PDF Version (1.1 MB) “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 [...]

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 [...]

PDF (869 KB) 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 [...]

Updated February 2nd, 2010 Download PDF (289KB) 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 [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 17, 2009 CONTACT: 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 [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2009 CONTACT: 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 [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 18, 2009 CONTACT: 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 [...]

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, [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 CONTACT: Trice Whitefield (703) 516-2173 Interviews@FactsOnEnergy.org 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 [...]

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 [...]