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No More Wind Welfare
  • 04/25/14
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  • Press Releases
WASHINGTON -- The American Energy Alliance joined today with 30 other organizations in a letter to the House Ways and Means Committee urging them to oppose an extension of the wind Production Tax Credit. The letter comes as the committee prepares to examine a tax extenders bill. The letter reads:
"Choosing to extend the wind PTC further will only serve to place more burden on taxpayers. The projected cost of another one-year extension is $6.1 billion dollars and a five-year concession...

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The PTC Has Overstayed Its Welcome
  • 04/03/14
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  • Press Releases
WASHINGTON – American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement responding to attempts to include the wind PTC in the Senate Finance Committee's tax extenders bill:
"The death of the wind PTC in 2013 was a victory for taxpayers. Unfortunately, this wasteful subsidy is once again rearing its ugly head. Although not included in the initial extenders bill, Senator Grassley has made it clear that he intends to amend the bill to include the PTC. This is a case...

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AEA Launches Major New Ad Initiative
  • 04/01/14
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  • Press Releases
WASHINGTON – The American Energy Alliance continues its carbon tax accountability initiative with television and online ads beginning today in West Virginia’s Third Congressional District and tomorrow in the State of Alaska. The West Virginia effort will run until April 12and the Alaska initiative will continue through April 23. These new ads hold Congressman Nick Rahall and Senator Mark Begich accountable for the positions they have taken on the carbon tax.
AEA President Thomas...

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AEA Calls on President to Get Serious about Ukraine's Energy Problem

Start Sending them Wind Turbines, Solar Panels, and the Tiny Cars that no Americans Want to Buy

“It’s about time we really help the Ukrainians out of their energy jam by restricting access to their own oil and gas and making them subsidize expensive and unreliable energy.”

Washington, D.C. – As the President and leaders in Congress continue to discuss steps to help the Ukrainian people keep Russian President Vladimir Putin in check, Thomas Pyle, President of the American Energy...
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PYLE: Camp's Proposal is Encouraging
  • 02/26/14
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  • Press Releases
WASHINGTON -- American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle issued a statement today on House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp's (R-MI) draft tax reform legislation. Chairman Camp's plan would repeal a number of green energy tax incentives, including the wind Production Tax Credit (PTC). Pyle's statement reads:
"Chairman Camp's proposal is an encouraging step toward common sense tax reform that Americans deserve. The Chairman should be commended for his efforts to save taxpayer...

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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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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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