D-NJ) bill, it fell short of the 60 needed...A Think Progress Green analysis shows how oil and gas co...
President Obama says that America needs an all-of-the-above energy strategy that invests in new technologies and ends the $4 billion in annual subsidies to oil companies that are earning historic profits.
whitehouseArgentina's government says it will cut subsidies to help the country deal with the world economic crisis by shaving approximately $933m worth of support for big companies and wealthy citizens. The price of electricity, water and gas are expected to go up by as much as 300 per cent in some areas....
aljazeeraenglishNigerians are bracing themselves for more protests on Monday. This, as the government's decision to end fuel subsidies has brought thousands of people out on the streets already. With no sign of a breakthrough, people are stocking up on basic supplies. Al Jazeera's Haru Mutasa has more from Abuja.
aljazeeraenglishIn the United States phones and phone plans are almost synonymous. You can't get one without the other, and you're generally limited to the make and model of phone depending upon your selected carrier. US carriers also offer discounted phones -- as long as you sign up for a multi-year contract wi...
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theyoungturksContinuation of the last video, again, the example i go through is what you want to focus on... Microeconomics - 89: Production Subsidies and Quotas: www.youtube.com Microeconomics - 91: Market for Illegal Goods: www.youtube.com Please rate, comment, and subscribe!! Follow us on twitter : twitter...
coursehackSubsidies Farmers have been subsidized in one form or another since early post revolutionary days. President Washington proposed that congress create a department of agriculture in 1793, to conduct research to improve farming practices. This was the same year the English Parliament established th...
organicconsumerwww.euronews.net Trade unions in Nigeria staged a nationwide strike on Monday over the government's scrapping of fuel subsidies. The industrial action in Africa's top oil-producing nation has closed businesses and schools. Subsidies allowed Nigerians to buy a litre of petrol for 31 euro cents unt...
In a Good Morning America interview with George Stephanopoulos Donald Trump discussed billionaire investor Warren Buffett's article in which he argued that the rich should pay more taxes. Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks breaks it down. The Largest Online News Show in the World. Google+: www.gplus.t...
Activists angry about the Nigerian government's cuts to fuel subsidies, which was reportedly $8bn in 2011, participated in a national strike on Monday.
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theyoungturksBY XIAONAN WANG ANCHOR EMILY SPAIN As he has done numerous times in the past few years, President Obama on Thursday called for an end to oil industry subsidies. He asked Congress to eliminate this $4 billion annual giveaway, calling it "outrageous" and "inexcusable". Talk Radio News Service has t...
newsypoliticsBill McKibben shares a message with the 350 community about what we've done so far, and the plan for the months ahead. Our next big fight: taking on the billions in subsidies that the fossil fuel industry makes.
350actionfundCoordinator for the Dirty Energy Money Campaign Ross Hammond speaks with Cenk Uygur on The Young Turks about the attempt to have the super-committee put oil subsidies on the federal budget cut table.
tytinterviewsComplete Video at: fora.tv Author David Cay Johnston discusses the history of government subsidies for companies and corporations in the United States. ----- Since 1995 when David Cay Johnston turned his investigative reporting skills to explore the murky waters of tax law, Some tax policy offici...
House Speaker John Boehner has flip-flopped within days of claiming he was in favor of ending oil subsidies. Michael Shure breaks it down. Subscribe: bit.ly TYT Mobile: bit.ly On Facebook: www.facebook.com On Twitter: twitter.com www.theyoungturks.com FREE Movies(!): www.netflix.com Read Ana's bl...
Cenk Uygur breaks down a clip of Congressman Joe Barton (R-TX) trying to defend American taxpayer subsidies to enormously profitable oil companies like Exxon Mobil.
theyoungturksWhy Do Mexican Workers Head North Pt2 - Tim Wise: US corn exported to Mexico at 19% below cost of production
therealnewsMSNBC host Cenk Uygur speaks with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) about Republicans in Congress defending government subsidies of highly profitable oil companies.
Senators Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Mark Begich (D-AL) are defending subsidies for big oil companies. Cenk Uygur explains why. Subscribe: bit.ly TYT Mobile: bit.ly On Facebook: www.facebook.com On Twitter: twitter.com www.theyoungturks.com FREE Movies(!): www.netflix.com Read Ana's blog and subscri...
theyoungturksCenk explains how some Republican State Senators in Wisconsin take taxpayer money in the form of subsidies for their farms. Since they're asking public employees (teachers, etc.) to 'sacrifice' will they give up these subsidies? On Facebook: www.facebook.com On Twitter: twitter.com TYT Mobile: bi...
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