Natural Gas Pipeline Capacity Additions Decrease in 2021
- 03/03/22
- Alexander Stevens
- Blog
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Natural Gas Pipeline Projects Tracker, in 2021, 7.44 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of interstate natural gas pipeline capacity was added in the United States. This was the lowest amount of added capacity since 2016. The vast majority of new interstate natural gas pipeline capacity was added to transport natural gas within Texas and around the Gulf Coast.

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Contrary To Biden's SOTU Speech, His Policies Are Behind Rising Energy Prices
- 03/02/22
- IER
- Blog
President Biden used his State of the Union Address to blame everyone and everything else for rising energy prices except his own anti-production policies.
Natural gas prices have escalated because of President Biden’s anti-oil and gas policies that are limiting pipeline infrastructure and increased production on federal lands, while the promise of pending regulatory actions add uncertainty to investments. As soon as Biden got inaugurated, he started implementing his domestic...
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Will Biden Return to 50 Years of Failed Energy Policy?
- 03/01/22
- AEA
- Blog
For the last fifty years, with one notable exception, U.S. presidents have used their State of the Union Address to push for expensive, unreliable, and politically motivated sources of energy.
This year it is likely Joe Biden will return to this trend in his address to the nation and champion his so-called "Build Back Better" agenda which would give BILLIONS of dollars to special interest groups working to make...
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AEA Statement on President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address
- 03/01/22
- AEA Press Office
- Press Releases
"It is past time to give American consumers a break. American energy workers deserve a chance to go to work and provide the energy we need to restore the nation to its potential and its position in the world. Mr. President, you need to reverse your war on American energy."
- Tom Pyle, AEA President
WASHINGTON DC (March 1, 2022) – The American Energy Alliance (AEA), the country’s premier pro-consumer, pro-taxpayer, and free-market energy organization, has a direct message...
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America Needs "Grown Ups Running Energy Policy" Tom Pyle on Varney & Co.
- 02/28/22
- AEA
- Blog
Monday, February 28, AEA president Tom Pyle joined Stuart Varney on Fox Business to discuss Democrats' energy policies. Watch the video below to see Tom argue that there is no reason for higher energy prices in the U.S. other than 'bad western leaders promoting bad policies that are driven by the green left.'
Follow Tom on Twitter for his latest on America's energy policy.
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The Unregulated Podcast # 72: Biden Crosses the Delaware
- 02/28/22
- AEA
- Podcast
On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss Biden's script for the upcoming State of the Union and how the administration's response to the war in Ukraine has the speechwriters scrambling for last-minute edits.
Links:
- NY Times: Follow the Science…
- Psaki clip
- CDC Announcement
- VP Word Salad
- No one expected sanctions to work, except the rest of your administration
- Special K
- Burn Baby Burn: New England Oil for Heat
- No Nukes
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Policy Advice for President Joe Biden in Response to Putin’s Aggression in Ukraine
- 02/24/22
- AEA Press Office
- Press Releases
It’s time for grown-ups to start handling energy policy in your administration.
The American Energy Alliance, the country’s premier pro-consumer, pro-taxpayer, and free-market energy organization, has a direct message for President Joe Biden as we await his comments on the blatant act of military aggression against Ukraine by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
AEA President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement:
“It’s past time for President Biden to recognize...
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Ukrainian Conflict Reveals Europe's Green New Deal Follies
- 02/23/22
- IER
- Blog
Futures of Brent oil were up more than 4 percent at $97.70 per barrel early this week and West Texas Intermediate oil also increased nearly 4 percent to $94.67 per barrel, after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into the Donetsk and Luhansk separatist regions of Ukraine, indicating Russia would recognize their independence. In response to Putin’s action, Germany suspended the approval process for the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia and the United States and...
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Lagging In Polls, Democrats Try To Distance Themselves From Biden's Energy Inflation
- 02/18/22
- IER
- Blog
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon: “Mr. Biden, tear up your energy policy. Let Wyoming power our country.”
The White House and top Democratic lawmakers are considering a federal gasoline tax holiday , potentially pausing fees at the pump to help combat rising gasoline prices. The hypocrisy of that move is almost laughable given that it is President Biden’s energy policies that are causing the high gasoline prices. It is Biden on his first day in office canceling the Keystone XL Pipeline....
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Billions From Biden For Wealthy EV Owners
- 02/17/22
- IER
- Blog
The White House unveiled a framework to provide $5 billion to states to expand their electric vehicle charging networks toward President Biden’s promise to build 500,000 charging stations by the end of the decade to help achieve his goal of having half of all new vehicle sales by 2030 be electric. The Department of Transportation (DOT) has asked the states to provide plans to the federal government before receiving the money. The framework calls on states to prioritize building charging...
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