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The Department of Energy Committed $11 Million Per Job Analysis Wind

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Without much fanfare, the Department of Energy (DOE) recently updated the list of loan guarantee projects on its website. Unlike in 2008, when Barack Obama pledged to create 5 million jobs over 10 years by directing taxpayer funds toward renewable …

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Climate Change Madness: Do the Europeans know what they are doing? Blog Biomass

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British leaders are making some truly bizarre decisions in an effort to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and comply with European renewable electricity mandates. For example, they are converting a coal-fired plant to burn wood chips that are shipped from the …

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MURPHY: Ethanol Proponents Mislead on Gas Prices Analysis Biomass

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In their recent op-ed on the ethanol mandate and gas prices, Tom Buis and Bob Dinneen greatly misled Politico’s readers with both contradictory claims and withholding crucial facts. Both the government’s own analysis and common sense tell us ethanol mandates …

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GAO Report: Government Redundancy Could Easily Pay for Sequester Analysis Wind

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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued its third annual report exposing unnecessary duplication and overlapping programs throughout the federal government.[i] The report outlines more than $95 billion spent per year on duplicative programs and inefficient practices that is …

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DOE: Questions for Energy Secretary Nominee Ernest Moniz Analysis Wind

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This week, President Obama’s nominee to succeed energy secretary Steven Chu will face questions before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in which senators are expected to pose a number of questions to Dr. Ernest Moniz about his …

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  • Published // April 8, 2013
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REBUTTAL: IER Critiques CBO Testimony on Energy Subsidies Analysis Wind

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On March, 13, 2013, the Institute for Energy Research (IER) participated in a hearing before the energy panel of the House Committee on Space, Science, and Technology. IER Distinguished Senior Fellow Mary Hutzler testified alongside other experts to discuss federal …

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