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Big break for big oil, larger burden for taxpayers

By Aaron Mehta

April 15, 2011

Whistleblowers help recover half-billion in energy revenues - but billions more owed taxpayers on public lands use

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Did taxpayers lose on deal for oil field?

By Josey Ballenger, Nathaniel Heller and Knut Royce

October 27, 2000

Obama administration signals higher gas royalties on public lands — and anticipated industry resistance

By Evan Bush

June 17, 2011

Re-named offshore energy agency urged to publish production data

By Linsey Isaacs

September 28, 2010

Interior Department still struggling to collect oil and gas revenues in aftermath of Gulf spill

By Laurel Adams

June 2, 2011

Big oil wields ultra deep influence

By Laura Peterson

December 20, 2004

Legislators push for energy industry tax breaks, regulatory changes to hunt for oil at the bottom of the sea

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Bundlers on the inside

By Ronnie Greene, Matthew Mosk and Ronnie Greene

September 29, 2011

Head of embattled energy loan program, Jonathan Silver, steps down

By Matthew Mosk and Ronnie Greene

October 6, 2011

Energy Dept. ignored warnings on Solyndra, say treasury emails

By Ronnie Greene and Matthew Mosk

October 14, 2011

Missed warning signs: A Solyndra timeline

By Ronnie Greene

September 13, 2011

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