The United States has enjoyed a relatively stable supply of energy over the last half-century. But the world is changing. Global demand for energy is booming, in large part because of economic growth in India and China. Meanwhile concerns about climate change are influencing how lawmakers shape public policy.

Legitimate questions are being raised about how to satisfy growing U.S. energy demand. The Center for Energy Policy and the Environment (CEPE) at the Manhattan Institute seeks to influence today’s energy policy debate by developing and advancing ideas rooted in free-market economic principles. Manhattan Institute senior fellows Robert Bryce, Peter Huber, and James Manzi lead our efforts to demonstrate that pro-growth, supply-side energy policies can be harmonized with environmental concerns.

For two decades, Robert Bryce has written about the energy business. He is the author of four books, including Power Hungry: The Myths of “Green” Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future, published in April 2010 by PublicAffairs. A New York Times review of 2008’s Gusher of Lies called Bryce “something of a visionary and perhaps even a revolutionary.” Since 2005, he has served as managing editor of Energy Tribune, an online publication that focuses on the global energy sector.

Peter Huber is coauthor, most recently, of The Bottomless Well, a bestseller that Bill Gates called “the only book I’ve ever seen that really explains energy, its history and what it will be like going forward.” Huber is a regular columnist at Forbes and author or coauthor of several books on environmental, telecommunications, and legal policy.

James Manzi is the founder and chairman of Applied Predictive Technologies and a contributing editor of National Review. He writes extensively on the integration of science, technology, and economics, as well as issues relating to social policy. Manzi received a B.S. in mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was subsequently awarded a Dean’s Fellowship to the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania’s doctoral program in applied statistics.

Through research papers, op-eds, and interviews, CEPE seeks to challenge conventional wisdom on economic and national-security issues while promoting development of advanced energy technolo­gies. The Center strives to be the indispensable resource in the energy debate.

Past Events

NORTH AMERICA'S ENERGY FUTURE: A NEW MIDDLE EAST?

The energy picture in North America has changed profoundly. The possibility has emerged that North America--the U.S., Canada, and Mexico--could combine to be a "new Middle East," exporting natural gas, oil, and coal around the world, creating jobs and prosperity here at home. But public policies--whether to restrict exploration, drilling, or export--could get in the way.

On December 3rd, at an event in New York City, Mexican, Canadian and US representatives discussed what each country must do on its own and what all might do together. The panel was moderated by, Mary Anastasia O'Grady, author of The Wall Street Journal's "The Americas" column.

EVENT VIDEO

Power 2012 - Keeping the Lights on: What Role for Coal and Nuclear

The Manhattan Institute hosted a panel discussion on coal-fired and nuclear power plants and what role they will play in the near future.

Panelists included Laszlo Varro, Head of Gas, Coal & Power Division, International Energy Agency; Jacob Williams, Vice President, Global Energy Analytics, Peabody Energy; Porter Bennett, President, Ponderosa Advisors; David Mohler, Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, Duke Energy; David Diamond, Senior Scientist, Brookhaven National Laboratory; David Dismukes, Associate Director, Center for Energy Studies, Louisiana State University

EVENT VIDEO - PART I, PART II

The Economic Impact of the “Fracking” Ban

On June 7, 2011, The Manhattan Institute released Timothy Considine's report, “The Economic Opportunities of Shale Energy,” with a presentation of Dr. Considine's key findings, and a discussion of the impact of shale gas development on the Pennsylvania economy with former Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell. On lifting the moratorium in New York, Gov. Rendell said, “If Gov. Cuomo asked me my advice about lifting the moratorium I would tell him the moratorium should be lifted. There's too much of an upside for New York state and too much of an upside for America.”

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