"U.S. energy industries, from oil and gas to ethanol, wind, and solar, have long enjoyed lavish government subsidies and other support. But those days are coming to an end. President Obama in his 2012 State of the Union address called for an end to the "taxpayer giveaways" the oil and gas industry has long enjoyed; this year, Congress let the 30-year, multibillion dollar ethanol tax credit expire; and after years of over-promising and under-delivering in the clean-tech space ..." (Quoted from article)