FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 8, 2008
CONTACT:
Brian Kennedy (202) 346-8826
Chris Tucker (202) 346-8825
New Study Quantifies Economic Stimulus of
Conventional Energy Production
Findings call into question the veracity of ‘green jobs’ proposals
Washington, DC – A study conducted by ICF International and released today by the American Petroleum Institute (API) finds that responsibly developing America’s abundant but currently off-limits domestic energy [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 2, 2008
CONTACT:
Brian Kennedy (202) 346-8826
Chris Tucker (202) 346-8825
Washington, DC – Institute for Energy Research (IER) president Thomas Pyle issued the following statement this afternoon subsequent to an announcement from the president-elect that the incoming administration will not seek to resurrect a Windfall Profits Tax plan designed to make American energy more expensive [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 19, 2008
CONTACT:
Brian Kennedy (202) 346-8826
IER Letter to President-elect Obama:
Americans Say No to New Energy Bans
Washington, DC – Spokesmen have already expressed President-elect Barack Obama’s intention to issue an executive order to block energy production on taxpayer-owned federal lands in Utah.  Many speculate that he may also exercise the power of executive [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 18, 2008
CONTACT:
Brian Kennedy (202) 346-8826
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 [...]

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 [...]

For Immediate Release:
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Contact:
Trice Whitefield
(703) 516-2173 Interviews@FactsOnEnergy.org

U.S. energy resources provide cost-free alternative to Congressional plan to spend hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars

WASHINGTON – Today, the Institute for Energy Research (IER) – an energy think tank that evaluates public policies in the energy markets – endorsed an alternative, debt-free solution to multi-billion [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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 [...]

For Immediate Release:
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Contact:
Trice Whitefield
(703) 516-2173
Energy Think Tank Endorses Offshore Drilling as a Cost-Effective Strategy for Boosting U.S. Economy

WASHINGTON – Today, the Institute for Energy Research (IER) — a DC-based energy think tank that evaluates public policies in the energy markets — endorsed expediting offshore drilling as the sole economic stimulus option that [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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 [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 16, 2008
CONTACT:
Thomas Pyle - 202.621.2952
CARB’s AB 32 Scoping Plan Will Cripple California’s Economy While not Helping the Environment
Washington, DC - The California Air Resources Board (CARB) released its Scoping Plan for AB 32, the “California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006,” calling for a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in California to [...]