This Tax Day, Remember the High Costs of Energy Subsidies
April 18, 2016In recognition of Tax Day, IER is taking a big-picture look at some of the more wasteful energy programs funded…
China Won’t Waste Its Time on Wind Power
April 5, 2016China is building coal-fired plants (about one every 2 days)[i] and nuclear plants to supply its energy needs, but has…
Residential Solar: Myth vs. Fact
March 22, 2016The solar industry estimates that solar installations will increase by 119 percent in 2016, growing by 16 gigawatts (GW) this…
Coal Continues to Struggle at Hands of Federal Government
March 21, 2016“Because we’re going to put a lot of coal companies and coal miners out of business.” Hillary Clinton, Columbus, Ohio,…
New England’s CO2 Emissions Rise as Vermont Yankee is Shuttered
March 2, 2016When Vermont Yankee was set to close, activists such as Bill McKibben claimed that Vermont “is completely capable of replacing…
The Escalating Cost of Electricity
February 25, 2016Over the past 10 years, electricity prices have been going up, while over most of that time, the costs of…
