“Laws, political attitudes, and government policies, along with basic geological and geographical facts, become the strategic factors in determining which oil fields will be converted by foreign capital from useless ‘neutral stuff’ into the most coveted resource of modern times.”
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Continue ReadingAs founder and CEO of The Institute for Energy Research (IER) since its inception (1989), the new year offers an opportunity to add to the historical record regarding the free-market think tank’s origins and purpose. This is also necessary given some misunderstandings and misreporting in the public domain.
In Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America (2019), for example, Christopher Leonard states the following:
The IER was an outgrowth of the Institute for Humane Studies, the libertarian think tank cofounded by Charles Koch. Fn
Fn The connection between IER and the Institute for Humane Studies was first revealed by the journalist Lee Fang. He reported in 2014 that the IHS temporarily lost its charter, and then reformed as the IER.
The Real Story
The Institute for Humane Studies – Texas (IHS–Texas) was formed as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 1984 and shared the same board directors as IHS.…
Continue ReadingThe Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions (AWED) is an informal coalition of individuals and organizations interested in improving national, state, and local energy and environmental policies. Our premise is that technical matters like these should be addressed by using Real Science (please consult WiseEnergy.org for more information).
A key element of AWED’s efforts is public education. Towards that end, every three weeks we put together a newsletter to balance what is found in the mainstream media about energy and the environment. We appreciate MasterResource for their assistance in publishing this information.
Some of the more important articles in this issue are:
It’s time to hit the off switch for solar, wind power tax breaks
U.S. House spending bill holds win for wind energy, setback for solar
Subsidized Wind, Noncompetitive Wind
Tax deal in hand, US spending package grows in size
Report: Financial groups gave $745 billion for 258 new coal power plants
The Renewable Fuel Standard is killing the environment
The Tiny, Simple Nuclear Reactor That Could Change Energy
Alex Epstein’s Clear Thinking on Climate and Energy
Video: ‘Patently false’ to claim health and climate benefits from closure of coal plants
The Fracking Decade
The dangerous winds of trying to prevent climate change
Citizens Budget Commission Bashes Cuomo’s Energy Incompetence
Short video: America is The World Leader in Clean Air
New Jersey Doubles Down on Stupidity with Offshore Wind
Coal use likely to rise as growing demand for electricity in developing countries
Greta ‘Ignored’ By World Leaders, Admits Protests Have Achieved ‘Nothing’
Greta wins TIME Person of the Year: It’s a symptom of a sick & confused world…
Greta Thunberg Is the Perfect Hero for an Unserious Time
100 scientific papers: CO2 has minuscule effect on climate
Toxic climate propaganda is poisoning US public policy
Report: Climate Truth File 2020
Exxon Wins Against NY’s Hypocritical Legal Lunacy
How Secularism Fuels Campus Outrage
Social Justice Education in America
Seattle Public Schools Will Start Teaching That Math Is Oppressive
President Trump Video Clips: Nothing is more Powerful than God
Video: Barr Criticizes Inspector General Report On The Russia Investigation
President Trump’s Letter to Nancy Pelosi, regarding Impeachment
FISA court slams FBI over surveillance applications
UK election sends ‘catastrophic warning’ to 2020 US Dems
We’ve just had the best decade in human history.…