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 [...]

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 [...]

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October 29, 2008
CONTACT
Brian Kennedy (202) 346-8826
Governor Palin Drills Down on U.S. Energy Policy
Washington, DC – Thomas Pyle, president of the Institute for Energy Research (IER) issued the following statement regarding Governor Sarah Palin’s (R-AK) speech on U.S. energy policy in Ohio today:
“As IER has pointed out time and time again, energy production is [...]

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October 22, 2008
CONTACT:
Elizabeth Ray (703) 683-5004 Ext. 130
IER Analyzes the Obama and McCain Energy Plans
Washington, D.C. – The Institute for Energy Research (IER) today issued a comprehensive analysis of the energy proposals outlined by presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain. Drawn from information from the candidates themselves, IER’s analysis is both [...]

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The following comparison of Barack Obama’s and John McCain’s energy and environmental plans comes from the statements of their plans on their official web sites. The text first indicates what the respective plans say on each topic, and then provides IER’s analysis of each topic within the program.
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As Congress wrestled with the $700 billion bailout program, Google has come up with another massive spending program. Google wants the Federal government to spend $4.4 trillion to subsidize renewable energy. Eric Schmidt, Google’s CEO quipped, “Given the apparent willingness of the U.S. government to write big checks in a crisis, we can do this on [...]

The first oil well in the U.S. was drilled in 1859. Do you know where?
Titusville, Pennsylvania. While historical records indicate that naturally occurring seeps of petroleum were collected and used for a variety of purposes as early as the 1600s, Colonel Edwin Drake was the first to devise a mechanical system to drill into underground [...]

On Saturday, September 27, the “Green Jobs Now” campaign is fielding what it calls a National Day of Action to “build the new economy.” Their goal is to repower “America with 100% clean and renewable electricity within 10 years.” The goal sounds laudable, but repowering America in 10 years comes with a hefty price tag [...]

Executive Summary
U.S. Production and Resources
U.S. Consumption
Coal Plant Statistics
Emissions
Environmental Issues
U.S. Coal Imports and Exports
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The United Sates is a global leader in coal, both in production and reserves. Environmental issues and a push toward natural gas-fired power plants in recent years have limited new coal-fired generating units, but new coal plant construction is still progressing. The [...]

by Brian Kennedy
In an August 16 radio address, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives outlined a plan “to take our country in a New Direction for our energy future.” Last week, the Institute for Energy Research (IER) issued an analysis of that plan, entitled, Don’t Know Much About Energy. And yesterday, [...]