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House Bills Safeguard Federal Land Production

WASHINGTON DC (05/02/2024) – This week, the House passed a series of bills sponsored by Natural Resources Committee and Western Caucus Members related to resource development and mining on federal lands. AEA included H.R. 6285, “Alaska’s Right to Produce Act of 2023” in its American Energy Scorecard. This legislation affirms that the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska and a portion of the Alaska Coastal Plain should – by clear and specific direction from Congress – be...


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Key Vote YES on H.R. 6285

  • 05/01/24
  • AEA
  • Scorecard

The American Energy Alliance supports H.R. 6285 Alaska's Right to Produce Act of 2023, legislation which would affirm Congress's clear instructions on leasing and development of energy resources in Alaska.

By clear and specific legislation, Congress has directed that the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska and a portion of the Alaska Coastal Plain shall be available for oil and gas leasing and development. The Department of Interior, with no legal authorization, has declared that it...


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The Unregulated Podcast 179: Mike’s Last Show

  • 04/26/24
  • AEA
  • Podcast

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the recently passed foreign aid bill, updates on the unfolding presidential contest, and everything else that has Mike heating up.

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Team Biden Wants You In A Chinese EV

  • 04/25/24
  • IER
  • Blog

A made-in-China electric vehicle will arrive at U.S. dealers this summer offering power and efficiency similar to the Tesla Model Y, with sticker price of about $8,000 less. The $35,000 window sticker of Volvo’s compact SUV (the EX30 )–a five-seater electric SUV that will have a 275-mile driving range and a five-second 0-60 mile-per-hour time–will provide a more affordable electric vehicle to U.S. markets. Volvo is the Swedish luxury brand owned by China’s Geely. The competitive...


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Biden's EV Mandate A Gift To Communist China

  • 04/24/24
  • IER
  • Blog

Biden’s policies of forcing electric vehicles on the American public and domestic auto manufacturers through regulations and standards is playing into China’s hands. China, with few oil and gas resources of its own, has found electric vehicles to be a way to dominate the world’s auto market. China achieved number one ranking in EV sales last year. As with other commodities, Chinese companies have an operating edge on EV production with cheap energy and labor, operational efficiencies...


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The Unregulated Podcast #178: Brian Visits!

  • 04/19/24
  • AEA
  • Podcast

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna check in on presidential polling, explain "how it all ends" for climate targets, and weigh in on the legality of Team Biden's "Climate Emergency" potential proclamation.

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Biden Takes Another Swipe At Offshore Energy

  • 04/19/24
  • IER
  • Blog

On April 15, Biden’s Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) finalized a new rule requiring federal offshore oil and natural gas leaseholders to provide an estimated $6.9 billion in additional financial assurances to cover offshore decommissioning costs. The goal of the financial assurances is to limit the number of abandoned wells in the Gulf of Mexico’s Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and  to address concerns related to aging OCS infrastructure, property...


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Biden Blocks American Mines Needed For Mandated "Energy Transition"

  • 04/18/24
  • IER
  • Blog

The Biden administration is expected to block an agency of the State of Alaska’s application to build a 211-mile road through northwestern Alaska to reach an area long known for its mineral richness. The road-building project is proposed by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) and is needed to access major copper and zinc deposits needed for Biden’s “clean energy” transition , including transmission lines, wind turbines and photovoltaic cells. Biden’s...


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Rising Electricity Prices Creating Electoral Headache For Biden

  • 04/17/24
  • IER
  • Blog

President Biden’s administration worries about gas prices reaching or exceeding $4 a gallon—a price where the electorate looks for an alternative to the incumbency in a Presidential election. Last time, gas prices were that high was before the 2022 mid-term elections when President Biden released billions of barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, leaving it at its lowest level in 40 years. Since that alternative has largely been diminished with few barrels bought back to...


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Biden Axes Auctions For Oil & Gas Development

  • 04/16/24
  • IER
  • Blog

The Biden administration has been active over the past month in producing policies to put future domestic oil and gas production on public lands in jeopardy. Specifically, he has proposed removal of 13 million acres from the National Petroleum Reserve—Alaska, finalized policies that increase the cost of producing oil and gas on federal land, and cut the amount of land to be leased for oil and gas development in a New Mexico auction by over 3000 acres. These are on top of holding the...


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