Energy Research Project for Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy, and Green Energy Technologies

1. The Biden Spending Plan and Sino-American Competition
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President Biden’s American Jobs Plan purports to “position the United States to out-compete China;” claims that China’s ambitions are one… The post The Biden Spending Plan and Sino-American Competition ...

2. IER Agrees with Biden and Haaland: Federal Leasing System is Broken
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Federal government has ample supply and lower royalty rates, yet the industry still avoids public lands and American taxpayers are… The post IER Agrees with Biden and Haaland: Federal Leasing System ...

3. Germany’s Audit Report on Renewable Energy
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Germany’s scathing audit report on renewable energy makes readers aware that its Energiewende—the mandated transition to renewable energy—was and continues… The post Germany’s Audit Report on Renewable ...

4. Plugged In Podcast #73: Trisha Curtis on Oil Markets and the Current Regulatory Environment
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Since founding PetroNerds, Trisha Curtis has been recognized for her passion and expertise in developing strategies based on micro and… The post Plugged In Podcast #73: Trisha Curtis on Oil Markets ...

5. Pennsylvania Governor Makes Large Commitment to Solar Energy
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As part of his GreenGov initiative, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced that seven new solar energy arrays totaling 191 megawatts… The post Pennsylvania Governor Makes Large Commitment to Solar ...

6. What China’s Five-Year Plan Says About Its Energy and Climate Strategy
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7. IER Releases Update to Big Green, Inc. Database
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New grants prop up lobbying for renewable energy and strengthen ties to China __________ WASHINGTON, DC (April 8, 2021) –… The post IER Releases Update to Big Green, Inc. Database appeared first ...

8. Biden’s Ever Reaching and Expensive Infrastructure Plan
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If you think an infrastructure plan means roads and bridges, think again. Only $115 billion of President Biden’s so-called infrastructure… The post Biden’s Ever Reaching and Expensive Infrastructure ...

9. “Magic” Renewables: Mark Mills Revisited
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“Listen to the science” has become a catchphrase when discussing the future of world energy. Advocates of rapidly replacing hydrocarbons… The post “Magic” Renewables: Mark Mills Revisited appeared ...

10. Britain Underestimated the Cost of Making Homes Carbon Free
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The U.K. government has vastly underestimated how much it will cost to decarbonize heating in British homes—a necessary step in becoming… The post Britain Underestimated the Cost of Making Homes ...

11. Biden’s Foray into Expensive Offshore Wind
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The Biden administration has announced plans to vastly expand the use of offshore wind power along the U.S. East Coast.… The post Biden’s Foray into Expensive Offshore Wind appeared first on IER. ...

12. Biden’s Infrastructure Bill: Green Handouts for the Politically Connected
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Yesterday, President Biden unveiled his $2 trillion infrastructure proposal during a speech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As others have noted, the… The post Biden’s Infrastructure Bill: Green Handouts ...

13. February Freeze and Suez Canal Closure Exacerbate Supply Chain Shortages
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The February freeze in the U.S. led to chemical plant shutdowns that are further disrupting global supply chains and causing… The post February Freeze and Suez Canal Closure Exacerbate Supply Chain ...

14. Carbon Tax Recap, March2021
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Below you’ll find the article I had published last week in National Review describing a methodological shift in carbon pricing… The post Carbon Tax Recap, March2021 appeared first on IER. ...

15. Biden’s Expensive Carbon Free Plan is Not Feasible
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Congress just spent $1.9 trillion on what was billed as a stimulus package and now President Biden says he needs… The post Biden’s Expensive Carbon Free Plan is Not Feasible appeared first on IER. ...

16. Renewables “Market-Failed” Natural Gas in Texas
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott “lied on Fox News about renewable energy being the culprit in Texas’ blackout,” stated the business… The post Renewables “Market-Failed” Natural Gas in Texas appeared ...

17. IER Comments on Minnesota Clean Cars Rule
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If someone asked me to name the state that has the least in common with California, Minnesota might be my… The post IER Comments on Minnesota Clean Cars Rule appeared first on IER.

18. Funding Infrastructure Investment: A Trucking Tax?
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Congress is looking for ways to fund President Biden’s infrastructure program. The current estimate is a $3 trillion package, including… The post Funding Infrastructure Investment: A Trucking Tax? ...

19. The World Since I Was Born
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Some climate Tweeters have taken to adorning their Twitter bios with the atmospheric CO2 concentration in the year of their… The post The World Since I Was Born appeared first on IER.

20. Biden May Get His Wish: $100 Oil on the Horizon
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Some forecasters believe $100 a barrel oil is on the horizon in 6 to 12 months. President Biden wants to… The post Biden May Get His Wish: $100 Oil on the Horizon appeared first on IER.

21. The Aftermath of the Texas Blackouts
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There has been a lot of finger-pointing in the aftermath of the February blackouts in Texas—with ire directed toward the… The post The Aftermath of the Texas Blackouts appeared first on IER.

22. Paris Is Going the Way of Kyoto
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It’s happening in slow motion, and the Biden honeymoon keeps the rose-colored glasses on. But make no mistake: the aspirational… The post Paris Is Going the Way of Kyoto appeared first on IER.

23. Little Women and the Price of Gasoline
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As part of my continuing efforts to successfully celebrate my next wedding anniversary, I agreed (cheerfully, I think) to watch… The post Little Women and the Price of Gasoline appeared first on ...

24. The Plugged In Podcast #72: Tom Pyle Speaks to the Colorado Oil and Gas Association
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IER’s president Tom Pyle discussed IER’s work on the oil and gas industry’s contributions to the Coronavirus vaccine at a… The post The Plugged In Podcast #72: Tom Pyle Speaks to the Colorado Oil ...

25. California City Bans New Gasoline Stations
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The City Council of Petaluma, California, has voted to ban new gasoline stations in order to reduce gasoline availability to… The post California City Bans New Gasoline Stations appeared first on ...

26. Gasoline Prices, Oil Prices Tick Up
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Supply and demand have been mostly responsible for the increases in oil and gas prices since the heart of the… The post Gasoline Prices, Oil Prices Tick Up appeared first on IER.

27. Copper Mine in Arizona Under Scrutiny
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On February 24, 2021, President Biden signed an executive order to bolster critical supply chains to help insulate the economy… The post Copper Mine in Arizona Under Scrutiny appeared first on IER. ...

28. The Plugged In Podcast #71: Robert Bryce on Robert Bryce on Texas, Reliability, and Natural Gas Bans
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Robert Bryce, an Austin-based journalist and author of six books on energy, joins the show to discuss his experience during… The post The Plugged In Podcast #71: Robert Bryce on Robert Bryce on ...

29. Biden’s ‘Existential Threat’ Reconsidered
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“Is there any more single-minded, simple pleasure than viewing with alarm,” asked ecological economist Kenneth Boulding in 1970. In the… The post Biden’s ‘Existential Threat’ Reconsidered appeared ...

30. The Energy Update – Week of March 1st, 2021
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This week the team highlights recent materials focusing on the extreme weather in Texas and the subsequent blackouts that impacted… The post The Energy Update – Week of March 1st, 2021 appeared ...