Wind Finishes 2010 with Poor Showing in Capacity Increases
January 26, 2011The wind industry would like you to believe that windmills are now cost competitive with natural gas units for electricity…
Big Wind: full of sound and fury, signifying nothing
January 25, 2011Last week, IER unveiled our new report the status of renewable electricity mandates in the states. This report was a…
More of the Same State of the Union
January 25, 2011Political junkies eagerly await President Obama’s State of the Union address, but advance reports indicate it will be more of…
Mother Nature Provides a Lesson on Scarcity
January 18, 2011Today, Mason Inman penned an article in the National Geographic that discusses a paper which argues it is both possible…
EDF Economist Moves to National Economic Council
January 14, 2011Earlier this month, Nathaniel Keohane replaced Harvard’s Joseph E. Aldy at the White House’s National Economic Council. Keohane’s previous post…
China’s Nuclear Program: Fast and Relatively Inexpensive
January 6, 2011China can build a Western-designed nuclear reactor in 46 months, or less than 4 years. That’s quite a feat considering…
