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...

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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...

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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...

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"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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Agency's Mismanagement Highlights Need to Repeal the Mandate WASHINGTON -- American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement on EPA’s 2014-2016 volume requirements for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS):

"EPA bureaucrats continue to prove they are incapable of managing the RFS. The agency consistently misses deadlines and sets unrealistic levels for cellulosic ethanol, which is expensive and not commercially viable. This gross mismanagement is just one more...

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WASHINGTON – Ahead of tonight’s GOP debate in Milwaukee, the American Energy Alliance has compiled a list of questions for each of the candidates. The questions relate to the findings of AEA's newly released 2016 Presidential Candidates Energy Scorecard.
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ICYMI: Yesterday, AEA President Tom Pyle penned an op-ed on National Review Online explaining why states must utilize all three branches of government to prevent EPA from imposing President Obama's carbon regulation. Below is an excerpt from the piece:

The most effective way for a state to protect its citizens is for the governor to refrain from submitting a state implementation plan before there is legal resolution — the "do no harm" approach. This will help send a clear signal to...

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American Energy Alliance Launches Presidential Candidates Energy Tracker WASHINGTON -- Today, the American Energy Alliance launched a 2016 Presidential Candidates Energy Scorecard.  This new platform ranks candidates based on their positions on key energy issues and whether or not they embrace free-market policies. The key issues include President Obama's carbon regulations, the wind Production Tax Credit (PTC), the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), and various other energy issues....
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WASHINGTON -- American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement on the Obama administration's announcement of $14.5 million in grants as part of the president's "Partnership for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization Initiative":

"The Obama administration’s 'Partnership for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization Initiative' offers grim solace to America's coal families. After years of working to fulfill his campaign promise to...

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New Initiative Encourages Lawmakers to Eliminate Handouts for Big Wind WASHINGTON -- Today, the American Energy Alliance launched www.EndWindWelfare.org —a resource and activist hub aimed at eliminating the wind Production Tax Credit (PTC). With this new tool, which includes a legislative tracker and an action center, AEA will encourage lawmakers to support efforts to end this taxpayer-funded handout. One feature of the hub is a video illustrating how the PTC is tied to President...
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