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Pyle Urges Wyden to Examine PTC
  • 02/25/14
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  • Press Releases
WASHINGTON -- American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle sent a letter today to Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) urging him to initiate a full inquiry into past extensions of the wind Production Tax Credit (PTC). As the new Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Wyden has already expressed support for a tax extenders package that includes the wind PTC. American taxpayers deserve to know the full economic impacts of wind subsidies before Sen. Wyden even considers tax...
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No Stone Unturned at FERC
  • 01/30/14
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  • Press Releases
WASHINGTON -- News broke today that the White House plans to nominate Norman Bay, the chief enforcement officer for FERC, as the agency's next chairman. Bay is the second person the White House has nominated to fill the seat of former FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff. Last year, Ron Binz withdrew from consideration after a bruising confirmation battle, despite the assistance of high-paid outside communications advisors to help him through the process. AEA President Thomas Pyle released the...

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POLL: Spending Issues Still Reign Supreme
  • 01/17/14
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  • Press Releases
WASHINGTON – With a number of spending issues on the horizon such as what to do with green energy subsidies and the $1 trillion farm bill, which is currently moving through Congress, the American Energy Alliance (AEA) today released a new poll focusing on government spending. MWR Strategies conducted the nationwide survey with a sample of 1000 likely voters and a margin of error of 3.1 percent. Results show that overall, voters—especially those who support Republicans—want...
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AEA Suspends Carbon Tax Accountability Ads
  • 01/13/14
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  • Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Following a chemical spill in West Virginia's Elk River, the American Energy Alliance has decided to temporarily suspend a $350K accountability initiative targeting Congressman Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) for his past support of a carbon tax. AEA President Thomas Pyle released the following statement:
"Given the more pressing concern facing West Virginians as a result of the recent chemical spill in the Elk River, the American Energy Alliance is pulling our three week initiative...

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RAHALL CANNOT ESCAPE HIS RECORD
AEA Holds W.V. Congressman Accountable for Carbon Tax Budget Vote
WASHINGTON – The American Energy Alliance began today airing three weeks of radio and television advertisements holding West Virginia Congressman Nick Rahall (D) accountable for his controversial support of a budget that includes a carbon tax. West Virginia is the second largest producer of coal in the United States and the state's electricity needs are met almost entirely by coal-fired power plants. If enacted, a...

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Bipartisan Group of Senators Calls for an End to the Wind PTC
  • 12/17/13
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  • Press Releases
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of lawmakers, led by Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Joe Manchin (D-WV), have joined today in opposition to another extension of the wind Production Tax Credit (PTC). In a letter sent to Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-UT), the Senators call for the permanent expiration of the wind PTC. AEA President Thomas Pyle released the following statement:
"The American Energy Alliance welcomes the efforts of this...

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AEA Targets Nick Rahall Carbon Tax Vote
  • 12/04/13
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  • Press Releases
WASHINGTON -- The American Energy Alliance (AEA) began today airing two weeks of cable and network television commercial advertisements targeting Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va) for his controversial support for carbon tax measures that would harm his own constituents and his state's economy if enacted. Beginning Dec. 4 and continuing throughDec. 18, AEA will run the "These Days"  advertisement in West Virginia's four largest television markets. Rahall, the 19-term Democrat representing West...

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AEA Launches Initiative Targeting Wind Subsidies
  • 12/03/13
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  • Press Releases
WASHINGTON -- The American Energy Alliance launched today a week-long initiative targeting federal subsidies for the wind industry. The initiative includes a $40,000 digital and print ad buy promoting a new report from AEA's parent organization, the Institute for Energy Research. The report, titled "Estimating the State-Level Impact of Federal Wind Energy Subsidies" , provides a state by state and region by region assessment of the distributional impacts of federal wind subsidies. The ad...
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Baucus' Energy Plan is a Train Wreck
  • 11/22/13
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  • Press Releases
WASHINGTON -- Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) released yesterday a federal tax reform discussion draft that includes a number of energy provisions. American Energy Alliance Senior Vice President Dan Kish released the following statement in response to the Senator's plan:
"Senator Baucus' energy tax plan should serve as a reminder that he was Obamacare's chief author and then later distanced himself from his work by calling it a "train wreck" . Americans should be...

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PYLE: EPA's Biofuel Fix is Only a Band-Aid
  • 11/15/13
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released today its 2014 requirements for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The proposed rule scales back the ethanol mandate to the 2012 level of 15.2 billion gallons, down from 16.55 billion gallons in 2013. American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle released the following statement in response to the announcement:
"The American Energy Alliance welcomes today's better-late-than-never announcement that the EPA will scale back the...

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