The Biden administration announced major restrictions on offshore oil leasing in the Arctic Ocean and across Alaska’s North Slope supposedly to temper criticism from environmentalists over a pending decision on an oil drilling project in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve known as Willow and to form a “firewall” to limit future oil leases in the region. The Interior Department said it would issue new rules to block oil and gas leases on more than 55 percent of the 23 million acres...

WASHINGTON DC (03/10/2023) – The American Energy Alliance (AEA), the country’s premier pro-consumer, pro-taxpayer, and free-market energy organization, applauds members who voted in favor of H.J. Res. 27, the Congressional Review Act resolution disapproving of the revised definition of "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act.

Nine House Democrats broke from their party on Thursday to overturn the Biden administration's water regulation that stretched the legal...

President Biden’s oil and gas offshore lease plan is late and will be even later as the Interior Department argues it needs until December to finalize the plan. It told a court it needs the rest of the year to complete an analysis on the delayed five-year program, which will replace the expired 2017-2022 program. There is currently no active offshore leasing program providing for new lease sales despite the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act mandating  that the Secretary of the Interior...

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna are joined by Governor Mike Dunleavy, (R-Alaska) for a discussion on the Biden administration's war on American energy.

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WASHINGTON DC (03/09/2023) – Today, President Biden released his federal budget proposal, seeking billions in additional spending for green corporate interests on a host of programs across the federal government.

AEA President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement:

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that interstate natural gas pipeline capacity additions reached a record low in 2022 based on data collected since 1995. In 2022, 897 million cubic feet per day of interstate natural gas pipeline capacity was added from five projects, according to EIA’s latest State-to-State Capacity Tracker , which contains information on the capacity of natural gas pipelines that cross state and international borders. The five projects that increased...

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the biggest news of the week and the wildest soundbites to come out of the Biden White House.

WASHINGTON DC (03/02/2023) – This week, the House and Senate voted to cancel a Labor Department rule that encourages retirement plan managers to weigh environmental and social issues when making investments.

AEA President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement:

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast, Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss a busy week of headlines and the lackluster response from the White House.

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In late February 2023, the price of carbon permits on the European Union’s carbon market hit 100 euros ($106.57) per metric ton  – the amount of increased costs that factories and power plants must pay when they emit carbon dioxide. The benchmark EU Allowance (EUA) contract had hit a high of 101.25 euros per metric ton. EUAs are the main currency in the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) which forces manufacturers, power companies and airlines to pay for each metric ton of...