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IER Releases ‘Hard Facts: An Energy Primer” Press Releases Wind

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WASHINGTON D.C. —  The Institute for Energy Research released today a comprehensive energy primer that assesses the U.S. production and consumption levels of all major sources. Grounded in IER’s free market-based approach to global energy and environmental policy, “Hard Facts:…

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Algae: America’s future transportation fuel? Blog Biomass

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“We’re making new investments in the development of gasoline and diesel and jet fuel that’s actually made from a plant-like substance — algae.” “Believe it or not, we could replace up to 17 percent of the oil we import for…

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Government forces refiners to pay fine for nonexistent ethanol Blog Biomass

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Cellulosic ethanol is not yet commercial, but our politicians and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are apparently not aware of that fact since they are mandating U.S. refiners to blend it into petroleum products or pay a fine. Refiners will…

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Worse than Madoff? USDA biofuels investment goes bust Press Releases Biomass

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WASHINGTON D.C. — Upon reports Tuesday that a USDA-backed biofuels plant in Soperton, Georgia has lost taxpayers nearly $60 million, IER President Tom Pyle issued the following statement:
“Apparently U.S. taxpayers have yet to discover life after Solyndra.  Today’s announcement that a USDA-backed biofuels…

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National Academy of Sciences: Renewable Fuel Standard Goals Unlikely To Be Met Biofuel Biomass

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The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) recently released a new report on the feasibility of meeting the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) passed during the Bush administration. To no one’s surprise, the NAS found that the United States could not meet…

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Does Ethanol Make Gasoline Cheaper? Biofuel Biomass

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The federal mandate to blend corn-based ethanol into the U.S. vehicle fuel mix is an economically absurd practice. On a level playing field, conventional gasoline would be used for the foreseeable future, as it is the most efficient method (all…

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