According to news reports, the Speaker of the House has unveiled a new energy proposal.  It’s described as a compromise that would lead to more offshore energy production.  Based on the bill summary, however, the plans appears to be more of a “bait and switch” that won’t do much of anything to bring new energy [...]

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September 10, 2008
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Independent Economic Analysis: Gang of Sixteen Plan Results in Loss of 637,000 American Jobs, Lower Wages for Workers, and More
Washington, DC – The Institute for Energy Research (IER) today unveiled a study done on its behalf by Fiscal Economics, Inc. which concludes that the tax hikes in the [...]

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September 9, 2008
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Institute for Energy Research (IER) president Thomas Pyle sent a letter to Congressional leaders today expressing the Institute’s concerns with the so-called Gang of Ten’s New Energy Reform Act (New Era) of 2008. Signed copies of the letters to both the House and Senate, as well as [...]

IER President Thomas Pyle penned the following letter to House and Senate leaders and the authors of the “Gang of Ten” energy plan.  Signed letters are attached, as is a draft copy of the Gang of Ten’s plan.
To the House of Representatives: To the Senate: Draft of the legislation:

September 9, 2008
The Honorable [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:    September 8, 2008
CONTACT:                                 Brian Kennedy (202) 434-8200
22 Days Until Congressional Offshore Energy Ban Expires
Washington, DC – Today the Institute for Energy Research (IER) launched an online initiative to solicit public comments on the U.S. Department of the Interior’s plan to expand energy production on the outer continental shelf (OCS) [...]

Most people think that falling gasoline prices are a good thing, but not the Washington Post. The Post actually argues that higher gasoline prices are a good thing for America. This is not a joke. They write:
If oil prices keep going down, what will happen to all the progress the United States has just made [...]