Archive for November, 2008

IER Letter to President-elect Obama: Americans Demand No New Energy Bans in 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 19, 2008
CONTACT:
Brian Kennedy (202) 346-8826
IER Letter to President-elect Obama:
Americans Say No to New Energy Bans
Washington, DC – Spokesmen have already expressed President-elect Barack Obama’s intention to issue an executive order to block energy production on taxpayer-owned federal lands in Utah.  Many speculate that he may also exercise the power of executive [...]

“Stealth Stimulus” Shouldn’t Fly Under Congress’ Radar

The Wall Street Journal’s “Real Time Economics” blog points out that falling oil prices are a great boon for the economy, dubbing them a “stealth stimulus.” This is something we have been arguing for while—reducing energy costs provide a cost-free stimulus for American industry and consumers.
Wall Street Journal reporter Brian Blackstone notes that the almost [...]

IER Applauds BLM on Final Rule for Shale Development

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 18, 2008
CONTACT:
Brian Kennedy (202) 346-8826
IER Applauds BLM on Final Rule for Shale Development
Washington, DC – Daniel Kish, senior vice president of the Institute for Energy Research (IER), issued the following statement applauding The Bureau of Land Management’s final rule to govern commercial oil shale development on federal lands, announced today:
“By issuing this [...]

IER Letter to President-elect Obama: Americans Say No to New Energy Bans

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 19, 2008
CONTACT:
Brian Kennedy (202) 346-8826
IER Letter to President-elect Obama:
Americans Say No to New Energy Bans
Washington, DC – Spokesmen have already expressed President-elect Barack Obama’s intention to issue an executive order to block energy production on taxpayer-owned federal lands in Utah.  Many speculate that he may also exercise the power of executive [...]

The Change Voters Seek in Energy Policy at Odds With Obama Plan

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 17, 2008
CONTACT:
Brian Kennedy (202) 346-8826
Expensive “green” energy rejected on ballot initiatives across the country, greater access to domestic supplies of conventional sources still the preferred choice for consumers
Washington, DC - Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) won the election, but voters, even in states where he won handily, voted down the very plans he [...]

Americans Support OCS Leasing Two to One in New Poll

Even as gas prices have fallen by half in recent weeks, a poll just released by Rasmussen Reports shows that Americans favor offshore drilling by a margin of over 2 to 1 as a means to keep gas prices down. This broad level of public support has remained consistent since early summer when gas [...]

It Takes a Lot of Government Green to Create a Green Job

The term “green job” has been invented to describe the type of workforce needed to build a new government-funded national “alternative” energy infrastructure. Proponents of “green jobs” say that by spending taxpayer money on energy sources like wind and solar, the government can create millions of new jobs in the process. But according to the [...]

IER to Congress: “Stimulating U.S. Energy Creates Jobs and Fills Government Coffers”

For Immediate Release:
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Contact:
Trice Whitefield
(703) 516-2173 Interviews@FactsOnEnergy.org

U.S. energy resources provide cost-free alternative to Congressional plan to spend hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars

WASHINGTON – Today, the Institute for Energy Research (IER) – an energy think tank that evaluates public policies in the energy markets – endorsed an alternative, debt-free solution to multi-billion [...]

The Obama Energy Agenda

Less Supply, More Regulations and Higher Prices
for American Consumers

Before Wall Street’s implosion and the sharp economic downturn, energy policy dominated the headlines on the Presidential campaign trail. An overwhelming majority of Americans demanded access to offshore energy resources to help increase supplies and lower prices for everything from gas at the pump to groceries [...]

The Change Voters Want

Affordable Energy, Greater Access to Domestic Energy Resources

Senator Barack Obama won the presidency last week, but voters, even in states where he handily won, voted down the very plans he favors with respect to energy policy.  President-elect Obama says he will require electric utilities to produce more electricity from renewable sources, wants to provide massive [...]