DOT Releases New Efficiency Standards for Vehicles
April 12, 2022Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) released stricter fuel economy standards for automobiles, known as the Corporate Average Fuel Economy…
Kenny Stein’s Testimony to Congress on Electrifying USPS
April 6, 2022The following is testimony provided by IER’s Director of Policy, Kenny Stein, to the House Oversight and Reform Committee on…
Biden Invokes Defense Production Act to Boost Domestic Critical Minerals Production
April 6, 2022Last week, President Biden invoked the Defense Production Act to increase domestic production of minerals used in making electric vehicles, such as…
Germany Looks Beyond Russia for Natural Gas Imports
April 4, 2022Germany is heavily reliant on Russian natural gas for its energy needs, with over half of its supplies coming from…
Rethinking Uranium Imports Amid Price Increases
March 25, 2022Uranium prices have increased 30 percent since the Russian invasion of Ukraine started, as Russia supplies 35 percent of the…
Oil Prices Fall Briefly, Coal Prices Reach Record High
March 21, 2022Amid speculation that oil demand would be reduced due to lockdowns in China from the spread of the Omicron coronavirus…
