IER Responds to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's DNC Speech
September 4, 2012WASHINGTON D.C — IER President Thomas Pyle released the following statement after tonight’s speech by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to…
Electric Generating Costs: A Primer
August 22, 2012The cost of generating electricity includes the capital cost, the financing charges, and the production or operating costs (including fuel…
Wind vs. Coal: The Obama Legacy
August 21, 2012On the one hand, in the name of jobs, the Obama administration is pushing for the renewal of a wind…
USGS Reserve Estimates Still Grossly Undervalue Total Resource Worth
August 20, 2012The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently released new estimates showing that 32 billion barrels of oil and 291 trillion cubic…
AWEA Shows Just How Artificial Wind Industry Is
July 30, 2012The American Wind Energy Alliance (AWEA) has a snazzy PDF showing the importance of the Production Tax Credit (PTC) to…
More Stimulosers: Amonix Goes Bust
July 24, 2012In addition to Solyndra, Beacon Power, and a host of other “Stimulosers,” we can now add solar panel manufacturer Amonix…
