Drive Clean Indiana: Archetype of the Populist “NGO”
Drive Clean Indiana (DCI) is a smallish nonprofit that touts itself as a champion of green transportation. As a member of the Clean Cities Coalition (a Department of Energy grant…
Energy Department
Biden Administration Approved $485 Million for Anti-Nuclear Nonprofits
During the last half of the Biden administration, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm began talking up the virtues of reliable, safe, and carbon-free nuclear energy. In August 2024, she called for…
The DOGE Files
the Capital Research Center has embarked on a massive project, the DOGE Files, to comb through billions of dollars of federal spending records to identify the wasteful, ludicrous, and downright…
Anti-Energy Grants Should Be in the DOGE Crosshairs
The Ford Motor Company’s electric vehicle division regularly loses as much per sale as most Americans are willing to pay for any type of vehicle. While Ford’s leadership should be…
The DOGE Files
The DOGE Files is an ongoing Capital Research Center project to document some of the most egregious examples of the government’s careless use of federal tax dollars. As longtime experts…
Solyndra, Solyndra
The Solyndra scandal keeps getting bigger and more disturbing. The now-defunct solar panel manufacturer received $535 million in taxpayer dollars from the federal government before going belly up in August.