WASHINGTON DC (2/4/25) – The U.S. Senate has confirmed three key nominees to serve in President Donald Trump’s administration, marking a significant step forward in advancing the administration’s energy and natural resource policies. As part of our American Energy Scorecard, the American Energy Alliance will score the confirmation votes for each nominee.  

Tom Pyle, President of the American Energy Alliance, issued the following statement on the confirmations:

“Today marks a...

Two Democratic legislators have introduced a bill allowing residents damaged by wildfire to sue oil and gas companies for producing products they say cause global warming. The same companies provide the fuel for the helicopters and planes needed to fight the fires.

Two Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation in California to allow residents who have damages from natural disasters to sue oil and gas companies. The proposed bill claims  that the oil industry intentionally...

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna cover the greatest opening week of all time and the latest shake ups Trump World is bringing to the world of energy.

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• The Honeymoon
• Staples Button: If you choose to resign type RESIGN in the subject line
• Trump administration halts environmental litigation, sidelines lawyers, sources say
• Zeldin is now the EPA...

In August, we noted that the growth in EVs had greatly slowed. But that only looked at sales data through July.  But now we have full-year sales data for 2024, and the slowdown doesn’t look better.

In August, we noted that battery electric plus plug-in hybrid vehicle sales had dramatically increased in recent years. In 2017, these vehicles only made up 1.1% of total light-duty vehicle sales, but those sales dramatically increased until 2023, when they made up 9.4% of light-duty vehicle...

The American Energy Alliance supports the nominations of Lee Zeldin for EPA Administrator, Doug Burgum for Secretary of the Interior, and Chris Wright for Secretary of Energy. All of these leaders share a vision for energy dominance and economic growth. Their dedication to prioritizing domestic energy production and addressing regulatory burdens will serve to spur job creation and strengthen our economy. 

One of the largest hurdles to affordable, reliable energy is our burdensome...

The Energy Information Administration (EIA), in its January Short-Term Energy Outlook, is forecasting global oil prices (Brent crude oil) in 2025 to average $74 per barrel, falling to $66 per barrel in 2026. That is down from an average of $81 per barrel in 2024, or 8% lower in 2025 and 11% lower in 2026. The EIA forecast contrasts with Citibank’s lower price forecast for this year of $67 a barrel , which it raised from a previous forecast of $62 per barrel due to geopolitical risks...

As the Trump administration settles into a their first week in office the Institute for Energy Research, AEA's sister organization, released The American Energy Blueprint. This report serves as a comprehensive set of policy recommendations to guide the new Trump administration’s approach to energy policy.

The American Energy Blueprint  outlines key reforms in areas such as federal land and water use, expanding consumer choice, reducing subsidies, curbing government spending and...

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the Trump administration's busy first week and the subsequent shake-ups happening in the world of energy.

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• DOGE is already being more efficient: Ramaswamy Out
• Pardon Me
• Ohio and Florida Senate Seat Shuffle
• Stellantis Brings back American Classics
• Germany called. It wants its manufacturing back
• Net-Zero Initiative Suspends Operation
• BP Slashes
• Tweet of the Week

The wildfires in Los Angeles have made people realize that electric vehicles (EVs) are not reliable because of the inability to charge EVs during a power outage . Power outages have resulted from high winds, and L.A.’s wildfires have magnified the grid destruction. If your only vehicle is electric and only charged to a fraction of the battery’s range when evacuation orders come, you may be in serious trouble getting to a safe destination, as Californians are now figuring out. Evacuees...

President Trump signed 200 executive orders on his first day in office–some in front of his many supporters in the Capital One Arena and others during a press conference in the Oval Office.  He is mandating that the federal workforce return to their offices rather than working from home or other remote facilities and begin work on his agenda, in some cases, providing specific dates for reporting back on progress. His first-day executive orders included many on energy , including declaring...