Windpower: Ancient, Not Infant
“How is it that wind, with a 4000-year head start, is such a small player in the energy scene? Could it be—just possibly—that the answer has something to do with physics instead of economics and...
View ArticleFossil Fuels Still King in EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2013
The Energy Information Administration released its Annual Energy Outlook 2013 reference case forecast this week, extending its forecast period to the year 2040.[i] The trends compared to last year’s...
View ArticleRecapping the Obama Administration Green Energy Stimulus Failures
Now that we are entering a second term for the Obama Administration where spending cuts do not seem to be high on its priority list, it seems fitting to evaluate how we fared from the stimulus spending...
View ArticleThe Dilemma Caused by Low Cost Natural Gas
Not too long ago, the United States generated roughly 50 percent of its electricity from coal, 20 percent each from nuclear and natural gas, and 10 percent mainly from hydroelectric power and other...
View ArticleRed China’s Energy Dawn
According to the Organization for Energy Cooperation and Development (OECD), China will become the world’s largest economy by 2016, surpassing the United States. The OECD sees China’s economy growing...
View ArticleSIMMONS: How Taxpayer Money Gets Lost in the Wind
WASHINGTON, D.C. – IER State and Regulatory Affairs Director Dan Simmons published an op-ed in U.S. News & World Report titled, How Taxpayer Money Gets Lost in the Wind. In the piece, Simmons...
View ArticleEarth Day and Capitalism
On Monday millions of people around the world celebrated Earth Day. Although there are always exceptions, it’s safe to say that the vast majority of these people are in favor of more government...
View ArticleCongress Rejects Farm Bill Containing $1.4 Billion for Rural Energy
In a move that surprised many last week, the House of Representatives voted down a version of the 2013 “Farm Bill,” which provides funding for agriculture programs over a period of five years. The...
View ArticleColorado: An Energy and Economic Analysis
Colorado has substantial conventional fossil fuel resources in the Sand Walsh, Piceance, Paradox, and San Juan basins in the west, and the Denver and Raton basins in the east. It ranks seventh among...
View ArticleEPA’s Disingenuous Power Plant Regulation
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released their new decree on carbon dioxide emissions from coal and natural gas-fired power plants. This edict may be the most disingenuous regulation...
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