Below is an editorial from the Oklahoman about the American Products, American Power bus tour, a project of the Institute for Energy Research and the American Energy Alliance. Get out of the way. That, in a nutshell, is the message preached by the American Energy Alliance, a right-leaning nonprofit that stumps for free-market energy policy. The AEA, whose multistate bus tour stopped in Oklahoma City last week, has its megaphone aimed squarely at the Obama administration, which has...
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Ken Green not only killed it, he squashed it like a bug.  Don't even think about mustering up a rebuttal to this gem. AEI  (8/28/12) reports: “So let us, once again, review why a carbon tax is a bad idea: 1) Taxes on carbon are not simply taxes on consumption, they’re a tax on production as well, since energy is a primary input to production (and is a growing share because of increasing automation). Taxing both production and consumption seems like a poor way to stimulate your economy,...
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  WASHINGTON D.C. — IER Director of Regulatory Affairs Daniel Simmons issued the following statement about today's announcement by the Obama administration of a new corporate average fuel economy mandate (CAFE): "This is an undemocratic, dangerous, and costly decision. The Obama administration's heavy-handed regulation overrides American's automobile preferences and imposes the choices of unelected bureaucrats on consumers. Forcing ever-higher fuel economy mandates will lead to less...
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Normally, this is called vandalism. On Wednesday, you’ll be encouraged to sign the bus, while also enjoying beef tenderloin and seafood for lunch. AEA invites you to join Stephen Moore, Senator John Barrasso, Representative Mike Pompeo, and Thomas Pyle, President of AEA for a free market energy forum on Wednesday, August 29^th, at 11:30 in Liberty Plaza.       Perhaps not the largest surprise we’ve ever experienced. USA Today (8/27/12) reports: "It would be the second interruption...
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We couldn’t say it any better: “This project is not just a pipeline; it’s a lifeline for American working men and women.” Oklahoman (8/25/12) reports:     Abundance or scarcity.  Growth or destruction.  The choice could not be clearer. Human Events  (8/26/12) reports: “While President Barack Obama rails against fossil fuels and supports billions of dollars in new spending for experimental sources of energy, Romney and running mate Paul Ryan support the development of the...
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  WASHINGTON D.C. — Since the Aug. 7 kickoff in Dallas, TX, the American Energy Alliance's "American Products and Power" bus tour has traveled 5,168 miles to promote affordable and reliable domestic energy sources, free energy markets, and less burdensome regulations on American job creators. Today and tomorrow, the tour stops in Cushing, Okla., which is commonly regarded as North America's most significant trading hub for crude oil, and Oklahoma City, where the tour will be joined at the...
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This is the beat of the drum that we are marching to.  

  Look, we get that Alex Flint is working Harry Reid’s side of the street.  But Mitt Romney is a Mormon, too.  Maybe Alex should throw him a bone occasionally. Politico  (8/23/12) reports: Many of Romney’s other energy ideas also come with catches. If approved in its entirety, the Keystone pipeline that’s been central to the GOP political agenda would give Canada access to world markets with its tar sands oils — not the...
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  The American Products and Power bus tour made an exciting stop at the Tesoro refinery in Mandan, ND last week. The bus tour team was greeted by managers on site where we learned about a recent expansion at the refinery, bringing economic growth and jobs to the area.

Ron Day, Environmental Health and Safety Manager, signs the bus

The Tesoro refinery began operations in 1954 following the discovery of oil in Tioga, ND in 1951. With the advancement of hydraulic fracturing technology in...
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WASHINGTON D.C. — In advance of Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney's speech today, in which the former Massachusetts governor will outline his plan for energy independence, AEA President Thomas Pyle released the following statement: "Energy will continue to be a major concern for the American people. With gas prices setting record highs this summer, corn prices artificially inflated due to failed energy policies, and electricity rates skyrocketing nationwide, it is important...
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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Obama administration played “a central role” in encouraging a private equity firm to rescue a struggling refinery in Pennsylvania. This is rather ironic since part of the reason for the refinery’s financial troubles were the Obama administration’s burdensome regulations. Earlier this year, refineries on the East Coast were struggling. Sunoco’s northeast refining business had lost over $900 million over the past three years and was...
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