New IPCC Report Unwittingly Shows Weakness of Alarmist Camp
April 3, 2014On March 31 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the tentative draft of its Fifth Assessment Report (AR5)…
Natural Gas: How Much Can We Ask Of “The Bridge Fuel”?
March 20, 2014Thanks to hydraulic fracturing and anti-coal regulations, low cost and abundant natural gas is displacing coal in the electric generation…
President Obama's Budget Prioritizes Waste
March 4, 2014WASHINGTON — Institute for Energy Research President Thomas Pyle released today the following statement in response to President Obama’s FY2015 budget:…
An Increase in Coal-Fired Plant Retirements Means Fewer Coal Mine Jobs
February 24, 2014“So, if somebody wants to build a coal plant, they can – it’s just that it will bankrupt them.” President…
Electricity Demand Stagnates Despite Growth in Households
February 18, 2014Since 2007, U.S. electricity sales have declined. With 10 months of data available for 2013, that declining trend is expected…
Obama Criticizes Keystone Jobs—What about Renewable Jobs?
February 11, 2014In September 2008, then-candidate Barack Obama claimed at a speech in Golden, Colo., that his planned investments in “green”…
