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Opposition to Controversial FERC Nominee Grows
  • 09/16/13
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  • Press Releases
WASHINGTON — The American Energy Alliance was joined today by thirteen other free-market organizations in a letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, calling on committee members to oppose the confirmation of Ron Binz as Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) by taking a "principled stand against the costly energy future that he represents." In recent weeks, growing concerns about how the Obama Climate Action Plan and a potential Binz...
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Senator Begich Lawyers up
  • 09/11/13
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  • Press Releases
WASHINGTON -- The American Energy Alliance responded today to a series of letters from a Washington D.C. law firm representing Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK) who complains that a current advertisement sponsored by AEA "mischaracterizes" the senator's past support for carbon tax legislation and threatens legal action for the continued airing of the ads. On Sept. 5, 2013, attorneys with Perkins Coie, LLP, notified station managers in Alaska that continued airing of AEA's ad, entitled "Games," could...
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New Initiative Targets Carbon Tax Supporters
  • 09/04/13
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  • Press Releases
WASHINGTON — The American Energy Alliance begins tomorrow a new $750,000 initiative with a series of radio and television advertisements holding Members of Congress accountable for their votes on the controversial issue of a carbon tax. The first phase of the initiative will include two weeks of statewide broadcast and cable television spots targeting Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) and statewide radio spots targeting Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.). Other efforts will be announced in the coming...
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Congress Takes First Step in Stopping a Carbon Tax
  • 08/05/13
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  • Press Releases
WASHINGTON -- American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle released a statement today following the passage of H.R. 367, the Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 (REINS Act). This bill includes Rep. Steve Scalise's (R-La.) amendment which would require any tax or fee on carbon dioxide to be approved by Congress. Pyle's statement follows:
"This reaffirms what we suspected all along. When put to a vote, Congress would side with the American people who...

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Coalition Supports Scalise Anti-Carbon Tax Amendment
  • 08/01/13
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WASHINGTON -- The American Energy Alliance was joined today by 18 other organizations in support of Rep. Steve Scalise's (R-La.) amendment to H.R. 367, the Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013. The Scalise amendment would explicitly require any tax or fee on carbon to be approved by Congress. The letter states:
"...A carbon tax would hurt American families by driving up the cost of energy as well as reducing economic growth. According to a study of one...

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Free Market Coalition Supports Murphy Amendment
  • 07/30/13
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WASHINGTON -- The American Energy Alliance was joined today by eight other free market organizations in support of Rep. Tim Murphy's (R-Pa.) amendment to H.R. 1582, The Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013.
The Murphy amendment protects Americans by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to follow public and transparent procedures when utilizing a "social cost of carbon" (SCC) metric to justify any significant regulation. The letter states:
"...If Congress does not act to rein...

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It's Time to Repeal the RFS, Not Expand it
  • 06/26/13
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WASHINGTON D.C. – The American Energy Alliance and eleven other free market organizations sent a joint letter to Congress today opposing H.R. 1959, the Domestic Alternative Fuels Act of 2013. This bill would expand the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) by allowing ethanol derived from natural gas to count toward the mandatory blending targets established by law. AEA President Thomas Pyle released the following statement opposing the RFS:
"The federal biofuel mandate is a misguided...

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Free Market Coalition Urges Against Carbon Tax
  • 06/12/13
  • AEA
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WASHINGTON D.C. – The American Energy Alliance was joined today by 19 other free market organizations in a joint letter to Speaker of the House John Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor urging a floor vote on the concurrent resolution, H. Con Res. 24, expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy. The coalition stands in adamant opposition to a carbon tax, as it will raise energy prices and put an unnecessary burden on the...
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SEQUESTER HELL: DEFENSE DEPARTMENT EDITION
Washington DC – AEA President Thomas Pyle responded today to the announcement by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel that the Pentagon will furlough 800,000 civilian employees for 11 days in order to pay for budget cuts under sequestration:
 
“This is another example of the Obama Administration using budget cuts to inflict maximum harm on the American people. It is unjustifiable for Secretary Hagel to furlough 800,000 employees while his department continues to spend billions of taxpayer...

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PYLE: More Tax Giveaways to Big Wind?
WASHINGTON D.C. -- AEA President Thomas Pyle released the following statement in response to today's decision by the Internal Revenue Service to establish a loose definition for the wind Production Tax Credit's qualifying language. According to the new IRS guidelines, wind projects can receive 10 years of taxpayer-funded subsidies by committing as little as 5 percent of the costs by Jan. 1, 2014. "The Internal Revenue Service has twice in one month tilted the tax code to the benefit of wind...
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