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Destroy Jobs Now, Green Jobs Later…Maybe

September 26, 2008

On Saturday, September 27, the “Green Jobs Now” campaign is fielding what it calls a National Day of Action to “build the new economy.” Their goal is to repower “America with 100% clean and renewable electricity within 10 years.” The goal sounds laudable, but repowering America in 10 years comes with a hefty price tag [...]

Estimating the Tax Burden and Economic Impact from the Proposed “Gang of Ten” Revenue Offsets

September 12, 2008

by Andrew Chamberlain
Fiscal Economics, Inc.
Commissioned by the Institute for Energy Research (IER)
September 2008

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Abstract
The recently released “Gang of Ten” energy proposal includes revenue offsets that would exclude domestic oil and gas companies from the Section 199 deduction for domestic production activity. Using a simple input-output model, we estimate the state-by-state impact of this proposal on [...]

Earnings Week Intensifies Silly Season on Capitol Hill

July 31, 2008

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Earnings Week Intensifies Silly Season on Capitol Hill
Does podium pounding lower prices for consumers?
Washington, DC – Record oil prices have led to record-high earnings for oil companies, which in turn leads Washington politicians to podiums and news cameras to declare their ‘outrage’ and call for additional taxes.  Thomas [...]

Subsidizing American Energy: A Breakdown By Source

July 30, 2008

by Mary Hutzler

American taxpayers footed a $16.6 billion bill for energy subsidies, tax breaks, loan guarantees, and the like in 2007 alone, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). That’s more than double the Federal subsidy level from eight years earlier. 
In fact, on an energy fuel basis, Congress has increased subsidies for [...]

Can America “Extrapolate” Its Way to Energy Security?

June 26, 2008

IER takes a closer look at the “68 million acres” legend
 
Washington, DC – In the last few weeks the phrase “68 million acres” has become nearly ubiquitous in the national “debate” over energy policy. From its birthplace on the second page of Congressional “report” to the front page of major world newspapers, the “68 million [...]

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