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July 30, 2009
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Russia, Communist Cuba Advance Offshore Energy Production Miles Off Florida’s Coast
Efforts Should Send Strong Message to Interior Dept. to Open OCS in Five-Year Plan
WASHINGTON, DC – Under the headline “Russia to drill for oil off Cuba,” [...]

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July 30, 2009
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IER: Senate Panel Continues Out-of-the-Mainstream Rhetoric on Energy Policy
While overwhelming majority of Americans favor increased domestic energy production, Washington remains silent
Washington, DC – Thomas J. Pyle, president of the Institute for Energy Research (IER) issued the following statement in reaction to the U.S. Senate Environment [...]

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July 28, 2009
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LOST IN TRANSLATION
Lawmakers who believe that passage of cap-and-trade legislation will encourage China, India, Russia to follow suit suffer from language barrier

Senator John Kerry (D-MA):”Yes, we want more than promises from China – the world’s largest emitter must eventually accept binding reductions. But it [...]

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July 24, 2009
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Biden Promotes Free-Market Energy Principles Abroad
Will He Check Those Beliefs on Air Force Two?
Washington, DC – Vice President Joe Biden recently told Ukrainian officials how they could strengthen their country by altering their energy policies. Ironically, Biden’s message dovetails perfectly with what the Institute for [...]

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July 21, 2009
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California Drilling: Progress or Economic Self Destruction?
Efforts to expand offshore production come with Sacramento’s heavy hand, and a wink and a nod from the enviros
Washington, DC – Thomas J. Pyle, President of the Institute for Energy Research (IER), issued the following statement today regarding California’s ongoing [...]

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July 21, 2009
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Laura Henderson, 202.621.2951
Patrick Creighton, 202.621.2947
Massive Government Subsidies + Mandates – Reality = Green Jobs
Senate panel looks further into what we already know; government control of energy markets hurts economic growth
Washington, DC – Several governors from across the nation testified before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on [...]

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July 14, 2009

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IER Joins Speaker Gingrich, Broad Group of Consumer-Focused Groups, Congressional Leaders to Renew Call for More American Energy
Washington, DC – One year ago today, partly in response to the urging of the Institute for Energy Research (IER), President Bush abolished the 18-year old unilateral presidential [...]

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July 10, 2009
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One Year Later: As Anniversary of Lifting of Offshore Energy Ban Approaches, IER Asks: “Where’s the Energy?”

IER joins broad coalition of pro-energy, pro-consumer groups in asking White House, Congress to free American energy
WASHINGTON – As the July 14 anniversary of President Bush’s decision to lift [...]

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July 8, 2009
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Supply, Not Speculation, Responsible For Volatile Energy Prices
Latest CFTC Action a Diversion from the Real Cause, Supply and Demand
WASHINGTON – This week, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) unveiled a new plan for government takeover of how energy commodities are traded, valued and sold. In response [...]

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July 7, 2009
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Senate Global Warming Hearings Present Opportunity to Refocus Debate on Lowering Energy Costs, Creating Jobs
Cap-and-trade will kill jobs, make Americans less secure
WASHINGTON – This week, several committees of the U.S. Senate — including the Environment and Public Works, Finance, and Foreign Relations panels — [...]