Energy and Environmental Policy

The U.S. needs safe, affordable, reliable energy to power our economy. IWF analysts consider how the U.S. can achieve this goal, while embracing common sense environmental policies that protect our natural resources. IWF believes that the market will better identify promising, environmentally-sound energy sources than will politicians.

Recent Articles:

America the Cynical


Some Important Earth Day Reading


Happy Earth Day


Energy Companies Finding Green Energy Unprofitable


Throwing Tax Dollars into the Wind


The Government’s Soap Opera Love Affair with Wind Progresses


Fuel Prices to Rise Under New Regulations


American Energy Closed for Business


Energy High at All-Night Vote-a-rama in the Senate


Free Markets to Avoid Blackouts


Yoko Ono’s Anti-Fracking Efforts Aren’t Just Inaccurate – They’re also Illegal.


Ryan's Budget Offers Smart Energy Solutions


Hugo Chavez: The Saga of a Dictator and His Dupes


Alarmism About Pesticides Can Be Dangerous


Obama Nominates Gina McCarthy to Lead the EPA


Statement: President Obama's EPA Nominee Will Encourage Higher Energy Costs


Is Nickelodeon Trying to Brainwash Your Kids?


Potential EPA Nominee Must Clean Up Data Mess First


Does John Kerry Think He's Secretary of Energy?


Booklet Recap: Women in the Wilderness: Charting a New Path Forward


Energy Matters for the Economy


Does Conor Kennedy Think Jobs Are Just Soooo Tacky?


The State of American Energy


Foaming at the Mouth about Proposed Ban on Foam Cups


Don't Miss FrackNation


Hey "Lefty Feminists" You Didn't Hear a Word!


Is Fracking Safe?


Emily Wismer discusses a big setback for the wind industry on American Family News


EXPERT ADVICE: Don’t Sell A123 to China


Wind Industry Hits Setback After Fiscal Cliff


Isn’t It Ironic: Administration’s Venture Capital Investment Acquired by Chinese Company


Yoko Ono Thinks Fracking Is Tacky!


Stimulus Funded Company Sold to Chinese Firm


Bankrupt: A123 Maneuvers Today's Auction After Receiving Millions from Taxpayers


Settled “Science” Not So Settled


Another Risky Venture Wastes Taxpayer Dollars


Regulations for Thee but Not for Me


EPA: Shutting that Whole BP Thing Down


Bankrupting Company Receives Taxpayer Grant


Human Beings: The Best of Worst Thing for the Planet?


Green Jobs Training Program Deemed a Failure


If Putting Food in Our Cars Sounds like a Bad Idea, That’s Because It Is.


What Does the President's Reelection Mean for Gasoline and Electricity Prices?


Post Election: What’s in Store for Energy?


Consumers are Unwilling to Pay Much More in Electricity Costs


Wind is a Big Kid Now


West Virginia Dems: Back Off EPA


Are Embassy Lives a Lower Priority than Green Energy Initiatives?


Renewable Recession: Michigan’s Renewable Energy Standards


Holding the Floodgate: Post Election 2013 and the EPA