Any time Congress considers subsidizing politically-favored sources of energy, it should consider the following questions:
What if the subsidies do not make a politically-favored energy source cost-effective?
What if the politically-favored energy source turns out to be less than advocates envision?
Can Congress kill a subsidy program after it has created a constituency that is receiving taxpayer dollars?
Won’t [...]
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Coal-fired electricity generation is far cleaner today than ever before. The popular misconception that our air quality is getting worse is wrong, as shown by EPA’s air quality data. Modern coal plants, and those retrofitted with modern technologies to reduce pollution, are a success story and are currently providing about 50% of our [...]
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The Energy Information Administration (EIA) produces forecasts of energy supply and demand for the next 20 years using the National Energy Modeling System (NEMS)[1]. These forecasts are updated annually and published in the Annual Energy Outlook (AEO). EIA published a preliminary version of the AEO 2009 in December 2008, and updated the forecasts [...]
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April 17, 2009
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Laura Henderson 202.621.2951
Chris Tucker 202.346.8825
The Day the Earth Stood Still: EPA Says CO2 a Threat to Human Health, Paves Way For Backdoor Tax on All Sectors of U.S. Economy
Washington, D.C.—Institute for Energy Research (IER) president Thomas J. Pyle today issued the following statement in response to the announcement by the Environmental [...]
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March 25, 2009
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Laura Henderson (202) 621-2951
Obama Mobilizes EPA Troops for War on Coal
Agency to Kill Jobs, Prevent Access to America’s Cheapest, Most Abundant Energy Resource
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Institute for Energy Research President (IER) Thomas J. Pyle issued the following statement today in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to place a [...]
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February 18, 2009
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Laura Henderson (202) 621-2951
IER: Embrace Canadian Energy
Washington, D.C. – The Institute for Energy Research (IER) today released the following fact sheet on the important energy trade relationship between the United States and Canada in advance of the President’s trip there tomorrow. President Obama should resist the call from some organizations [...]
Energy is the lifeblood of our economy. As our competitors around the globe have shown us in recent years, job creation and economic growth begin with access to abundant, affordable energy supplies.
Unfortunately, the Obama administration’s stimulus proposals are founded on the fundamentally flawed notion that we will achieve prosperity if we make coal, oil, [...]
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Trice Whitefield
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U.S. Reliance on Fossil Fuels Forecast to Continue
According to the Energy Information Administration, fossil fuels will supply 79 percent of energy demand in 2030.
Washington, DC — The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), an independent branch of the U.S. Department of Energy, today released its projections for America’s [...]
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November 17, 2008
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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 [...]
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 [...]