February 13, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 13, 2009 CONTACT: Laura Henderson (202) 621-2951 IER to Stimulus: We’re Watching You IER Unveils New Website to Monitor Taxpayer Return on Massive Government Spending Bill Washington, D.C. – Institute for Energy Research (IER) President Thomas J. Pyle today issued the following statement on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of [...]
February 13, 2009
Robert J. Michaels* It is no secret that the stimulus bill contains both wasteful spending and economically destructive policies. However, one of the bill’s most alarming provisions is little known and difficult to understand: electricity revenue decoupling. Decoupling, another in a long line of anti-consumer energy policies, will force utility companies to raise electricity rates [...]
February 2, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 2, 2009 CONTACT: Trice Whitefield (202) 579-1103 Opening OCS Delivers Economic Stimulus Efficiently, Safely Energy think tank stresses need for increased offshore energy production to bolster U.S. economy NEW ORLEANS—This week, the Deep Offshore Technology (DOT) International Conference and Exhibition will bring together energy industry experts from around the world to [...]
January 30, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 30, 2009 CONTACT: Brian Kennedy (202) 346-8826 Chris Tucker (202) 346-8825 IER Message to Biden: Ensure Affordable Energy for Americans Washington, DC – Institute for Energy Research (IER) today applauds President Obama’s efforts to create a Middle Class Task Force. The task force, led by Vice President Biden, will work to [...]
January 28, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 28, 2009 CONTACT: Brian Kennedy (202) 346-8826 Chris Tucker (202) 346-8825 IER Economic Stimulus Plan Would Create Millions of New Jobs, Strengthen U.S. Energy Security Institute Urges President Obama to Adopt Historic Change in Energy Policy Washington, DC – Institute for Energy Research (IER) today released an economic stimulus plan that [...]
January 27, 2009
Energy is the lifeblood of our economy. As our competitors around the globe have shown us in recent years, job creation and economic growth begin with access to abundant, affordable energy supplies. Unfortunately, the Obama administration’s stimulus proposals are founded on the fundamentally flawed notion that we will achieve prosperity if we make coal, oil, [...]
January 27, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 27, 2009 CONTACT: Brian Kennedy (202) 346-8826 Chris Tucker (202) 346-8825 As House Begins Debate on “Green Jobs” Stimulus, IER Lists Top Five Problems With Plan Washington, DC – As members of the U.S. House of Representatives take up work this week on a massive, $825 billion stimulus plan premised on [...]
January 15, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 15, 2009 CONTACT: Brian Kennedy (202) 346-8826 Chris Tucker (202) 346-8825 More Questions Than Answers As House Committee Unveils Outline of “Green Jobs” Stimulus Hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars spent on creating “green jobs” to renovate government buildings, weatherize houses – silent on economic stimulus that could be gained through [...]
January 15, 2009
Today Congressional Democrats unveiled $825 billion in spending and tax cuts intended to stimulate the economy. Rep. Obey’s Summary of the Bill Text of the “Green Jobs” Stimulus Bill Discussion Draft of the Bill Report The bill is partially based on studies which purport to show large numbers of jobs created by government spending on [...]
January 13, 2009
GREEN JOBS: Fact or Fiction? An Assessment of the Literature January 2009 By Robert Michaels and Robert P. Murphy Download as PDF Introduction and Executive Summary I. Green Recovery, Center for American Progress II. Job Opportunities for the Green Economy, Political Economy Research Institute III. Current and Potential Green Jobs in the U.S. Economy, Global [...]