Senate Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Preserve Consumer Choice in Gas Furnaces
- 05/22/24
- AEA Press Office
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WASHINGTON, DC (5/22/24) – Yesterday, the Senate passed S.J.Res.58, the Congressional Review Act resolution disapproving of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) energy conservation standards for residential gas furnaces, with a bipartisan vote of 50-45. The DOE’s extreme rules will eliminate the most affordable home heating options, reducing choice and raising costs for American consumers. AEA included S.J.Res.58 in the American Energy Scorecard.
Following the passage of this bill, AEA...
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House Bills Safeguard Federal Land Production
- 05/02/24
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WASHINGTON DC (05/02/2024) – This week, the House passed a series of bills sponsored by Natural Resources Committee and Western Caucus Members related to resource development and mining on federal lands. AEA included H.R. 6285, “Alaska’s Right to Produce Act of 2023” in its American Energy Scorecard. This legislation affirms that the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska and a portion of the Alaska Coastal Plain should – by clear and specific direction from Congress – be...
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AEA Statement on the EPA's Heavy Truck Rule
- 03/30/24
- AEA Press Office
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WASHINGTON DC (03/29/2024) – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final version of their emission standards for heavy-duty trucks, which would impose significant reductions in CO2 emissions for heavy-duty trucks from the model year 2027 through 2032 as well as a push toward full electrification in later years.
An EPA analysis estimated the rule would result in truck makers needing to use battery electric or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles for anywhere from 10 to 40...
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11 Questions for FERC Nominees
- 03/21/24
- AEA Press Office
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WASHINGTON DC (03/21/2024) – The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is holding a confirmation hearing today on three new nominees to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Given the usual glacial pace in which the Senate operates these days, it appears the Senator Joe Manchin, the Chairman of the Committee, is working with President Biden to rush these nominees through the process without much scrutiny. While we know little about two of the nominees, David Rosner and...
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AEA Statement on EPA's Gas-Powered Vehicle Ban
- 03/20/24
- AEA Press Office
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WASHINGTON DC (03/20/2024) – Today, the Biden administration finalized a gas-powered vehicle ban that aims to remake the transportation sector and fundamentally upend the American way of life. The regulation mandates electric vehicle adoption by requiring 67 percent of new light-duty and 46 percent of new medium-duty vehicle sales to be EVs by 2032. It will also increase America’s reliance on China for the critical minerals – such as lithium, cobalt, and manganese – required in...
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AEA Statement on Energy Week
- 03/20/24
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House Rightly Reverses President Biden’s Harmful Ban on U.S. LNG Facilities
- 02/15/24
- AEA Press Office
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WASHINGTON DC (02/15/2024) – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 7176, the Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2024 by a vote of 224 – 200. This bill, introduced by Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), reverses President Biden’s ban on approvals of exports of liquified natural gas (LNG). Increased U.S. exports reduce global emissions, restore U.S. reliability as an energy supplier to our allies, and lower energy prices for American consumers.
Following passage of...
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Team Biden Sides with Green Donors and TikTok Influencers Over the American People
- 01/26/24
- AEA Press Office
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The President of the United States is breaking his word with our allies and weakening NATO
WASHINGTON, DC (1/26/24) – Today, the Biden administration suspended decisions on export permits for liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities while the Department of Energy "reassesses" whether it is properly accounting for the climate impacts from proposed projects.
This election year gimmick immediately impacts Department of Energy approval of the Calcasieu Pass 2 (CP2) gas export...
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AEA Joins Broad Coalition Urging Senators to Reject the PROVE IT Act
- 01/18/24
- AEA Press Office
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WASHINGTON DC (01/18/2024) – In advance of today’s Senate Environment & Public Works Committee markup of S. 1863, the PROVE IT Act of 2023 , a coalition of more than 40 organizations sent a letter urging Congress to reject the legislation. The PROVE IT Act directs the U.S. Department of Energy to set up the necessary infrastructure to tax imported goods based on their carbon dioxide content, which would then be used to establish a tax on energy intensive imports and then later a domestic...
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New Survey, Same Results: Americans Reject Carbon Dioxide Taxes in Favor of Affordable and Reliable Energy
- 01/09/24
- AEA Press Office
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WASHINGTON DC (01/09/2024) – The American Energy Alliance and the Committee to Unleash Prosperity recently sponsored a survey of 1600 likely voters equally divided among eight States (Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona, Nevada, Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio) conducted by MWR Strategies in December 2023. The total sample margin of error is 2.45 percent.
The survey results confirm that there has been little change in sentiment and attitudes on energy and climate change. Many of the...
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