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ICYMI: Spanish Professor Debunks Green Job Myths
“We Found that [the green] jobs we are creating… are destroying jobs in other parts of the economy”

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Professor Gabriel Calzada, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
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May 4, 2009 – 6 minutes 1 second
IER’s studies on [...]

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May 1, 2009
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Spanish Prof. Calzada Joins IER Economist Murphy, U.S. Professor Bogart, at Heritage Forum on “Green Jobs”
MONDAY, MAY 4 – 1:00 pm, 214 Mass. Ave. NE, Wash DC
Washington, D.C. – As the new administration continues to cite Spain as a model to be followed in executing an aggressive, government-directed, [...]

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March 31, 2009
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Running of the Bull: U.S. “Green Jobs” Rhetoric Runs Smack Dab Into Hard Lessons From Spain
New Report Finds “Green Jobs” Spending Cost Spain Hundreds of Thousands of Real Jobs, Decades in Lost Opportunity
WASHINGTON, DC – As evidence continues to mount of the potential for a “green jobs”-focused [...]

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March 31, 2009
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Road to Serfdom: Climate Bill Envisions Future with Less Energy, Fewer Jobs, Worse Economy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Institute for Energy Research president Thomas J. Pyle issued the following statement today after the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee formally released a draft of legislation that seeks [...]

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February 13, 2009
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IER to Stimulus: We’re Watching You
IER Unveils New Website to Monitor Taxpayer Return on Massive Government Spending Bill

Washington, D.C. – Institute for Energy Research (IER) President Thomas J. Pyle today issued the following statement on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, President Obama’s massive $789 billion [...]

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February 4, 2009
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Labor Unions Say “Green Jobs” Don’t Pay
“Green Job” Subsidy Supporters Face Opposition from Traditional Allies
Washington, D.C. –Institute for Energy Research (IER) president Thomas J. Pyle released the following statement today marking “Green Jobs Advocacy Day” in Washington, an event organized to push massive government intervention [...]

by Robert Murphy
On February 3, 2009, Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA), in conjunction with union leaders and environmental groups, released their “Good Jobs First” report. Although advocates of a “green recovery” point to estimates that 456,000 green-collar jobs would be created by the stimulus package, the new Stabenow/Inslee report reveals [...]

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January 27, 2009
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As House Begins Debate on “Green Jobs” Stimulus, IER Lists Top Five Problems With Plan

Washington, DC – As members of the U.S. House of Representatives take up work this week on a massive, $825 billion stimulus plan premised on the government’s ability to unilaterally create [...]

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January 15, 2009
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More Questions Than Answers As House Committee Unveils Outline of “Green Jobs” Stimulus
Hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars spent on creating “green jobs” to renovate government buildings, weatherize houses – silent on economic stimulus that could be gained through responsible energy exploration
Washington, DC – The [...]

Today Congressional Democrats unveiled $825 billion in spending and tax cuts intended to stimulate the economy.

Rep. Obey’s Summary of the Bill

Text of the “Green Jobs” Stimulus Bill
Discussion Draft of the Bill Report

The bill is partially based on studies which purport to show large numbers of jobs created by government spending on “green technology” such as [...]