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April 6, 2009
CONTACT:
Laura Henderson
202.621.2951
Hundreds in NJ Turn Out in Support of Offshore Energy Development
Interior Department Hearing in Atlantic City Draws New Jersey Taxpayers Clamoring for Jobs, Energy Independence
WASHINGTON—Institute for Energy Research (IER) president Thomas J. Pyle issued the following statement today as hundreds packed an Interior Department hearing at the Atlantic [...]

Myth: There’s not enough energy in the outer continental shelf (OCS) to make exploration worthwhile.

Fact: The Minerals Management Service (MMS) estimates that the OCS contains 86 billion barrels of oil and 420 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. These estimates are likely very conservative, as bans on offshore leasing have made it illegal to explore [...]

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February 11, 2009
CONTACT:
Laura Henderson (202) 621-2951
Offshore Energy Exploration: Myth vs. Fact
IER Reveals the Truth about Domestic Energy Exploration in Advance of Committee Hearing
WASHINGTON—The Institute for Energy Research (IER) today released a Myth vs. Fact sheet outlining the hard truths behind domestic offshore energy exploration in advance of the House Committee on Natural Resources’ [...]

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February 10, 2009
CONTACT:
Laura Henderson (202) 621-2951
IER: Now is Not the Time to Delay New Jobs, New Revenue

WASHINGTON – Institute for Energy Research (IER) president Thomas J. Pyle issued the following statement today after Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced his decision to delay the American people’s ability to develop their own energy resources:
“Less than [...]

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February 3, 2009
CONTACT:
Brian Kennedy (202) 346-8826
Chris Tucker (202) 346-8825
IER Launches Online Effort Encouraging Americans to Say “Yes We Can” to New Offshore Energy
IER Urges American Energy Consumers to Register Their Comments on Interior Department’s Historic New Five-Year Energy Plan
Washington, D.C. – The Institute for Energy Research (IER) today encouraged American energy consumers to [...]

With all of the news about the inauguration of President Obama, you probably missed a very good piece of energy news—the Department of Interior is working to allow 31 lease sales in 12 planning areas offshore. This is the first time in over 25 years that many of these areas will be opened for [...]

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February 2, 2009
CONTACT:
Trice Whitefield
(202) 579-1103
Opening OCS Delivers Economic Stimulus Efficiently, Safely
Energy think tank stresses need for increased offshore energy production to bolster U.S. economy
NEW ORLEANS—This week, the Deep Offshore Technology (DOT) International Conference and Exhibition will bring together energy industry experts from around the world to discuss the most world’s pressing energy issues. [...]

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
CONTACT:
Brian Kennedy (202) 346-8826
Chris Tucker (202) 346-8825
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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December 18, 2008
CONTACT:
Brian Kennedy (202) 346-8826
Chris Tucker (202) 346-8825
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 [...]