We have been preaching this gospel for some time.  So have the folks at House Energy and Commerce. Energy & Commerce  (10/23/12) reports: “Unconventional oil and gas production could support up to 3.5 million jobs by 2035 according to a new study released today by IHS Global Insight. This new study, America’s New Energy Future: The Unconventional Oil and Gas Revolution and the Economy, complements previous IHS research on the economic impacts of unconventional oil and gas production...
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It is very rare indeed when AEA thinks the Denver Post gets it right.  Please read carefully, because it may never happen again. Denver Post (10/22/12) reports: “We can think of at least four major reasons why Longmont voters should reject Question 300, a ban on hydraulic fracturing within city limits… 1. The courts will almost certainly overrule it. As recently as 1992, the state high court said Greeley could not impose a "total ban on the drilling of any oil, gas, or hydrocarbon wells...
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WASHINGTON D.C. -- The American Energy Alliance released today its first-ever prebuttal of a presidential debate, complete with analysis to arm American viewers with the facts necessary to sort through the rhetoric of tonight's exchange between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney.  Tonight's debate -- which focuses on foreign policy -- is scheduled for 9PM EST, and will take place in Boca Raton, FL. Legendary CBS correspondent Bob Schieffer will moderate this third, and final...
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  A recent Grist article was elated over the apparent lack of voter knowledge on the Solyndra issue, and celebrates poll results showing Americans support “clean energy” initiatives. But ironically, the writer who is complaining about dishonesty himself quotes a Solyndra critic out of context to utterly change the meaning of his statement. Furthermore, the Grist article ignores all of the much stronger poll results showing that Americans aren’t willing to pay more for any of these pet...
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You know, this isn’t really a story of overreach, misjudgment and disappointment.  It is a story about stupidity, corruption, and the nascent fascism of an ever-larger government.  Oh, it is also a story about complacent and lazy media elites failing to do their jobs. NYTimes  (10/18/12) reports: “The period around 2003 was the golden spring of green technology. John McCain and Joe Lieberman introduced a bipartisan bill to curb global warming. I got my first ride in a Prius from a...
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Coal: It's what's for dinner. AEA (10/19/12) reports: “The American Energy Alliance traveled to West Virginia with the "American Products. American Power." bus tour and met with the hardworking coal miners that keep the lights on for the rest of America. Bill Raney, President of the West Virginia Coal Association, describes in this video just how important coal is for our daily lives.”  

  More movie fun for a Friday morning . This time, petrochemicals are for dinner.   

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  On October 13th, the American Products. American Power. bus tour joined forces with United for Coal, a grassroots organization that sprung up in response to the Obama administration’s war on coal .  Allen Gibson, the founder of United for Coal, is a retired coal miner fighting for the very survival of small towns throughout Appalachia. The war on coal is destroying small communities that are dependent on the coal industry, particularly in Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky....
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Building a new energy manufacturing and chemical plant in Western Pennsylvania would provide the area with thousands of construction jobs and hundreds of permanent jobs, not to mention the investments that would be made in upgrading and building new infrastructure. We met Jeff Heasley in Apollo, PA at the Fort Hand Festival, and he is hopeful that the plant is built and breathes life into the local economy.
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