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WASHINGTON — American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement about the House Republicans’ proposed tax extenders deal: “The wind PTC was a bad idea yesterday, it’s a bad idea today, and it will be a bad idea tomorrow. “Over twenty percent of this extenders deal, nearly $10 billion, is a handout to AWEA […]

In a letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, members of Congress are urging the EPA to reduce the required biofuel volumes under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for 2014. The letter, signed by more than 150 members from both parties, correctly points out that the RFS is a flawed policy, based on faulty assumptions, that […]

  WASHINGTON D.C. — On breaking news that a congressional conference report for the transportation bill will not include a provision forcing the approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline, American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement: “House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Leader Harry Reid seem ready to push a major, multi-billion […]

  Click here to Take Action and write your Congressman. America is blessed with abundant and affordable energy resources, and we need to increase energy production to grow our economy and create more jobs. Unnecessary red tape, inefficient permitting processes and lack of access to federal lands have made American energy production more expensive for […]

AEA Urges Lawmakers to Focus on American Energy Access WASHINTON,DC— Inanticipation of tomorrow’s Congressionalhearingson the status of new American energy development, AmericanEnergy Alliance(AEA) Director of Federal Affairs Kevin Kennedy highlighted the extensiveshort-term and long-term economic benefits Americans stand to gain if Congressallows more access to domestic energy exploration and production: “Ifthese hearings bring forth the […]