California’s Air Resources Board (ARB) is voting today on their plan to reduce California’s greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 (about a 25% reduction). Sadly, ARB is ignoring the glaring flaws in its economic analysis.

One thing that is obvious about California’s plan is that it will be very expensive. The only way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is either to use less coal, oil, and natural gas, or to switch to more expensive and less reliable technologies. Any plan to reduce...

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WASHINGTON – This morning, the nonprofitAmerican Energy Alliance(AEA) placed a full-page advertisement in the Capitol Hill newspaper RollCall, squarely targeting lawmakers opposed to expanding offshore energyproduction. The ad, featuringfour identical pictures of a clear ocean horizon as seen from the shore­­,shows that beautiful beachesand prosperous offshore energy projects—even those as close as 12...
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For Immediate Release:Thursday, November 13, 2008

Contact:Trice Whitefield (703) 516-2173 [email protected]

Energy Group’s Ad Shows Congress Bigger (Offshore) Picture

Offshore energy projects can jumpstart U.S. economy by creating thousands of jobs

WASHINGTON – This morning, the nonprofit American Energy Alliance (AEA) placed a full-page advertisement in the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call , squarely targeting lawmakers opposed to expanding offshore energy production....
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All across America, motorists are rejoicing as gasoline prices plummet. Low gasoline prices are a bright spot in an otherwise dismal economic picture.  But amazingly, the out-of-touch editors of the Washington Post think that the masses should not have access to affordable gasoline or inexpensive go-anywhere transportation options.

The editors opine :

[Higher gas taxes] would stimulate the market for new fuel-efficient cars; defund mischief-making petro-states; and cut carbon emissions. Not...

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In the December 5^th Wall Street Journal, KimStrassel discusses the boot that may soon drop on the U.S. economy as a result of current discussions within President-elect Obama's transition team.  Ms. Strassel has quickly distinguished herself as one of Washington's most insightful analysts of the big picture, and on the issue of what makes the economy grow – energy – she has once again hit the nail directly on the head. The premise of the piece is that the left has thus far beendenied much in...
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The American Energy Alliance recently sent comments to EPA on EPA's plan to regulate greenhouse gases. We will continue to fight against ideological fringe groups to who are working to dramatically increase the cost of energy in America.

This past summer, EPA released an "Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking" (ANPR) that outlined how it might go about shoehorning the ability to regulate carbon, at best (outright criminalize it, at worst) into the authority already assigned to the EPA by the...

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Author Michael Crichton passed away last week. His books were focused on controversial issues including medical malpractice, airline safety, biotechnology, nanotechnology, and Japan's economic dominance. His most controversial book was State of Fear , a book about global warming where environmentalists are the bad guys. The book was controversial because Crichton challenged conventional wisdom about global warming.

But Crichton was not ignorant of global warming science and policy. He spent a...
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Alaska Ad from the American Energy Alliance
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“Nancy Pelosi, who leads the Democrats in the House, and Harry Reid, who leads the Democrats in the Senate, are hostile to finding and using more domestic energy resources like coal, oil, and natural gas.  Our new video alerts the citizens of Alaska what that means for them:  higher prices for energy and fewer jobs for all Alaskans.” Washington, DC – Washington, DC – The American Energy Alliance (AEA) today released a new video entitled, Alaska Loses , to alert Alaskans that...
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