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# Policy Brief
## The American Energy Blueprint
Summary The American Energy Blueprint is a comprehensive set of policy recommendations to guide the new Trump administration's approach to energy policy. The Blueprint outlines key reforms in areas such as...
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##### January 2025
##### Kenny Stein
##### December 2024
## Policy Brief: When Government Chooses Your Car
##### Samuel Peterson
##### November 2023
## PROVE IT Act Policy Brief
##### Alexander Stevens
##### August 2023
## Overview of Federal EV Policy | Policy Brief
##### May 2022
## Carbon Border Adjustment Policy Brief
##### Jordan McGillis
##### March 2022
## Even a 180 Million Barrel SPR Release is a Band-Aid, Not a Strategy for Sustainably Lower Oil Prices
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# Press Releases
## IER Releases the American Energy Blueprint
WASHINGTON DC (01/22/2025) – Today, the Institute for Energy Research (IER) unveiled the American Energy Blueprint, a comprehensive set of policy recommendations to guide the new Trump administration's approach to energy policy....
## IER Releases Report Challenging the Forced Transition to Electric Vehicles
## IER Report Challenges the California Air Resources Board's Ban on Diesel Trains
##### August 2024
## Coalition to Save Our Cars Files Amicus Brief in California Waiver Case
##### May 2024
## IER Report Details North America's Vast Energy Resources
##### October 2023
## FERC Relents, Releases Documents to IER
# Energy Encyclopedia
The Institute for Energy Research created the Energy Encyclopedia, which provides an in-depth analysis of America’s energy sources. Using Energy Information Administration (EIA) data, IER examines these energy sources and breaks down how each one contributes to overall energy consumption and production in the United States.
Primary sections include overviews of biomass, coal, fossil fuels, geothermal energy, hydroelectric power, nuclear energy, oil shale, petroleum, solar and wind energy, among other topics.
IER continues to maintain the encyclopedia and updates entries when relevant data becomes available, or when breakthrough technologies emerge.
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# Multimedia Library
The policy team at IER regularly produces concise videos that break down the most pressing issues in energy through a free market perspective. Our policy priority videos break down complex issues facing the energy sector with the help of IER’s talented scholars. To receive updates whenever a new video is released  on YouTube.
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## Plugged In Podcast
Straight from the policy team at IER comes *Plugged In,*a podcast dedicated to exploring energy-related topics through a free market perspective. *Plugged In* seeks to break down complex issues facing the energy sector with the help of IER’s talented scholars as well as voices from outside the organization who share unique insights into hot button issues impacting energy consumers and producers alike. *Plugged In* is available on all your favorite platforms including , ,  , , , , , and .  Click  to the channel.
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## The Plugged In Podcast #117: David Dismukes on the CARB Locomotive Rule
## The Plugged In Podcast #116: Jason Hayes discusses wildfire management
##### November 2024
## Plugged In Podcast #115: Re-release — Chris Wright on how energy lifts people out of poverty
## The Plugged In Podcast #114: William Rampe on Rare Earth Minerals and Mining
##### October 2024
## The Plugged In Podcast #113: Garrett Delk on Energy Finance and Geopolitics
## The Plugged In Podcast #112: Kevin Killough on Energy Reporting
# Natural Gas Bans
Municipalities across the country have taken it upon themselves, often at the behest of radical environmentalists, to restrict the use of natural gas in their jurisdictions. These restrictions often take the form of bans on future construction projects including natural gas hookups. Several states have taken the initiative to protect their residents from these short-sighted and counterproductive rules. Here you will find a continuously updated list of municipalities and states that have enacted or are considering legislation on this issue and an overview of problems associated with natural gas bans.
[Read an overview of natural gas bans in the U.S.
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## Local Natural Gas Bans
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## Commentary
##### June 2023
## The Energy Update: Week of June 5, 2023
## Plugged In Podcast #99: Kenny Stein Hearings Wrap Up
##### May 2023
## Kenny Stein's Testimony on the Biden Administration’s Regulatory Assault on Americans’ Gas Stoves
## New York State Passes Ban on Gas Stoves in New Buildings