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FACT CHECK: IER Examines Obama/Romney Energy Claims

  • 10/19/12
  • AEA
  • News
During the town hall presidential debate in Hempstead, New York on Oct. 16, 2012, Governor Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama squared off on many issues, and energy policy was one of the most contentious of the evening. Energy policy deserves a comprehensive, fact-based national conversation. The Institue for Energy Research (IER} has analyzed the responses of both candidates and has fact checked their statements during last night’s debate.
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In the Pipeline: 10/19/12

  • 10/19/12
  • AEA
  • Blog
Coal: It's what's for dinner. AEA (10/19/12) reports: “The American Energy Alliance traveled to West Virginia with the "American Products. American Power." bus tour and met with the hardworking coal miners that keep the lights on for the rest of America. Bill Raney, President of the West Virginia Coal Association, describes in this video just how important coal is for our daily lives.”  

  More movie fun for a Friday morning . This time, petrochemicals are for dinner.   

The product and power of our lives

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All They Want for Christmas is Coal

  • 10/18/12
  • AEA
  • News
  On October 13th, the American Products. American Power. bus tour joined forces with United for Coal, a grassroots organization that sprung up in response to the Obama administration’s war on coal .  Allen Gibson, the founder of United for Coal, is a retired coal miner fighting for the very survival of small towns throughout Appalachia. The war on coal is destroying small communities that are dependent on the coal industry, particularly in Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky....
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New Chemical Plant = 15,000 Jobs

  • 10/17/12
  • AEA
  • Multimedia
Building a new energy manufacturing and chemical plant in Western Pennsylvania would provide the area with thousands of construction jobs and hundreds of permanent jobs, not to mention the investments that would be made in upgrading and building new infrastructure. We met Jeff Heasley in Apollo, PA at the Fort Hand Festival, and he is hopeful that the plant is built and breathes life into the local economy.
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"Stop Obama's War" Radio Spots Begin in Ohio, Virginia

WASHINGTON D.C. -- The American Energy Alliance (AEA) began airing today two radio spots in Ohio and Virginia to expose President Obama's 'war on coal' and to encourage residents to "vote no" on the administration's war against American energy and jobs. The ads will run more than 8600 times between Oct. 17 and Nov. 6.  Additionally, AEA has placed online banner advertisements with CNN.com, FOXNews.com, DrudgeReport.com, RealClearPolitics.com, and the websites of various Ohio and Virginia...
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In the Pipeline: 10/17/12

  • 10/17/12
  • AEA
  • Blog
This video makes us laugh.  Until we remember that we are paying for this mess. Michigan Capitol Confidential (10/8/12) reports: “In the video, Gov. Granholm’s press conference on A123 Systems was interrupted by a phone call… It was President Obama on the line to remind the audience that it was his American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that enabled A123 Systems to be the “first American factory to start high-volume production of advanced vehicle batteries.””  

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In the Pipeline: 10/16/12

  • 10/16/12
  • AEA
  • Blog

Why we fight. 

  How in the world did this run in the Washington Post? Washington Post(10/15/12) reports: “Al Gore is about 50 times richer than he was when he left the vice presidency in 2001. According to an Oct. 11 report by The Post’s Carol D. Leonnig, Gore accumulated a Romneyesque $100 million partly through investing in alternative-energy firms subsidized by the Obama administration.”   When the Bloomberg crowd starts running things like this, you have to think they are...
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In the Pipeline: 10/15/12

  • 10/15/12
  • AEA
  • Blog

Promise made. Promise kept. Watch our latest ad:

War on Affordable Energy Ad   Here is the deal.  It turns out you can’t get rid of an affordable, reliable energy source (like nuclear), and rely on an expensive, unreliable source (like solar and wind), without increase the cost to ratepayers (like me and you). Renewable Energy World  (10/12/12) reports: “German Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to cap taxpayer subsidies for renewable energy is aimed at limiting the political fallout among voters from a surge...
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Stand with Coal

  • 10/12/12
  • AEA
  • Multimedia
President Obama kept his promises and bankrupted coal plants, increased electricity rates, and increased gas prices, leading Vice President Biden to say he "thinks our energy policy is the best it has ever been". VOTE NO on Obama's failing energy policy.
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AEA Takes "Stand with Coal' Effort to the Airwaves

WASHINGTON D.C. -- The American Energy Alliance released today a 30 second advertisement that will air in Ohio and Virginia markets, starting Oct. 13 and running through Oct. 26. The "Stand With Coal" ad features video footage of President Barack Obama pledging to make "electricity rates skyrocket" and "bankrupt" the coal industry. Vice President Biden is also featured in the ad, claiming that the Obama administration's energy policy is "the best it's ever been." The ad, which will run...
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