David Kreutzer is a senior economist at the Institute for Energy Research.
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Though the military has an impressive record for developing technologies to meet its frequently unique requirements, adopting biofuels is unlikely to help meet any mission… Read More
From canceling oil leases in his second week in office to denying the XL Pipeline this year President Obama and his administration have offered up… Read More
Do bank robbers stimulate economic growth? If you employ the logic used by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to assess the impact of the… Read More
As is frequently the case, petroleum futures markets are anxious about political instability in the Middle East. Of particular concern is the possibility that efforts… Read More
Adding to a long list of energy-efficiency legislation, two Members of Congress—David B. McKinley (R–WV) and Peter Welch (D–VT)—recently proposed a federal energy-efficiency bill that… Read More
What happened to gasoline prices the last time Obama invoked a coordinated release of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve? Before Obama announces the SPR release, the… Read More
Senate Democrats and Republicans are negotiating a number of amendments to attach to the highway transportation bill, including a possible vote on the NATGAS Act…. Read More
When are we going to be honest about the impact of “clean energy” standards, renewable energy standards, cap and trade, and all the other policies… Read More
It appears the President studied economics with his textbook upside down. He proposes to raise taxes on oil companies in order to combat high gasoline… Read More
In sharp contrast to wind turbines, the wind lobby is spinning at 100 percent capacity—in order to keep the industry in the taxpayers’ pockets. Their… Read More
