Politicians have a knack for citing statistics that support their positions. Those who are opposed to increasing domestic supplies of energy are especially adept at citing statistics that make it seem as though it is “not worth it.” Government reports, while not all wrong, can be rife with such statistics. Recently, for example, some have [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 6, 2008 CONTACT: Brian Kennedy (202) 434-8200 Better Off Doing Nothing Letting OCS ban expire trumps Gang of Ten’s ‘New Era’ plan . WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Institute for Energy Research (IER) today released an analysis of the New Era energy plan proposed by the self-titled “Gang of Ten” U.S. Senators.   [...]