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Last week, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm erroneously claimed that “OPEC controls more than 50 percent of petroleum supply.” This week she was back on TV with new inaccurate claims. For example, on State of the Union on CNN, she erroneously claimed, “OPEC is a cartel, and it controls over 50 percent of the supply of gasoline.” […]
On this episode of Unregulated Tom & Mike throw the script out the window. Taking on the Cuomo fan club, going over the latest DOE chief’s unbelievable gaffes, Murkowski’s recent betrayal of Alaskans, the fall of Neera Tanden, what’s going wrong with the trade groups nominally created to defend energy producers, and more. Links: • […]
Biden’s DOE nominee must answer for past funding failures including millions to a convicted felon, and cite what authority she would have to drive up the price of energy. WASHINGTON DC (January 26, 2020) – Today, the American Energy Alliance (AEA) issued its top ten questions for tomorrow’s Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee confirmation […]
As negotiations continue on a year-end government funding bill as well as a new round of coronavirus relief spending, bad energy policy is looking to hitch a ride. The zombie Manchin-Murkowski energy bill, which we call the American Energy Bureaucracy Act, has staggered back into the picture. In the fall, the bill got even worse […]
This week the Senate will hastily begin consideration of a broad energy package compiled by Senators Murkowski and Manchin, with language included in the bill compiled from around 50 existing pieces of legislation, according to the sponsors. While claiming to be about promoting “innovation” the bill is more accurately seen as promoting bureaucracy. The completed […]
WASHINGTON DC (November 18, 2019) – Today, Thomas Pyle, President of the American Energy Alliance, issued the following statement in support of the nomination of Dan Brouillette as the new U.S. Secretary of Energy. “Dan’s exemplary service as Deputy Secretary is proof positive that President Trump has made the right choice in tapping him to […]
Broken system mandates the purchase of a product most Americans don’t need or want WASHINGTON DC (September 12, 2019) – Today, a coalition of sixteen organizations, led by the American Energy Alliance, issued a joint letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler, Energy Secretary Rick Perry and OMB Director Mick […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary Perry announced the Department of Energy is moving to finalize a $3.7 billion loan guarantee for the Plant Vogtle nuclear reactors. AEA President Thomas Pyle made the following statement in reaction to the announcement: “We oppose federal loan guarantees for any energy source, period. Nuclear power is an important part […]
WASHINGTON – Today, the Trump administration delivered its proposed Fiscal Year 2020 budget to Congress. AEA President Thomas Pyle made the following statement in regards to the budget’s implications for American energy: “The Trump administration’s proposed 2020 budget would modernize government spending in a manner consistent with the energy revolution taking place before our very eyes. The government should […]
The Department of Energy’s proposed grid resiliency rulemaking was the wrong solution for a genuine problem. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rightly voted to terminate the rulemaking, instead requesting information from grid operators and the public about how to address the undervaluation of coal and nuclear power generation in electricity markets. But before we move […]