Written by Roger Aronoff
The issue of global warming continues to be a fault line in this country and across the world. There are, on the one hand, those who believe, like Al Gore, that the earth is warming to a catastrophic degree, that it is caused by man’s overuse of carbon-based energy, and if we don’t hurry and do ... Read more: The Greatest Hoax? Global Warming, Says Sen. James Inhofe
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Written by Matt Barber
When you’re on the wrong side of Planned Parenthood, you’re on the right side of history.
The left’s disingenuous and intellectually lazy “war on women” talking points have blown up in its face. Most polls show Mitt Romney fast gainingon President Obama with female voters. Some polls even ...
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Written by IER

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) at the request of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee evaluated federal subsidies received by the various energy industries for fiscal year 2011.[i] The agency found that energy-related subsidies totaled $24 billion, of which $16 ... Read more: Renewable Energy Subsidies 6.4 Times Greater than Fossil Fuel Subsidies
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Written by Rory Cooper
The average price of a gallon of regular gas is now $3.66, and has been decreasing for eight straight weeks. This is causing some of the President Obama’s advisors to declare energy prices an irrelevant issue. Political advisor David Axelrod recently tweeted: “Gas prices have been going down ...
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Written by IER

“Hydroelectric dams alter riparian ecosystems profoundly. Birds fly into windmills. Geothermal and biomass plants are not emission free. Even solar generation is not beyond criticism. Yet environmentalists have become nearly as dependent on a steady supply of electrical energy as everyone else. ... Read more: ’Low-Impact’ Hydroelectricity: A Flirt with Political Correctness?
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Written by IER
Our Northern Neighbor Moves to Cut Energy Taxes/Regulation to Boost Its Economy, But Not the U. S. Read more: Canda Moves to Cut Energy Taxes and Regulation as U.S. Energy Policy Falters
The United States should start taking lessons from Canada regarding oil development and its relationship to a pro-growth regulatory and tax structure. Canadian production of oil sands in northern ...
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Written by Ken Haapala

Quote of the Week: Read more: Global Warming Absent and Endangering the Environmental Religion Movement
"As an agency, NASA does not draw conclusions and issue 'claims' about research findings." Waleed Abdalati, NASA Chief Scientist, April 11, 2012
"Eight days later, at a senate hearing, Dr. Abdalati, did just that, concluding that Sea-Level rise within the next 87 years projects ...
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Written by IER

According to White House energy adviser Heather Zichal, the Obama administration still sees a future for coal. She also said that the administration wasn’t “singing ‘Kumbaya’” with the natural gas industry and was committed to seeing coal burned “in a more environmentally friendly way.”[i]But ...
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Written by Institute for Energy Research

While the Obama Administration is lollygagging regarding opening federal lands to oil and gas development, its Interior Department has been active in approving renewable projects on federal lands. As part of President Obama’s alleged “all-of-the-above” energy strategy, the U.S. Interior Department ... Read more: Obama Administration Fast Tracks Renewables, Slows Oil and Gas
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