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President Obama’s Nuclear Sleight of Hand: More Taxpayer Giveaways; No Place for the Waste

February 16, 2010

IER president: “As is the case with the rest of this Administration’s energy proposals, there is a complete and daunting lack of consistency on the issue of nuclear waste and nuclear loan guarantees.” Washington, DC – In a perceived attempt to lure wary senators toward support of a job-killing cap-and-trade bill that will increase energy [...]

Obama Admin Delays Atlantic OCS Development until at Least 2014, Will Congress Force Interior’s Hand?

February 12, 2010

Washington, DC – Following up on the Interior Department’s recent announcement that lease terms in the Gulf will be dramatically shortened, a letter from the agency made public today suggests that Sec. Salazar is well on his way to ensuring that no offshore energy exploration can take place in the Atlantic until at least 2014 [...]

Fact Check: How will Obama Pay for Fed. GHG Reduction Initiative?

January 29, 2010

Master of His Own Domain: President Declares Government Will Slash Emissions over Next Decade; Isn’t Quite As Clear Who Will Pay For it Washington, DC – Earlier this morning, President Obama promised that over the next 10 years, the federal government will reduce its carbon emissions by 28 percent – and issued an executive order [...]

Mr. President, Don’t Forget About America’s Job-Creating Energy Resources

January 27, 2010

IER calls on the administration to unlock taxpayer-owned energy resources IER President: “Americans need jobs and America needs fuel to drive economic growth and prosperity. Increasing domestic energy production is a common sense solution embraced by a clear majority of Americans” Washington, DC – Today, one in 10 Americans are out of work. However, the Obama [...]

Whither the Wind

January 26, 2010

Production of Inefficient Wind Energy Linked to Government Subsidies, Costly Mandates IER Prez: Picking winners and losers in the market—the cornerstone of this Administration’s energy agenda—is the quickest path to increasing our dependence on imported energy and driving costs up even further.” Washington, DC – Thomas J. Pyle, president of the non-partisan market-oriented Institute for [...]

Hydraulic Fracturing Creates Jobs, Increases Energy Security

January 20, 2010

Safe, environmentally sound practice part of the energy solution WASHINGTON – America’s shale gas resources can play a critical role in securing America’s energy future, members of a key Energy and Commerce subcommittee heard today — but only if the technology needed to produce those resources remains intact and under the regulatory oversight of the [...]

$135,295 per Job: Obama Announces $2.3 Billion to Create 17K Green Jobs

January 8, 2010

Latest round of government handouts to create temporary ‘green’ jobs, line corporate fat-cat pockets WASHINGTON – Following President Obama’s remarks on “green” jobs and “clean energy technology,” Thomas J. Pyle, president of the market based Institute for Energy Research (IER), issued the following statement on the President’s commitment of $2.3 billion additional taxpayer dollars to further subsidize the wind [...]

Lease Police: Salazar Decision on Lease Rules Will Make It “More Difficult, Expensive and Time-Consuming” to Produce American Energy

January 6, 2010

IER Prez: “No Administration In History Has Done More to Ensure Producers Do Less” WASHINGTON – Earlier today, Interior secretary Ken Salazar outlined a series of changes to federal leasing rules aimed at making it more difficult, expensive, and time-consuming to explore for and produce abundant reserves of American energy on federal, taxpayer-owned land. Subsequent [...]

New Poll: Nearly 7 in 10 Americans Favor Offshore Energy Development

December 16, 2009

Why is President Obama still keeping these resources under lock and key? Washington, DC – Today, Rasmussen Reports released a poll finding that nearly 70 percent of Americans support responsible offshore energy exploration and production. Thomas J. Pyle, president of the non-partisan Institute for Energy Research (IER), issued this statement: “The American public understand full-well that [...]

DOE: Fossil Fuel Remains Economic-Driver Through at Least 2035

December 15, 2009

Govt. report shows fossil fuels to power 78 percent of economy in 2035 Washington, DC – Yesterday, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) — the independent statistical analysis arm of the US Energy Department — issued its Annual Energy Outlook, an evaluation of the United States energy consumption and production for the next 25 years. “Today’s [...]

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