July 8, 2004
As Reliable as the Groundhog: Kyoto's Proponents Are Back
By Charli E. Coon
(WebMemo #530)
Congress should continue to reject attempts to impose caps on greenhouse gas emissions.
June 15, 2004
The Energy Bill Returns: Still a Missed Opportunity
By Charli E. Coon
(WebMemo #521)
But while energy demand is booming worldwide, this energy bill fails to adequately increase domestic energy supplies, promote fuel diversity, or stabilize prices.
May 24, 2004
Pumping Gas: What Consumers See Is Different Than What They Get
By Charli Coon
(WebMemo #511)
Is gas is much more expensive than it has been in the past? Not really.
May 19, 2004
Congressional Mandates Contribute to Higher Gas Prices
By Charli Coon, J.D.
(Executive Memorandum #932)
In order to reduce gas prices, Congress should repeal the federal oxygen mandate; provide protections against additional specialized fuels that complicate production and distribution; open ...
March 17, 2004
Energy Bill Too Weighted Down to Power the Country
By Charli E. Coon, J.D.
(Backgrounder #1736)
The newest congressional energy bills (S. 2095 and H.R. 6) do not adequately address the nation's future energy needs. Instead, they consist primarily of corporate ...
February 27, 2004
More Corporate Welfare Embedded in the Farm Bill
By Charli Coon and Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #436)
Among the many troubling aspects of the costly farm bill were a series of provisions to provide even more federal subsidies to rural electric cooperatives. ...
January 21, 2004
A Responsible Energy Policy
By Alison Acosta Fraser and Charli Coon
(WebMemo #396)
the President was right to call for an energy policy that will provide affordable, reliable energy and protect the nation's economy by decreasing our dependence ...
November 18, 2003
The Energy Policy Act of 2003 -- A Missed Opportunity
By Charli E. Coon
(WebMemo #372)
House and Senate conferees have reconciled their differences and approved the long-awaited energy bill, the Energy Policy Act of 2003 (H.R. 6). Though the bill ...
October 17, 2003
How Congress Can Ensure Reliable and Affordable Energy Supplies
By Charli E. Coon
(WebMemo #352)
There is growing concern that Congress will pass a bill that panders to a host of special interest groups, fails to adequately boost domestic supplies ...
September 23, 2003
Sound Policy for the Energy Bill
By Charli E. Coon, J.D., and Erin M. Hymel
(Backgrounder #1690)
In the aftermath of the worst power outage in the nation's history, Congress is rushing to get a comprehensive energy bill to the President for ...
September 23, 2003
Electricity Policy: Short-Term Solutions, Long-Term Considerations
By Charli Coon
(WebMemo #338)
Increases in electricity demand have strained the nation's transmission system. The recent blackouts underscore the need for capital investments in transmission lines.
August 18, 2003
Blackout Underscores Need for Responsible National Energy Policy
By Charli E. Coon, J.D.
(WebMemo #330)
After paralyzing much of the Northeast and the Midwest, last week's largest ever electricity blackout demonstrates perfectly the need for a responsible long-term energy policy. ...
July 25, 2003
A Responsible Energy Policy Enhances-Not Suppresses-Domestic Supplies
By Charli E. Coon, J.D.
(Executive Memorandum #894)
Abundant, reliable, and affordable energy is essential for a strong economy and national security. Instead of passing more market-distorting mandates, Congress should enhance domestic energy ...
June 6, 2003
Energy Amendments Inconsistent with Economic and Energy Security
By Charli Coon
(WebMemo #289)
Many expected amendments -- on the Energy Policy Act of 2003 -- are shortsighted and irresponsible given that total energy consumption is projected to increase ...
April 1, 2003
The Barton Energy Bill: Weighing the Good and Bad
By Charli E. Coon
(WebMemo #245)
The energy bill recently passed contains a number of energy enhancing measures, it also includes measures that meddle in energy markets and prolong the nation's ...
October 9, 2002
Toward Reliable, Affordable and Secure Energy
By Charli E. Coon
(WebMemo #156)
America needs to increase its supplies of affordable and secure energy. We shouldn't restrict access to domestic resources, to place expensive, useless mandates on energy ...
September 18, 2002
The Senate-Passed Energy Bill Will Hurt Consumers and Taxpayers Without Solving the Energy Problem
By Charli E. Coon, J.D.
(Backgrounder #1590)
The Senate-passed Energy Policy Act of 2002 would not enhance supplies of energy. What it would do, however, is harm the U.S. economy and raise ...
September 16, 2002
Side-by-Side Analysis of H.R. 4
By Charli E. Coon
(WebMemo #145)
H.R. 4 comparisons between the House and Senate versions, the Administration's position and The Heritage Foundation's recommendations.
