Political Parties and Energy: 2024 Edition

In the United States our federal politics consists largely of a two-party affair. In light of this, the American Energy Alliance has endorsed Donald Trump for president, as he represents the most likely path to unleashing American energy production. 

There are, however, multiple choices on the Presidential ballot this year. To better understand the variety of viewpoints present in the national conversation on energy policy I have prepared a review of the candidates’ energy platforms....


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Rep. Yadira Caraveo is Out of Step With Her District

  • 10/28/24
  • AEA
  • Blog

Last month, the American Energy Alliance released the 2024 American Energy Scorecard for the House of Representatives.  The AEA scorecard scores voting and co-sponsorship decisions on legislation affecting energy and environmental policy, educating voters on how their representatives vote and holding members accountable for those decisions.    

The scorecard is guided by principles such as: 

  • Promoting affordable, abundant, and reliable energy
  • Expanding economic opportunity and...

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Rep. Matt Cartwright is Out of Step With His District

  • 10/28/24
  • AEA
  • Blog

Last month, the American Energy Alliance released the 2024 American Energy Scorecard for the House of Representatives.  The AEA scorecard scores voting and co-sponsorship decisions on legislation affecting energy and environmental policy, educating voters on how their representatives vote and holding members accountable for those decisions.  

The scorecard is guided by principles such as: 

  • Promoting affordable, abundant, and reliable energy
  • Expanding economic opportunity and...

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Rep. Henry Cuellar is Out of Step With His District

  • 10/28/24
  • AEA
  • Blog

Last month, the American Energy Alliance released the 2024 American Energy Scorecard for the House of Representatives.  The AEA scorecard scores voting and co-sponsorship decisions on legislation affecting energy and environmental policy, educating voters on how their representatives vote and holding members accountable for those decisions.  

The scorecard is guided by principles such as: 

  • Promoting affordable, abundant, and reliable energy
  • Expanding economic opportunity and...

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Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola is Out of Step With Her District

  • 10/28/24
  • AEA
  • Blog

Last month, the American Energy Alliance released the 2024 American Energy Scorecard for the House of Representatives.   The AEA scorecard scores voting and co-sponsorship decisions on legislation affecting energy and environmental policy, educating voters on how their representatives vote and holding members accountable for those decisions.  

The scorecard is guided by principles such as: 

  • Promoting affordable, abundant, and reliable energy
  • Expanding economic opportunity and...

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Rep. Gabe Vasquez is Out of Step With His District

  • 10/28/24
  • AEA
  • Blog

Last month, the American Energy Alliance released the 2024 American Energy Scorecard for the House of Representatives.  The AEA scorecard scores voting and co-sponsorship decisions on legislation affecting energy and environmental policy, educating voters on how their representatives vote and holding members accountable for those decisions.  

The scorecard is guided by principles such as: 

  • Promoting affordable, abundant, and reliable energy
  • Expanding economic opportunity and...

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10 Questions for Vice President Kamala Harris Ahead of Her Town Hall in Pennsylvania

WASHINGTON DC (10/23/24) – Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris will be participating in a Town Hall Forum this evening hosted by CNN in Pennsylvania, the second largest natural gas producer in the country. In advance of this event, the American Energy Alliance has prepared ten questions for Anderson Cooper to ask Vice President Harris:

  1. Your environmental allies have proudly boasted  about your history of “standing up to Big Oil.” The oil and gas...

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Grid Operators Take Legal Action Against Biden-Harris Attacks On Affordable Energy

  • 09/30/24
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  • Blog

On Friday, September 13th, four regional transmission organizations (RTOs) filed an Amicus Brief to the D.C. Court of Appeals , contesting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulations on carbon dioxide emissions from existing coal and new natural gas power plants. They requested that the Court send the rules back to the EPA for reconsideration. The four organizations—PJM, the Midcontinent Independent Systems Operator (MISO), Southwest Power Pool (SPP), and the Electric...


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Biden-Harris LNG Pause Wrecking Havoc On American Energy Infrastructure

  • 09/26/24
  • IER
  • Blog

It’s been nearly a year since the Biden-Harris administration officially paused approvals for new LNG export projects. Analysts at Poten & Partners indicate that this ongoing uncertainty is leading to increased costs and project delays. Lengthened timelines, rising engineering, procurement, and construction expenses, along with methane emissions fees, are impacting projects awaiting approval or final investment decisions. The broader U.S. LNG industry is also feeling the effects , with...


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Biden Backs Harris' Attack On Plastics

  • 09/17/24
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  • Blog

Under the Biden-Harris administration, the United States, a leading global producer of plastics, will now back a global treaty aimed at curbing the annual production of new plastics, which is expected to decrease U.S. manufacturing output. Initially, the U.S. favored a framework where individual nations would devise their own strategies , akin to the Paris Agreement, rather than imposing production limits, which was the European negotiators’ preference. This shift from a more decentralized...


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