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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January 16, 2009
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IER: New Offshore Plan First Step to Putting U.S. on Path to Economic, Energy Security
Washington, DC –The Institute for Energy Research (IER) today applauded the outlines of a new plan for delivering affordable, secure energy resources to the American people, part of a “draft proposed [...]

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January 8, 2009
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Obama “Green Jobs” Stimulus Would Put America in the Red
Sets the stage for unprecedented government spending, while ignoring billions of dollars in revenue, royalties that domestic energy exploration can deliver

Washington, DC – Institute for Energy Research president Thomas J. Pyle released the following statement today [...]

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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
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Russian Energy Supply Conflict: Further Evidence Domestic Resources Key To U.S. Energy Security
IER urges Congress to focus on America’s oil and natural gas resources in both energy and economic policies
WASHINGTON, D.C. —As the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee prepares to hold its first hearing on energy [...]

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December 18, 2008
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New IER Video Makes the Economic Case for Developing America’s Vast Energy Resources
WASHINGTON – A newly released web-based video launched by the Institute for Energy Research (IER) today lays out a compelling case for why expanding access to affordable supplies of American energy represents [...]

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December 17, 2008
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IER: Obama Interior Pick Will Have “Plenty to Say” on When, Whether American Economy Can Make Its Way Back
IER president urges Sec.-designate Salazar to leverage power of affordable energy to deliver jobs, revenue and energy Americans need
WASHINGTON – Institute for Energy Research president Thomas [...]

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November 18, 2008
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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 [...]

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Introduction
Energy is the lifeblood of our economy. The United States, with less than 5% of the world’s population, uses about 25% of the world’s energy and creates nearly 30% of the world’s economic input. The productivity gained from U.S. energy consumption is a major contributor not only to our quality of life, [...]

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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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On behalf of the bi-partisan polling team of Fabrizio, McLaughlin & Associates (R) and Frederick Polls (D), we are pleased to present the findings from a national opinion survey on attitudes on energy issues.
With two-thirds of Americans thinking gas prices and energy independence are a ‘very serious problems,’ our national survey indicates broad public desire [...]