Propagandistic Research and the U.S. Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency in Ordinary Life and Renewables in Electricity Production

Daniel Sutter

Econ Journal Watch, 2017, vol. 14, issue 1, 103–120

Abstract: I treat two cases of what I believe can be characterized as research propaganda attributable to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The first concerns the extent to which Americans are mindful of energy efficiency in their cars, appliances, homes, and machinery. The second concerns the mandating of the use of renewable fuels in electricity production. I contend that the DOE-based research is unsound and that the unsoundness rises to the level of propaganda.

Keywords: energy; energy efficiency; Renewable Portfolio Standards; alternative energy; propaganda (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H1 Q42 Q48 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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