PYLE: EPA's Biofuel Fix is Only a Band-Aid

  • 11/15/13
  • AEA
  • Press Releases
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released today its 2014 requirements for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The proposed rule scales back the ethanol mandate to the 2012 level of 15.2 billion gallons, down from 16.55 billion gallons in 2013. American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle released the following statement in response to the announcement:
"The American Energy Alliance welcomes today's better-late-than-never announcement that the EPA will scale back the...

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Congressional Members Call for an End to the Wind PTC

  • 11/14/13
  • AEA
  • Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Congressman Mike Pompeo (R-KS) and 51 other Members of Congress have joined today in opposition to another extension of the wasteful wind production tax credit (PTC). In a letter sent to Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) of the House Committee on Ways and Means, the Congressional signatories call for the permanent expiration of the wind PTC. AEA President Thomas Pyle released the following statement:
"The American Energy Alliance welcomes Congressman Pompeo’s renewed efforts to...

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Aussie PM Moves to Repeal Carbon Tax

  • 11/13/13
  • AEA
  • Press Releases
WASHINGTON -- Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott followed through today on a major campaign promise and introduced a bill to repeal Australia's controversial carbon tax. The carbon tax was a key issue leading up to Australia's Sept. 7 election in which Abbot defeated Labor Party candidate Kevin Rudd. AEA President Thomas Pyle released the following statement in response to Prime Minister Abbot's move:
"The American Energy Alliance welcomes Prime Minister Abbott’s effort to end...

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Nationwide Coalition Calls for End to Wind PTC

  • 11/05/13
  • AEA
  • News
WASHINGTON -- The American Energy Alliance joined today with over 100 organizations from across the nation in opposition to the wind Production Tax Credit (PTC). The organizations released a letter urging Congress to allow the wind PTC to expire. The letter states:
"The principal federal support for the wind energy industry is scheduled to expire at the end of this year. The undersigned organizations and the millions of Americans we represent stand opposed to extending the production tax...

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Will U.S. Policy Makers Oppose a Carbon Tax?

  • 10/04/13
  • AEA
  • Press Releases
WASHINGTON — The American Energy Alliance begins today the third phase of a nation-wide $750,000 anti-carbon tax initiative. This phase of the initiative includes a series of online banner advertisements urging Americans to tell their Member of Congress to oppose a carbon tax. The ads are currently running in areas of the country represented by Reps. Bruce Braley (D- Iowa), Cheri Bustos (D- Ill.), Ann Kirkpatrick (D- Ariz.), Patrick Murphy (D- Fla.), Rick Nolan (D- Minn.), Bill Owens...
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Binz Bows Out

  • 10/01/13
  • AEA
  • Press Releases
WASHINGTON — Upon report today that Ron Binz has formally withdrawn his name from further consideration to serve as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, AEA President Thomas Pyle released the following statement: "Ron Binz was the wrong nominee at the worst possible time for American consumers. His record of radical advocacy and regulatory bias was too much to overcome, even for Harry Reid's rubber-stamp Senate. His performance during the confirmation process left much...
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Free Market Coalition Calls for End to Wind PTC

  • 09/24/13
  • AEA
  • Press Releases
WASHINGTON -- The American Energy Alliance has joined 23 other free-market organizations in a letter to Congress urging members to oppose the extension of the wind production tax credit (PTC). The letter states:
"On behalf of the millions of members that our organizations represent, we encourage you to oppose extending the main source of federal support for wind energy, the production tax credit (PTC). The problems with bestowing government favors on wind energy are myriad—it doesn’t...

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AEA Launches Phase Two of Anti-Carbon Tax Initiative

  • 09/17/13
  • AEA
  • Press Releases
WASHINGTON — The American Energy Alliance begins today the second phase of a $750,000 initiative with a series of radio advertisements holding Members of Congress accountable for supporting a carbon tax and thanking those who have opposed one. This phase of the initiative will include two weeks of radio spots in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and New York. The ads urge listeners to contact Representatives Bruce Braley (D-Iowa), Cheri Bustos (D- Ill.), Ann...
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Opposition to Controversial FERC Nominee Grows

  • 09/16/13
  • AEA
  • Press Releases
WASHINGTON — The American Energy Alliance was joined today by thirteen other free-market organizations in a letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, calling on committee members to oppose the confirmation of Ron Binz as Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) by taking a "principled stand against the costly energy future that he represents." In recent weeks, growing concerns about how the Obama Climate Action Plan and a potential Binz...
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Senator Begich Lawyers up

  • 09/11/13
  • AEA
  • Press Releases
WASHINGTON -- The American Energy Alliance responded today to a series of letters from a Washington D.C. law firm representing Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK) who complains that a current advertisement sponsored by AEA "mischaracterizes" the senator's past support for carbon tax legislation and threatens legal action for the continued airing of the ads. On Sept. 5, 2013, attorneys with Perkins Coie, LLP, notified station managers in Alaska that continued airing of AEA's ad, entitled "Games," could...
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