Obama’s Climate Agreement with China: Is It Achievable?
January 22, 2015Last November, President Obama reached a climate agreement with China where he agreed to reduce U.S. carbon dioxide emissions by…
Vermont Yankee Closes After 42 Years
January 7, 2015Vermont Yankee is a 604-megawatt nuclear power plant that provided 42 years of reliable electricity to New England’s electric consumers…
Exxon Mobil Expects Oil & Natural Gas to Remain Abundant
January 5, 2015Despite much lower oil prices at the end of 2014, Exxon Mobil’s forecast for the global energy supply and demand…
IER Comment on EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Rule
December 8, 2014The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently closed the comment period for its proposed rule limiting carbon dioxide emissions from existing…
Developing Countries Subsidize Fossil Fuel Use, Artificially Lowering Prices
December 8, 2014The International Energy Agency (IEA) annually estimates global fossil-fuel consumption subsidies that measure what many developing countries spend to provide…
NERC Warns: Time Is Insufficient to Implement EPA’s ‘Clean Power Plan’
November 10, 2014The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) is tasked to evaluate and improve the reliability of North America’s electric grid.…
