IER
  • September 2011
    Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

    In real estate, the old saying is “location, location, location,” and that mantra can be adapted to the needs of a struggling...

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  • September 2011
    Solar Hype and Failure: A Long Story

    Solar companies Solyndra of California, Evergreen Solar Inc. of Massachusetts, and SpectraWatt of New York have all filed bankruptcy petitions and face drastic...

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  • August 2011
    Green Keynesianism

    As world financial markets are whipsawed with each new piece of news, pundits from all stripes are declaring the economic “recovery” has...

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  • July 2011
    A Definition of the “Green or “Clean...

    For years, the Obama Administration has claimed that the stimulus will increase employment through “green jobs”. But what are green jobs? Are...

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  • July 2011
    Why Free Market in Energy?

    The Institute for Energy Research (IER) is dedicated to the promotion of free-market solutions to America’s need for abundant and affordable energy....

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  • April 2011
    Obama Needs to go Back to Energy...

    Two days ago President Obama unveiled his “Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future” [.pdf] in a speech at Georgetown University. It’s unfortunate...

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