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:

What can one pound of uranium do? December 9, 2010
Russian nuclear powered ice breaker speeding to the North Pole at 16 knots
The Obama Administration’s War on Offshore December 9, 2010
Seahawk 2007: As a company, the owners of the Seahawk rig lost $74 million dollars and had to let go 350 of 900 workers
New (Politically Correct) Energy Conversations December 6, 2010
Climate alarmism, in particular, has failed as a voter issue
Do We Need a Bigger Gas Tax? December 4, 2010
The need for deficit reduction is real; federal spending is truly unsustainable
Obama’s 200lbs of Gulf Coast Seafood Stinks of Hypocrisy December 4, 2010
Obama administration reimposed an embargo on US oil against America by reinstating the offshore moratorium
Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions Drop in 2009 Without Binding Commitments December 3, 2010
Despite Large Increases in China and India Coal
The Obama Administration’s Continuing Ban on Offshore Energy and Jobs December 2, 2010
The more energy we buy from abroad, the fewer jobs we create here in America
Growth in Natural Gas Expected to Contain Renewable Energy Growth Somewhat November 30, 2010
Government Support Needed for Renewable Energy Growth
Corn is For Food, Not Fuel November 30, 2010
The Institute for Energy Research proudly stands with the Sierra Club, WWF and with Al Gore in saying: ethanol was a mistake and it's time to end ethanol subsidies
RPS and Electricity Prices November 30, 2010
Economic Theory Says Renewable Mandates Will Lead to Higher Electricity Prices
American Companies Wait for Permits While Brazil Drills November 30, 2010
The Obama Administration has effectively shut down all new exploration and development in the Gulf of Mexico
Global Fossil Fuel and Renewable Subsidies November 25, 2010
37 countries have higher fossil fuel subsidies than we do
EIA Releases New Generating Plant Capital Cost Data November 25, 2010
Energy information Administration, Annual Energy Outlook
With Cap and Trade Dead, is Carbon Tax on Deck? November 24, 2010
Pushing for an explicit carbon tax
Salazar Blows Off Gulf Coast, Permits for Offshore Wind a Breeze November 24, 2010
New, streamlined process for issuing offshore wind energy production permits, stalled permitting process for offshore oil and gas production
The Problem with Spain’s Green Jobs Model November 24, 2010
Massively subsidizing wind, solar, and other expensive types of electricity production
It’s Time to Take the E out of E&C November 18, 2010
Energy and Commerce Committee
Hasta La Vista, Arnold November 17, 2010
Legacy of increased government intervention in the California economy, budget shortfalls and excessive job-killing regulations
Daylight Saving Time: Yet Another Failed Government Program to Save Energy November 13, 2010
Perfect illustration of a misguided government program that causes both minor hassles and serious harms
It’s Time for an Energy and Natural Resources Committee November 10, 2010
Time to create an Energy and Natural Resources Committee, focus on the energy that powers our economy
If You Give a Solar or Wind Company a Subsidy November 10, 2010
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, socialize transmission costs for all wind and solar projects
NYT Comes to Grips with Wind and Solar Costs November 8, 2010
Only way wind and solar energy can compete is if the government forces consumers to purchase renewable energy
The Marcellus Shale Gold Mine November 6, 2010
Natural gas exploration has become a modern-day gold rush, spurring development across the United States
America repudiates Obama policies November 3, 2010
What it means fior energy
EPA Regulations Could Cause Potentially Serious Capacity Problems November 3, 2010
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation
GE Gets Over 2.3 Federal Energy Grants…Every Month! October 30, 2010
280 separate monetary grants to GE since 2000
Proposed Manufacturing and Jobs Bill Results in Lower Employment October 29, 2010
Domestic Manufacturing and Energy Jobs Act of 2010
Obama Administration’s Energy Policies Do Not Compute, But China’s New Supercomputer Doe October 29, 2010
Obama Administration, Largest assault against energy security in the history of the United States
Political Conservation Returns October 27, 2010
Economic conservation of energy consists of actions and investments that make sense. Political conservation is wasteful
Solar Energy is California’s New Gold Rush October 27, 2010
Rush to grab solar energy subsides and tax credits