Renewables Archive

The Greatest Myth of the George W. Bush Presidency

May 25, 2010

Many Americans may be surprised to hear that former President George W. Bush addressed wind energy advocates at Big Wind’s annual conference in Dallas, Texas this week.  After all, throughout George W. Bush’s presidency, his ties to the oil and gas industry were a subject of scrutiny; he was widely derided for not funneling enough [...]

The Never Ending Renewable Energy Handout

May 20, 2010

Senate Committee seeks to make renewable energy handout “permanent” Washington, D.C. – Acknowledging that some sources of energy just can’t cut it on their own, the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure held a hearing today to consider making the manufacturing tax credit for renewable energy technologies permanent. This program was created [...]

Two Energy Giants: A Contrast in Approach

April 22, 2010

China’s economy is growing with dizzying speed, and the government is fueling the growth with plentiful energy. In fact, China’s electrification program and its ability to secure future oil supplies are second to none. By contrast, the U.S. economy is growing more slowly and its energy strategy is limiting that growth. The United States has [...]

No Energy Left Behind: To Make Wind and Solar Pass “Market Test,” Change the Test

February 11, 2010

In recent statements both President Obama and Senator Lindsey Graham have harped on the theme that giving subsidies to so-called “clean” energy while taxing fossil-based fuels at the same time are part of a “market-based” solution to the nation’s challenges. Besides the Orwellian idea that government intervention is market-based, Obama and Graham’s remarks underscore just [...]

Investigative Journalists Take Issue with IER Analysis of Recent Energy Report

December 16, 2009

Investigative journalists from Grist, the self-proclaimed “nation’s favorite independent source of green news and views,” recently tweeted some criticism about IER’s overview of the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) 2010 Annual Energy Outlook. One criticism was that we focused too heavily on EIA’s estimate that fossil energy will continue to be the dominant source of U.S. energy [...]

China Secures Oil and Gas Resources; U.S. Prefers to Wait for Green Energy

December 14, 2009

Around the world, China is investing in oil and gas resources to fuel its booming manufacturing industries and transportation sector to continue its sky-rocketing economic growth. China is not endowed with very much oil and gas resources of its own. Thus, it needs to partner with countries around the world to ensure availability of future [...]

BUSTED: Oregon “Green Energy” Backers Accused of Cooking the Books, Deliberately Hiding Huge Taxpayer Costs

November 3, 2009

The Oregonian: “State officials deliberately underestimated the cost … to lure green energy companies to Oregon with big taxpayer subsidies, resulting in a program that cost 40 times more than unsuspecting lawmakers were told…” Washington, DC – According to a recent Oregonian investigative report, state government officials in Oregon intentionally misled the legislature by withholding critical costs estimates of [...]

Wind Lobby Huffs and Puffs, But Can’t Blow the Facts Away

October 28, 2009

We do not understand why IER gets the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) so spun up. Maybe it’s because of our opposition to government subsidies. Maybe it’s because we don’t believe that government mandates forcing people to buy energy from expensive, inefficient sources is good for the economy. Or perhaps it is because of our [...]

Proceed at Your Own Peril: New Study Critical of German “Green” Experience

October 19, 2009

Economic impacts from the promotion of renewable energies: The German Experience (PDF 358KB) Washington, DC – Though proponents of so-called government-funded ‘green jobs’ often reference the ‘success’ European countries have enjoyed in their experiments with such regulations and mandates, a study released today in the United States sheds new light on Germany’s experience with renewable [...]

Wind Lobby All Spun Up about Danish Case Study

September 17, 2009

Energy is critical for our economy and our future and the real issues deserve to be debated. That is why we appreciated the initial response on the American Wind Energy Association’s website to the recent study, Wind Energy: The Case of Denmark. It appears that AWEA actually read the study and raised some questions related [...]

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