posts tagged as energy subsidies

Global Fossil Fuel Consumption Subsidies Abound, But Not in the United States

The International Energy Agency (IEA) annually estimates global fossil-fuel consumption subsidies that measure what many developing countries spend to provide below-market cost...

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A Final Word on Vox and Oil Change International: The Myth of Lost Royalties

Let’s break down this idea of lost royalties and revenue. The Oil Change International study that we've commented on here and here...

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More on Vox and Oil Change International

Yesterday IER clearly and methodically broke down the major components of the recent report from Oil Change International, highly touted on the...

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Vox and Oil Change International Misconstrue Subsidy Landscape

A recent article published by Vox leads readers to believe that subsidies for oil, coal and natural gas outweigh those for renewable...

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Utility-Scale Solar, Part 1: Still Uneconomical Due to Subsidies and Hidden Costs

For decades, government and private interests have announced major breakthroughs with utility-scale (central station) solar. (Part 2 of this post will document...

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The Wrong Way to Save Nuclear Power

Earlier this month, Jeremy Carl and David Fedor of Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, released a book showcasing the dire state of America's...

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