March 15, 2010
Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu
China has already made its choice. China is spending about $9 billion a month on clean energy. It is also investing $44 billion by 2012 and $88 billion by 2020 in Ultra High Voltage transmission lines. These lines will allow China to transmit power from huge wind and solar farms far [...]
November 20, 2009
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Laura Henderson (202) 621-2947
Patrick Creighton (202) 621-2951
Washington, DC – In anticipation of President Barack Obama’s return from Asia, the free-market Institute for Energy Research (IER) today released and delivered a policy brief for the president and his advisors on China’s booming energy economy and growth.
Thomas J. Pyle, president of IER, issued this statement:
“By all accounts, [...]
November 20, 2009
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“The joke among China hands goes like this: If the Americans and the Chinese start talking about a major project today, in two years the Chinese will be done and the Americans will still be talking and applying for permits.” – Michael Economides
China’s economy is growing at a rate of 9 percent [...]
June 26, 2009
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 [...]
June 1, 2009
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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 [...]
May 12, 2009
Updated February 2nd, 2010
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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).[2] All sectors of the energy system are represented in NEMS, including the electric [...]
April 17, 2009
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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 [...]
March 25, 2009
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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 [...]
February 18, 2009
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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 [...]
January 27, 2009
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, [...]