Institute for Energy Research

The Institute for Energy Research (IER) is a not-for-profit organization that conducts intensive research and analysis on the functions, operations, and government regulation of global energy markets. IER maintains that freely-functioning energy markets provide the most efficient and effective solutions to today’s global energy and environmental challenges and, as such, are critical to the well-being of individuals and society.

Most Recent Articles by Institute for Energy Research:

MIT Economist Shows Weakness in “Social Cost of Carbon” May 19, 2015
Climate change, MIT, social cost of carbon
UN Negotiating Text for Climate Agreement Opens Up Gravy Train May 19, 2015
Climate change, Obama, Paris, UN
Oil and Gas Growth Outpaces Wind and Solar 9-Fold May 14, 2015
Gas, oil, Solar, Wind
America’s Newest Energy Export: Wood Pellets? May 6, 2015
Biomass, exports, UK, Wood
EPA Water Rule “a Power Grab and Attack on Property Rights” May 4, 2015
The sheer overreach of the proposed rule is chilling. Both the EPA and Corps have consistently sought to acquire more power under the Clean Water Act
Low Prices and Federal Policies Reducing Oil Industry Workforce April 30, 2015
Layoffs, oil, oil industry jobs
License to Kill: Wind and Solar Decimate Birds and Bats April 29, 2015
Bats, birds, ivanpah, Solar, Wind
EPA Rules Bring Pink Slips to a Town Near You April 28, 2015
Coal, EPA, MATS, mining
United Nations’ Negotiating Text Ignores UN Science April 25, 2015
Emissions, social cost of carbon, United Nations
As U.S. Shutters Coal Plants, China and Japan are Building Them April 23, 2015
China, Coal, coal-fired power plants, EPA, Japan, NERC
U.S. Natural Gas Resources Reach Historic Heights April 22, 2015
Hydraulic fracturing, natural gas, shale
EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2015: Fossil Fuels Remain Predominant Energy Providers April 16, 2015
EIA, Fossil Fuels, natural gas, Nuclear, oil, renewables
Oil and Natural Gas Booms on Private and State Lands; Plummets on Federal Lands April 15, 2015
BLM, natural gas, Obama, oil
How EPA Cooks Books to Downplay Costs April 14, 2015
Carbon dioxide, EIA, EPA
Forbes Op-Ed: Can The ‘Tyranny Of The Status Quo’ Be Broken? April 13, 2015
It’s time for Congress to step up and take the lead in doing away with this ill-advised policy — and presidential aspirants, Republican and Democrat, should stand up to the tyranny of the status quo.
“Peak Oil” Theory May Have Peaked April 9, 2015
Crude oil, peak oil, shale
2014 Record Year for U.S. Oil Production; Largest Increase in Over 100 years April 2, 2015
EIA, oil production, Russia, Saudi Arabia, shale oil
The RFS Fallacy April 1, 2015
CBO, ethanol, gas prices, RFS
IER Comment on CEQ’s Consideration of SCC in NEPA Reviews March 30, 2015
Ceq, council on environmental quality, greenhouse gas emissions, social cost of carbon
Solar Panels: Another Taxpayer Rip-Off March 28, 2015
Home sales, Solar, taxpayers
Jerry Taylor Shows the Weakness of Case for a Carbon Tax March 26, 2015
Carbon tax, Jerry Taylor, Niskanen Center, tax swap
Mass Transit Gets 16% of Gas Tax Revenue, But No Major Increase in Ridership March 25, 2015
Gas prices, gas tax, mass transit
Busting the “100 Percent Renewable” Myth March 24, 2015
100 percent renewable, Apple, BMW, EPA, google, renewable energy, Solar, Wind
The Obama Administration’s Dishonest Attack on Hydraulic Fracturing March 20, 2015
Department of Interior, dishonest attack, hydraulic fracturing, Obama, Sally Jewell
DOE’s Fantasy Land: 35 Percent Wind in 2050 March 20, 2015
DOE, EIA, wind energy, wind vision
Is Jewell Being Dishonest About Oil Production on Federal Lands? March 19, 2015
Federal lands, natural gas, oil, Sally Jewell
EIA Report: Subsidies Continue to Roll In For Wind and Solar March 18, 2015
EIA, Solar, subsidies, Wind
Even Fans Agree: Carbon Tax Swap Will Hurt Economy March 16, 2015
The website for the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) openly brags about how its revenues have been spent on renewables, energy efficiency projects, and other “green” investments.
EIA: 13 Gigawatts of Coal Capacity to Retire in 2015 Due to EPA Regulation March 13, 2015
Coal, coal-fired electricity, EPA, Obama
Naomi Klein Showcases What’s Wrong With Climate Alarmism March 12, 2015
Climate alarmism, climate change, IPCC, Naomi Klein