For Immediate Release February 21, 2012 WASHINGTON D.C. — The American Energy Alliance released Tuesday a video telling the story of Craig, Colo., a small town of approximately 10,000 people and home to the Centennial State’s largest coal-fired power generating plant. But due to Colorado’s energy mandate that requires 30 percent of the state’s electricity generation come [...]
Barack Obama receives Solyndra stock in AEA Award
WASHINGTON D.C. — Now in the twelfth and final day of the 2011 Lump of Coal Award announcements, the American Energy Alliance has concluded this year’s tribute to the politicians, policymakers, and others who have proven the worst enemies of affordable American energy. Today’s recipient is the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama. [...]
Nancy Pelosi, doyenne of expensive energy, receives Lump of Coal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON D.C. — The American Energy Alliance continued its inaugural tradition of awarding a “Lump of Coal” to the biggest enemies of affordable domestic energy production by announcing today’s recipient: former House Speaker and current Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco). “Rather than enumerate all the reasons why AEA believes Nancy Pelosi [...]
Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.) receives “Lump of Coal” Award
WASHINGTON D.C. — The American Energy Alliance knows that Senator Harry Reid already left town for his Christmas vacation, with no intention of returning to Washington until next year. Nevertheless, the American Energy Alliance has selected Senator Reid as today’s recipient of the 2011 “Lump of Coal” Award for his unyielding opposition to affordable energy [...]
AEA Awards EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson with 2011 “Lump of Coal”
WASHINGTON D.C. — It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas around the nation’s capital, and the seasonal waft of wood fires burning and chestnuts roasting is filling the rarefied air on Capitol Hill. But in the shadowy enclaves of the behemoth national headquarters of the Environmental Protection Agency, Administrator Lisa Jackson has prepared an [...]
Rep. Waxman-Markey receives 2011 “Lump of Coal” Award
For Immediate Release: WASHINGTON D.C. — The American Energy Alliance announced today the next 2011 “Lump of Coal” Award, which is given to the policymakers, politicians, and other professionals who through their collective and individual opposition to affordable domestic energy deserve recognition by the nation’s leading advocate of free market energy solutions. Today’s recipient is [...]
AEA praises House passage of Keystone XL provision, EPA restrictions
For Immediate Release WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives passed today the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), which included key provisions to force the Obama administration to make a decision regarding the Keystone XL pipeline and limit the regulatory burdens that the Environment Protection Agency wishes to impose [...]
Paul Krugman, Douglas Rice receive 2011 Lump of Coal Award
For Immediate Release WASHINGTON D.C. — The American Energy Alliance announced today the latest recipients of the 2011 inaugural “Lump of Coal” Awards, given Dec. 8-23 to policy makers, politicians and other professionals who are most responsible for ideas that inhibit economic growth and result in higher energy prices. Today’s award is shared by the [...]
AEA Releases Statement on House Passage of REINS Act
WASHINGTON D.C. — On Wednesday, December 7, 2011, the United States House of Representatives passed the Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act, which returns to Congress the responsibility for approving major regulations affecting the American economy. This bipartisan measure would require a majority of both chambers of Congress to approve any [...]
AEA Awards Lump of Coal to Anti-Energy Policymakers
For Immediate Release AEA to award “Lump of Coal” to naughty policymakers, politicians, and others who have hindered American energy development WASHINGTON D.C. — The American Energy Alliance has been keeping a list of the naughty policymakers, politicians, and other professionals who — by their individual and occasionally collective efforts — have slowed American energy [...]
