In the Pipeline: 10/9/12

It really is quite simple. More energy = more jobs.   Doubling down on the automobile mandate does make sense, if you are in favor of more deaths on the highway, a $3000 increase in the average price of a car, pricing millions out of the new car market, and limiting consumer choice. White House (10/8/12) reports: […]

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In the Pipeline: 10/2/12

Yesterday, we noted that the United Arab Emirates bankrolled the Matt Damon movie/propaganda against affordable, American-produced natural gas.  Now we note that the Russians are doing the same thing.  The reporter was kind enough to point out that the Sierra Club and its fellow travelers are useful idiots, which saves us the trouble. AP (9/30/12) reports: “The […]

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In the Pipeline: 7/25/12

You have to hope that at some point, Governor Romney will start talking about this. WSJ (7/24/12) reports: “President Obama may not want to exploit the energy buried in Canada’s Alberta oil sands, but China sure does. Think of Monday’s $15.1 billion offer by China’s state-owned Cnooc to buy Canadian energy giant Nexen as a post-Keystone XL […]

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Have Lawmakers Turned Their Backs on Keystone XL?

  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 […]

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Rising Gas Prices and the U.S. Refining Industry

  WASHINGTON D.C. — The American Energy Alliance released a white paper today detailing the factors that contribute to the rising cost of gasoline — a combination of crude oil costs, taxes, distribution and marketing, refining costs, infrastructure issues, and regulations. The white paper, entitled “Rising Gasoline Prices and the U.S. Refining Industry” combines the […]

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AEA launches “Nine Dollar Gas” Ad

WASHINGTON D.C. — The American Energy Alliance launched today a multi-million dollar nationwide initiative to educate the public about energy policies that are causing gas prices and other energy costs to skyrocket. The first phase of the initiative includes a 30-second television ad that begins airing this week in eight states across the country. “The […]

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AEA’s Thomas Pyle responds to Obama press conference

“Instead of unleashing lawyers at the Justice Department, the president should unleash the Interior Department to open the outer continental shelf.” — AEA President Thomas J. Pyle WASHINGTON D.C. — Thomas J. Pyle, president of the American Energy Alliance, issued today the following statement in response to President Obama’s Mar. 6 press conference: “President Obama […]

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