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Wyoming Leaders Protect Citizens From Carbon Rule

03/04/16
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WASHINGTON – This week, Wyoming Governor Matt Mead signed a two-year budget deal that includes a provision blocking funds from being used to implement the EPA’s carbon rule, or "Clean Power Plan." American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement:

"Governor Mead and Wyoming lawmakers should be applauded for protecting their citizens by blocking funds from being used to implement President Obama’s illegal carbon rule. With the Supreme Court’s stay in...

Gov. Herbert Stands Up for Utah Families

02/26/16
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WASHINGTON -- Yesterday, Utah Governor Gary Herbert announced that his state has stopped working on all efforts to comply with EPA's carbon regulation. In response, American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement:

"By stopping all efforts to comply with EPA's regulation, Governor Herbert is taking a crucial step toward protecting Utah families from higher energy costs. With the rule on hold, the governor clearly recognizes that it is a waste of time and...

ICYMI: States Should Stop Work on Obama's Carbon Rule

02/25/16
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Today, American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle published an op-ed at National Review Online explaining why states should cease all efforts to comply with EPA's carbon regulation. Below is an excerpt from the piece:

"The states should stop work on the EPA’s climate agenda" By Thomas Pyle 2/25/16 One of Justice Antonin Scalia’s last official acts may be among the most important of his distinguished career. Last week, he joined with four other justices to halt...

Coalition to Congress: Reject a Carbon Tax

02/24/16
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Carbon Tax

WASHINGTON -- Today the American Energy Alliance and over 20 free-market and conservative groups sent a letter to Majority Whip Steve Scalise in support of his resolution opposing a carbon tax. As the budget and appropriations process gets underway, Congress should reject efforts that would impose a carbon tax on American families, including President Obama's recent proposal to levy a $10.25 per barrel carbon tax on oil. Below is an excerpt from the letter:

We write to collectively voice...

STOP WORK: States Should Cease All Efforts to Comply w/ Carbon Rule

02/12/16
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WASHINGTON -- In response to the Supreme Court's stay of the EPA's carbon rule, or "Clean Power Plan," AEA is mailing "Stop Work" orders to all Governors and other state officials urging them to immediately cease all efforts to comply with the rule.

Any action to comply with the rule before full legal resolution would be imprudent and a disservice to ratepayers. Speaking to a Congressional committee, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said, "Nothing is going to be implemented...

On EPA Rule, SCOTUS Stands Up For The Little Guy

02/09/16
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Press Releases

WASHINGTON – American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision to issue a stay on the Obama administration's carbon rule:

"This is a significant victory for the American people and a strong rebuke of the Obama administration’s heavy-handed regulatory agenda. The Supreme Court should be applauded for standing up for American families after the D.C. Circuit failed to do so. "The Supreme Court’s decision sends a clear...

Obama's Climate Legacy: A Long and Painful Road

01/12/16
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Press Releases

WASHINGTON -- American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement on President Obama's final State of the Union address:

"President Obama has never failed to deliver a good speech, and tonight was no different. The president spoke at length of his climate and energy legacy—touting his carbon regulations and his ‘investments’ in wind and solar technologies. Unfortunately, a legacy is comprised of more than just speeches. When it’s all said and done, the...

Obama's Climate Legacy Being Built on the Backs of Struggling American Families

12/21/15
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WASHINGTON – American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement on President Obama’s decision to veto Congressional resolutions aimed at blocking EPA’s carbon regulations:

"President Obama’s decision to pocket veto these resolutions shows that he cares more about cementing his climate legacy than he does about the will and welfare of the American people. Americans will pay a high price for the president’s legacy, as these regulations will kill jobs and...

Congress Fails the American People with Spending Bill

12/16/15
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Press Releases

WASHINGTON – American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement on the omnibus spending bill:

"This lopsided deal is an enormous giveaway to big business and special interests. Eliminating the ban on oil exports is an important policy that will benefit the economy in the long run, but Republican leadership paid too high a price, capitulating on nearly every demand from the Left. Extending corporate handouts to the wind and solar industry will cost taxpayers...

Paris Climate Deal is Another Paper Tiger

12/12/15
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WASHINGTON -- American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement on the Paris climate deal:

"Just like each one before it, this climate agreement is unenforceable, underfunded, and non-binding. There is nothing historic about this deal. The Obama administration clearly doesn't have the support of Congress or the American people—making the agreement nothing more than a paper tiger. "Unfortunately, this won't stop the president from pursuing a domestic...
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