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U.S. begins pursuing drilling off Virginia coast
Months after President George W. Bush and Congress lifted bans on offshore drilling in the Atlantic Ocean, the federal government moved Thursday to pursue oil and natural gas exploration off the coast of Virginia.
Coal power plants may have to limit emissions
About 100 proposed coal-fired power plants in the USA may be required to limit their greenhouse gas emissions after the Environmental Protection Agency was blocked Thursday from issuing a permit for a proposed Utah plant without addressing the issue of gl
Mexico Hedges All Oil Exports in ‘09 at $70
Mexico said it has hedged all of its oil exports for next year against a price of oil below $70 a barrel, in a sign of how some resource-rich nations are trying to protect themselves against slumping commodity prices amid a global economic slowdown.
OPEC to Meet in Attempt to Halt Oil-Price Decline
OPEC members will meet later this month in a bid to halt the tumble in crude prices, amid signs that a global economic slowdown is punishing near-term demand for oil.
IEA Cuts Oil Demand Forecast
The International Energy Agency warned Thursday that world oil-demand growth this year is on the cusp of falling into negative territory for the first time in 25 years, as global economic problems hammer away at energy consumption.
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Environment
energy-related emissions data & environmental analyses
Economic Impacts of Warner-Lierberman
EIA report on the economic impacts of S. 2191
IER in the News
Study disputes job creation figures for green industry
America, China take radically different paths on energy
Cap-and-Trade Is Bad: A Stealth Tax on Energy
IER Studies
Economic impacts from the promotion of renewable energies: The German Experience (PDF 358KB)
Who Benefits From Free Emission Allowances?
The Other Half of Waxman-Markey: An Examination of the Non-Cap-And-Trade Provisions
Facts On Energy
The World’s Largest Oil and Gas Companies
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Statistics
Every five years, the Minerals Management Service leases out federal land for resource production. Here are statistics that outline the activity for the 2007-2012 leasing program.
Press Releases
IER Releases Top Five Questions for NOAA Chief Ahead of Appropriations Hearing
IER Statement on the Interior Dept.’s Anti-Energy, Job-Killing Budget