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 2009, President Obama’s massive $789 billion [...]
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 in [...]
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 discuss the most world’s pressing energy issues. [...]
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 raise standards of living for [...]
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 would encourage private investment, foster job creation, and [...]
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 the government’s ability to unilaterally create [...]
January 15, 2009
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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 responsible energy exploration
Washington, DC – The [...]
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 “green technology” such as [...]
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 Insight
IV. Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, American Solar [...]