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Misleading on American Manufacturing

  • 06/28/13
  • AEA
  • News

Those of us involved in policy debates over the energy sector know that it is hardly a fair fight. The people advocating greater government intervention routinely use phrases such as “clean energy,” “green energy,” “greenhouse gas pollution,” and other such loaded terms. It’s difficult to have a rational discussion about carbon taxes or chemical plant regulation when the debate is cast between those who are for and against “clean energy,” for example.

As yet another example...


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In the Pipeline: 6/28/13

  • 06/28/13
  • AEA
  • Blog
What is the one thing His Majesty says to the Keystone XL pipeline? Not today. Human Events  (6/27/13) reports: “President Obama’s declaration of dictatorial, Congress-be-damned war on “climate change” was particularly welcome to hedge-fund billionaire and megabucks Obama donor Tom Steyer. And why not? Steyer stands to make a bundle from his beloved President’s decision. You see, President Obama seems intent on killing the Keystone XL pipeline. And what do you know? Steyer’s...
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In the Pipeline: 6/27/13

  • 06/27/13
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  • Blog
A little more Tom Pyle hype you can believe in. Breaking Energy  (6/24/13) reports: “The Washington, DC-based Institute for Energy Research’s message is clear: Government intervention in energy markets is counter-productive. The organization believes this to be the case even in dealing with climate change. The IER is a think tank with an emphasis on a free market approach to energy. Its papers cover issues ranging from carbon taxes to power plant closures to the Alaska National Wildlife...

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The New Effort to Repeal the RFS

  • 06/27/13
  • AEA
  • News

A bipartisan trio of Senators, including John Barrasso (R-WY), Mark Pryor (D-AR), and Pat Toomey (R-PA), introduced legislation last week in the hopes of repealing the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) in place since 2005. Under that legislation and subsequent revisions, 36 billion gallons of renewable fuels are required to be blended into the country’s transportation fuels by 2022.

Advocates of the RFS say that the policy protects the environment by lowering greenhouse gas emissions and...


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It's Time to Repeal the RFS, Not Expand it

  • 06/26/13
  • AEA
  • Press Releases
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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In the Pipeline: 6/26/13

  • 06/26/13
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You should believe Tom Pyle's hype. Because it is not hype; it is true. Even EPA has had to admit that there has yet to be a single instance where hydraulic fracturing led to drinking water contamination. As for the promise and potential of natural gas; that is obvious anywhere you go in the producing areas or the consuming areas. Josh Fox is a drowning man, flailing for a rope. Real Clear Energy  (6/25/13) reports: “Industry’s denial of the dark side of natural gas fracking shouldn’t...
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In the Pipeline: 6/25/13

  • 06/26/13
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  • Blog
His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire. Politico  (6/24/13) reports: “Barack Obama’s Tuesday speech on climate change puts Democrats on defense in coal country. Republicans see the president’s forthcoming announcement of new regulations to cut carbon emissions as an early gift going into the midterm elections, making a tough map for the other side that much...
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In the Pipeline: 6/24/13

  • 06/24/13
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Really, the President is going to put the heat on consumers, because they are the ones who are going to have to pay for all this nonsense. Politico Pro  (6/21/13) reports: “President Barack Obama is preparing to bypass Congress on climate change and use his executive powers on everything from power plants to energy standards for appliances. The president will outline the climate plan Tuesday in a highly anticipated speech, and though official details are still under wraps, a top White...
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In the Pipeline: 6/21/13

  • 06/21/13
  • AEA
  • Blog
We loved our time in New Mexico last summer. KRQE  (6/19/13) reports: “Tight school budgets have New Mexico schools trying to find different ways to raise money. The Carlsbad Municipal School District is doing it by pumping black gold. The district's director of finance said nearly seven acres owned by the district aren't being used, so why not put it to good use by pumping oil? ‘If it's a resource available to us, and it's not currently being used,’ Laura Garcia said. ‘I think the...
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In the Pipeline: 6/20/13

  • 06/20/13
  • AEA
  • Blog
If anyone thought that Moniz would be middle-of-the-road, this choice should dispel that. The Washington Post  (6/19/13) reports: “Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz has tapped highly regarded environmentalist Kevin Knobloch, most recently president of the advocacy group Union of Concerned Scientists, to be his chief of staff. Knobloch had also been the organization’s legislative director for arms control and national security and had worked on the Hill in the ‘80s as legislative director...
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