June 13, 2002
New Source Review Recommendations: A Step in the Right Direction
By Charli Coon, J.D.
(WebMemo #111)
Although long overdue, the Bush Administration's NSR recommendations are a step in the right direction to ensuring reliable and affordable supplies of energy for Americans. ...
April 24, 2002
Strengthening National Energy Security by Reducing Dependence on Imported Oil
By Charli E. Coon, J.D., and James Phillips
(Backgrounder #1540)
Congress must bear in mind the uncertainty of long-term dependence on oil imports from volatile regions such as the Middle East as it weighs the ...
April 9, 2002
Strengthening National Security Through Energy Security
By Charli Coon, J.D.
(WebMemo #94)
It is now time for the Senate to responsibly pass an energy package that enables the nation to increase its energy and national security.
March 12, 2002
Econometric and Policy Evaluation of the National Energy Policy
By William W. Beach, Charli E. Coon, and Rea S. Hederman
(Center for Data Analysis Report #02-01)
Econometric and Policy Evaluation of the National Energy Policy
March 6, 2002
President Bush's Climate Change Proposal
By Charli E. Coon, J.D.
(WebMemo #83)
The science on global warming is uncertain and unsettled. Before Washington mandates reductions in carbon dioxide that would drastically raise the price of energy, harm ...
November 19, 2001
Time for EPA to Reevaluate Its Reinterpretation
By Charli E. Coon
(Executive Memorandum #792)
The uncertainty surrounding EPA's arbitrary reinterpretation of the NSR rule impedes industries' ability to invest in projects that will improve energy efficiency and enhance environmental ...
November 15, 2001
Senate Multi-Emissions Proposal
By Charli E. Coon
(Executive Memorandum #791)
The current regulatory structure to improve air quality is complex, duplicative, and costly. To achieve the nation's environmental, energy, and economic objectives, carefully crafted multi-emissions ...
October 30, 2001
Domestic Energy Production
By Charli E. Coon
(Executive Memorandum #787)
Energy fuels the economy. Each day Congress delays in passing a comprehensive energy bill that the President would sign increases the nation's dependency on foreign ...
September 25, 2001
National Security Demands More Diverse Energy Supplies
By Charli E. Coon, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #777)
Energy is a global commodity that is essential for economic stability and national security. The Bush plan sets forth a process for enhancing domestic supplies ...
August 1, 2001
Tapping Oil Reserves in a Small Part of ANWR: Environmentally Sound, Energy Wise
By Charli E. Coon, J.D.
(Executive Memorandum #763)
The debate over drilling in Section 1002 of ANWR is not about destroying one of America's national treasures. At issue is whether to use merely ...
August 1, 2001
Tapping Oil Reserves In A Small Part Of ANWR: Environmentally Sound, Energy Wise
By Charli E. Coon
(WebMemo #27)
The debate over drilling in Section 1002 of ANWR is not about destroying one of America's national treasures. At issue is whether to use merely ...
July 11, 2001
Why the Government's CAFE Standards for Fuel Efficiency Should Be Repealed, not Increased
By Charli E. Coon, J.D.
(Backgrounder #1458)
Congress may soon decide to increase the standards for fuel economy imposed on manufacturers of vehicles sold in the United States. This would be a ...
June 19, 2001
Why Wholesale Price Caps on Electricity Won't Solve California's Energy Woes
By Charli E. Coon, J.D.
(Executive Memorandum #754)
The U.S. House Appropriations Committee has taken a step in the right direction by opposing an amendment to the fiscal year 2001 supplemental spending bill ...
June 7, 2001
The President's National Energy Plan: A Step in the Right Direction
By Charli E. Coon, J.D.
(Executive Memorandum #751)
The President's energy plan should be strengthened by omitting such mechanisms as subsidies and tax credits that would achieve outcomes an unfettered competitive market would ...
May 22, 2001
The President's National Energy Policy Report
By Charli E. Coon
(WebMemo #16)
America faces severe energy problems in some areas because unwise policies and neglect have prevented the supply of energy rising to meet the demands of ...
May 18, 2001
Five Points on President Bush's Energy Plan
By Charli E. Coon
(WebMemo #15)
Five Points on President Bush's Energy Plan
May 17, 2001
Energy Talking Points
By Charli E. Coon
(WebMemo #14)
Energy Talking Points
May 11, 2001
Why President Bush Is Right to Abandon the Kyoto Protocol
By Charli E. Coon, J.D.
(Backgrounder #1437)
The Kyoto Protocol is fundamentally flawed and unfair, and it would seriously harm the U.S. economy. Even if it comes fully into force, it will ...
January 5, 2009
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