Institute for Energy Research

Proposed Fracking Rule Another Power Grab by Broken Bureaucracy

IER — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:03:26 +0000

WASHINGTON D.C. — IER President Thomas Pyle released the following statement concerning the proposed federal regulations for hydraulic fracturing announced today by the Department of Interior:

“This regulation places an unnecessary additional burden on American energy producers, and ultimately on …

ICYMI: North Dakota Proves Obama Doesn’t Get Energy

IER — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:47:05 +0000

WASHINGTON, D.C. – IER President Thomas Pyle penned an op-ed in RealClearEnergy today on the Obama administration’s failed energy policies. In the article, Pyle explains how states like North Dakota benefit from the shale boom and hydraulic fracturing, while the …

California: Energy Death Valley

IER — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:47 +0000

California is rich in both conventional and renewable energy resources. It is the country’s most populous state and has the second largest energy consumption in the nation, second only to Texas. California has large energy resources, but also one of …

The Domestic Energy Bonanza and the Economy

Robert Murphy — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:04 +0000

A recent commentary on the Washington Post’s “Wonkblog” illustrates the ability of professional economics to collide with common sense. The article seeks to pooh-pooh the idea that America’s oil and natural gas expansion have contributed much to the (anemic) economic …

Sequestration: A President’s Folly or an Opportunity

IER — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:19:34 +0000

Congress decided to let the sequester take place, but the Obama Administration decided where the cuts would occur. Unfortunately, for the American public, many of the cuts seem to have taken place in order to hurt the public rather than …

Interior Secretary To Continue Energy Embargo on Federal Lands

IER — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:58:55 +0000

On May 7, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee on the President’s 2014 Budget Request. In an otherwise unremarkable and perfunctory presentation, Jewell’s testimony provides further insight into the Obama administration’s hostilities to low-cost, reliable energy …

Another Electric Car Company Falters

IER — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:00:27 +0000

Coda Holdings Inc., an electric car company in Los Angeles, California, has filed for bankruptcy after a 4-year start-up and after selling less than 100 electric cars.[i] The Coda Car, an all-electric four-door sedan, has an EPA-rated battery …

The Department of Energy Committed $11 Million Per Job

IER — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Without much fanfare, the Department of Energy (DOE) recently updated the list of loan guarantee projects on its website. Unlike in 2008, when Barack Obama pledged to create 5 million jobs over 10 years by directing taxpayer funds toward renewable …

Green-Energy Activists Declare War on Rural Coloradans

IER — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:17:04 +0000

Some lawmakers in Colorado want to increase the cost of electricity for all Coloradans, especially those in rural areas. Awaiting Gov. John Hickenlooper’s signature, SB 252 would require rural electric cooperatives to dramatically increase the amount of electricity generated from …

BLM Decision Actively Harms California, Cuts Jobs and Revenue

IER — Mon, 06 May 2013 20:58:54 +0000

WASHINGTON D.C. — On reports today that the Bureau of Land Management will cancel all oil and natural gas lease sales in California this year, allegedly due to fiscal strains experienced because of sequester cuts, IER Senior Vice President Daniel …