"Instead of unleashing lawyers at the Justice Department, the president should unleash the Interior Department to open the outer continental shelf." -- AEA President Thomas J. Pyle

WASHINGTON D.C. -- Thomas J. Pyle, president of the American Energy Alliance, issued today the following statement in response to President Obama's Mar. 6 press conference: "President Obama continues to offer inadequate solutions and deceptive talking points instead of policies that will promote affordable energy...
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For Immediate Release February 23, 2012 "If the president is serious about our energy future, he would put a restraining order on the Department of the Interior to stop the administration's job-killing embargo on American energy." -- AEA President Thomas Pyle WASHINGTON D.C. -- President Barack Obama delivered today a widely-anticipated speech outlining his administration's energy policies, which include provisions that raise taxes on energy producers, increase dependence on foreign...
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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 from wind, solar, and other renewable sources by the year 2020, and an increasingly hostile regulatory regime at...
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The town of Craig, CO is dependent on the production of affordable and reliable coal energy. The onslaught of federal and state regulations on coal energy is causing this town economic hardship. Many do not realize that policy have direct consequences on individual lives. Learn how you can help help Craig, CO by going to: www.energyforamerica.org
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Well, this is the sort of thing one has to expect when one climbs into bed with “businessmen” who take money from the federal government.  If they have no respect for taxpayers, why would they have any respect for desert ecosystems? Los Angeles Times (2/6/12) reports: Reporting from Ivanpah Valley, Calif.— Construction cranes rise like storks 40 stories above the Mojave Desert. In their midst, the "power tower" emerges, wrapped in scaffolding and looking like a multistage...
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Keep in mind, CSAPR was the “solid” rule.  What do you figure the courts are going to do with the utility MACT, the boiler MACT, and the GHG rules?  It is pretty much the beginning of the end for EPA’s run of lawlessness The Hill (1/2/12) reports: A federal appeals court ruled Friday that the Environmental Protection Agency must delay implementation of pending regulations aimed at limiting harmful power plant pollution that crosses state lines…The ruling prevents EPA from...
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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. In a late decision on Thursday evening, the "Lump of Coal" Awards Committee determined that the president's unique hostilities to conventional...
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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 is right near the top of the list of affordable energy's enemies, we've decided to let today's recipient speak...
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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 found received great public attention on account of their green energy shenanigans. "The Committee had a tough time...
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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 for American consumers. "Senator Harry Reid left town last weekend with the bipartisan-passed Keystone XL pipeline provision hanging...
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