Green energy sounds like a good idea, yet few consider its high cost. In this video we look at the green jobs model of Spain, one of the world’s leaders in implementing green technology. IER commissioned a study on Spain’s green jobs program and found that for every green job created, 2.2 jobs were lost [...]
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“Airing dubious attack ads against the American Energy Alliance won’t absolve the president or his administration for a three year energy embargo on federal lands.” – AEA President Thomas Pyle WASHINGTON D.C. — The Obama campaign, the Democratic National Committee and a pro-Obama Super PAC are frantically deploying television propaganda to distract the American public [...]
If some is good, more is better Yahoo (3/29/12) reports: An outside group with ties to conservative causes on Thursday launched a $3.6 million ad buy lashing out at President Barack Obama’s energy record, blaming him for rising gas prices and his decision to delay the Keystone XL pipeline project…The ads aired in eight states [...]
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 [...]
The answer is, of course, who cares? The only reason anyone buys a Prius is so they can demonstrate how much holier they are than everyone else. And to expose the fact that they don’t what the word “fungible” means Good Magazine (3/27?12) reports: In his book, The Conundrum, New Yorker staff writer David Owen [...]
Do you think Willard’s folks here in DC, who lobby for crews like Chevron, API, Encana, and Halliburton should say something to someone about this? I mean, other than the usual complaints about how rude it is for people to point out that Willard may not be as pro-energy as he (now) says he is? [...]
“It’s really about the supply…” So says David Plouffe. So say we all National Journal (3/25/12) reports: With gas prices rising and the choir of critics growing louder, Obama senior advisor David Plouffe defended the president’s energy policy and said the administration has not ruled out opening the country’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve…“What I’ll say is [...]
The gas plan is easy — lease more land, issue more permits, reduce regulations CNN Money (3/22/12) reports: The oil industry recently laid out a set of proposals it believes will instantly lower gasoline prices…The proposals call for more domestic oil production, fewer environmental regulations, and for not raising taxes on the industry. They’re basically [...]
The best part of this is that Congressman Markey is always in favor of people sending their heating oil to Massachusetts (think LIHEAP). Maybe someone should introduce a bill outlawing the transport of energy across State lines Juneau Empire (3/21/12) reports: U.S. Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., told oil giants BP, ConocoPhillips and Exxon Mobil his natural [...]
The Onion Couldn’t Have Written a Better Headline ABC News (4/10/12) reports: Former General Services Administration administrator Martha Johnson missed a lavish Las Vegas conference for government employees because she was already committed to meetings in California at Solyndra, according to testimony in an official government investigation…Solyndra is the now-bankrupt green energy company that the [...]
First Energy would argue that they are not intentionally causing a shortage in the capacity markets in order to make a bunch of money from unsuspecting ratepayers. I like to argue that I am taller and better looking than people think I am Platts Energy (4/8/12) reports: West Virginia regulators ordered FirstEnergy not to begin [...]
It’s hypocritical for the same politicians calling for sanctions on China for placing quotas on a its rare earth exports to simultaneously try to block the export of our own natural gas resources MarketWatch (4/2/12) reports: The Chinese are wrong in the case of rare earth elements and should reverse their practices. President Obama shouldn’t follow in their [...]
Solyndra. Beacon. First Light. Q-Cells. They will be thrown into the exterior darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few are chosen GWPF The German firm says it has abandoned an attempt to refinance its debts and will file for insolvency on Tuesday…Like other solar panel makers, [...]
If some is good, more is better Yahoo (3/29/12) reports: An outside group with ties to conservative causes on Thursday launched a $3.6 million ad buy lashing out at President Barack Obama’s energy record, blaming him for rising gas prices and his decision to delay the Keystone XL pipeline project…The ads aired in eight states [...]
The answer is, of course, who cares? The only reason anyone buys a Prius is so they can demonstrate how much holier they are than everyone else. And to expose the fact that they don’t what the word “fungible” means Good Magazine (3/27?12) reports: In his book, The Conundrum, New Yorker staff writer David Owen [...]
Do you think Willard’s folks here in DC, who lobby for crews like Chevron, API, Encana, and Halliburton should say something to someone about this? I mean, other than the usual complaints about how rude it is for people to point out that Willard may not be as pro-energy as he (now) says he is? [...]
“It’s really about the supply…” So says David Plouffe. So say we all National Journal (3/25/12) reports: With gas prices rising and the choir of critics growing louder, Obama senior advisor David Plouffe defended the president’s energy policy and said the administration has not ruled out opening the country’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve…“What I’ll say is [...]
The Washington Post By Dan Eggen April 25, 9:28 AM Nearly all of the independent advertising aired for the 2012 general-election campaign has come from interest groups that do not disclose their donors, suggesting that much of the political spending over the next six months will come from sources invisible to the public. Politically active [...]
For Immediate Release WASHINGTON D.C. — The American Energy Alliance announced today the latest recipients of the organizations 2011 “Lump of Coal” award, which is given Dec. 8-23 to the policymakers, politicians and prevaricating provocateurs who oppose affordable energy solutions to power America’s future. Today’s recipients are two thespians of stage and screen who have [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — In a late decision yesterday evening, the awards committee of the American Energy Alliance accepted a last-minute nomination for the 2011 Lump of Coal Award, which AEA is giving to the enemies of affordable domestic energy. Originally slated to share today’s award were Senators John Kerry (D-Venezuela) and Lindsay Graham (RINO-SC) for [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON D.C. — Late into the night on Wednesday, December 14, the American Energy Alliance award committee poured over the policy ideas of the top contenders for the 2012 Republican nomination, desperately searching for the most deserving recipient for this year’s “Lump of Coal” Award. After at least a dozen painstaking, caffeine-induced [...]
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 reduced economic growth and rising energy prices. Today’s award is shared by 1997 Nobel prize winner and [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — Sorting through the list of potential recipients for the inaugural “Lump of Coal” Award was a laborious process for the judges at the American Energy Alliance this year. But undeterred in the quest to find America’s naughtiest politicians, policy makers, and other professionals who just don’t understand how energy markets work, the [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — Leading off the 2011 list of naughty policymakers, politicians, and other professionals who have demonstrated exemplary failures to understand or promote policies that generate affordable American energy is this year’s first recipient, the 43rd president of the United States, the Honorable George Walker Bush of Texas. “When it comes to offering opportunities [...]
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 [...]
Green energy sounds like a good idea, yet few consider its high cost. In this video we look at the green jobs model of Spain, one of the world’s leaders in implementing green technology.
Gas prices continue to increase and the federal government does nothing to increase the supply of oil. The United States is the third largest oil producer in the world and we can increase our oil production even further. We have enough oil to last 200 years, but much of it is on federal lands. Unfortunately, the federal government only leases 3 percent of taxpayer-owned lands for oil and natural gas development. Sign up BELOW!
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