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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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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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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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.””  

  There are...
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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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Promise made. Promise kept. Watch our latest 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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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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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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Vice President Gore won his Nobel Prize for his “work” on climate change.  But you know, the market doesn’t really care about that.  They only care that he keeps backing losers. The Street (10/4/12) reports: “Three years ago, First Solar seemed on its way: Interest in solar was at an all-time-high -- as were subsidies for making, installing and using it. So America's largest manufacturer of solar equipment seemed ready to cash in… So did Generation Investment. According to SEC...
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The American Energy Alliance released today a new study authored by  Scott Beaulier and  Daniel Sutter that closely examines the purported "benefits" of environmental regulations. The following summary outlines the details of the study's findings: 

• The number of new regulations and estimates of the value of regulation have grown in recent years. Proponents of regulation say the private and coincidental benefits of regulation are high. We disagree and say arguments for large private and...

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