Before you got out of bed this morning, these men stuck their heads between two rocks, 500 feet beneath the surface, to deliver the abundant, affordable, and reliable energy that powers our way of life.  So thank a coal miner when you plunk down five bucks for your grande, skinny, half-caf, soy Frappuccino on your way to the office.

 

  Last week we commented about this meeting. We intended to let it speak for itself, but AEI went and tried to have it both ways - yet again.  If this is...
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What’s holding electric cars back is that they are inferior, expensive products.  How many superior, affordable products need government support? National Journal (10/25/12) reports: “Consider auto sales. Instead of looking at the sales of electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles as a percentage of the total auto sales, the focus should be on the incredible growth in sales this year in this sector.”   $16 trillion in debt, and the government claims the private sector is...
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Whether you're a high school student, a union guy working at the refinery, or a United States Senator, the bus is a symbol of opportunity and a better energy future for us all. 

 

Senator Jim DeMint signs the American Products and Power bus. 

  Why am I not surprised that EPA does not have a definition of "savings/cost avoidances?" Washington Examiner  (10/24/12) reports: “Environmental Protection Agency officials will spend in excess of $8 billion this year, but they will apparently...
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An August analysis from Capital Alpha explores Rep. Jim McDermott’s carbon tax bill introduced late in the summer. The proposal calls for an initial $25 per ton tax on carbon, which quickly escalates to a capped fine of $525 (!) per ton by the year 2024. The Capital Alpha report is fairly evenhanded and speaks mostly of political trends, rather than endorsing or criticizing the proposal. Yet in so doing, the report fails to point out the numerous ways in which the McDermott bill would be...

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We have been preaching this gospel for some time.  So have the folks at House Energy and Commerce. Energy & Commerce  (10/23/12) reports: “Unconventional oil and gas production could support up to 3.5 million jobs by 2035 according to a new study released today by IHS Global Insight. This new study, America’s New Energy Future: The Unconventional Oil and Gas Revolution and the Economy, complements previous IHS research on the economic impacts of unconventional oil and gas production...
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It is very rare indeed when AEA thinks the Denver Post gets it right.  Please read carefully, because it may never happen again. Denver Post (10/22/12) reports: “We can think of at least four major reasons why Longmont voters should reject Question 300, a ban on hydraulic fracturing within city limits… 1. The courts will almost certainly overrule it. As recently as 1992, the state high court said Greeley could not impose a "total ban on the drilling of any oil, gas, or hydrocarbon wells...
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WASHINGTON D.C. -- The American Energy Alliance released today its first-ever prebuttal of a presidential debate, complete with analysis to arm American viewers with the facts necessary to sort through the rhetoric of tonight's exchange between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney.  Tonight's debate -- which focuses on foreign policy -- is scheduled for 9PM EST, and will take place in Boca Raton, FL. Legendary CBS correspondent Bob Schieffer will moderate this third, and final...
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  A recent Grist article was elated over the apparent lack of voter knowledge on the Solyndra issue, and celebrates poll results showing Americans support “clean energy” initiatives. But ironically, the writer who is complaining about dishonesty himself quotes a Solyndra critic out of context to utterly change the meaning of his statement. Furthermore, the Grist article ignores all of the much stronger poll results showing that Americans aren’t willing to pay more for any of these pet...
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You know, this isn’t really a story of overreach, misjudgment and disappointment.  It is a story about stupidity, corruption, and the nascent fascism of an ever-larger government.  Oh, it is also a story about complacent and lazy media elites failing to do their jobs. NYTimes  (10/18/12) reports: “The period around 2003 was the golden spring of green technology. John McCain and Joe Lieberman introduced a bipartisan bill to curb global warming. I got my first ride in a Prius from a...
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