It is downright stunning that the federal government has no way of tracking energy subsidies so that it can compare and evaluate the costs and effectiveness of its many subsidies for "green"[i] energy.  The cynic realist in me suspects that this information is being obscured deliberately to cover up the waste (and fraud) that come when "free money" from the government is available to promoters and political donors.  Solyndra, anyone? Martha Boneta, of Citizens for the Republic, a group founded by Ronald Reagan in 1977, is alerting us to a Department of Energy report that states: There is no complete multi-year assessment available that describes and analyzes the Federal subsidies and support provided to different generation technologies over time. Continued examination of Federal subsidies and support, and provision of this information to the public, can better inform the decisions made by Federal, state, and local...(Read Full Post)