Listen to the ad here . ANNOUNCER: After Washington wasted billions bailing out Wall Street and the auto industry, our economy is still hurting. Unemployment is over 10 percent. But our leaders in Congress just don’t get it. These politicians in Washington are pushing a new energy tax that would be the largest in history, costing the average Indiana family over $115 a month. Some estimates have this tax killing 2.4 million American jobs—nearly 60,000 in Indiana alone. The Indiana...
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Listen to the ad here . ANNOUNCER: After Washington wasted billions bailing out Wall Street and the auto industry, our economy is still hurting. Unemployment is approaching 10 percent. But Congress and Senator Arlen Specter just doesn’t get it. Now these politicians in Washington are pushing a new energy tax that would be the largest in history, costing Pennsylvania families $125 a month. Some estimates have this tax killing 2.4 million American jobs—nearly 100,000 in Pennsylvania...
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Listen to the ad here . ANNOUNCER: After Washington wasted billions bailing out Wall Street and the auto industry, our economy is still hurting. Unemployment is over 10 percent. But our leaders in Congress just don’t get it. These politicians in Washington are pushing a new energy tax that would be the largest in history, costing the average Ohio family $118 a month. Some estimates have this tax killing over 2.4 million American jobs—nearly 110,000 in Ohio alone. The Ohio...
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Listen to the ad here . ANNOUNCER: After Washington wasted billions bailing out Wall Street and the auto industry, our economy is still hurting. Unemployment is approaching 10 percent. But our leaders in Congress just don’t get it. These politicians in Washington are pushing a new energy tax that would be the largest in history, costing the average family over $100 a month. Some estimates have this tax killing 2.4 million American jobs—over 23,000 in Arkansas alone. The Arkansas...
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American Energy Express: Fight the National Energy Tax, Save American Jobs NEW CASTLE, PA — Earlier this morning, the American Energy Alliance (AEA) launched a four week American energy bus tour to build public awareness of what cap-and-trade is, how it works, and the extent to which it’s capable of inflicting serious damage to the American economy. The American Energy Express will travel to industrial and coal producing states, attending county fairs, ball games and other public...
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As Gulf WorkContinues, Bingaman Stance Against OCS Revenue Sharing Becomes LessDefensible – Especially Since N.M. Takes Half Revenue from FederalOnshore. The Washington Times (5/17) reports, “Democratic senators from landlocked states aren't happy about a proposal to offer huge cash incentives to coastalstates willing to drill for oil and natural gas off their shores. Andenvironmentalists are aghast it's in the Senate's new climate bill. Thepotential revenue pot from leasing underwater...

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In Newspapers Coast-to-Coast, Energy Rationing Bill Continues to Get Exposed for What it is: A Job Killer

• “Will result in increased energy costs for all sectors of our economy”
• “It is a massive energy tax in disguise. … This bill will kill millions of jobs”
• "This nasty little bill promises to wreak havoc on Virginia's businesses and consumers alike while threatening thousands of jobs … It is a job killer”
• "The end result is the diminution of our standard of living and...

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New Rasmussen poll show clear opposition to the federal government rationing energy, Middle-America continues to say no Key poll excerpts:

• “Americans have mixed feelings about the climate change bill now before the Senate that will have a major impact on U.S. energy use. Forty-two percent (42%) say it will hurt the U.S. economy, while 19% say it will help.”

• “Just 18% of adults think it’s the government’s job to tell Americans what kind of light bulb they use , according to a...

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Last week marked the one-year anniversary of an historic changein our Nation's energy policy -- the July 14, 2008 lifting of the executivebranch's 18 year-old ban on responsible energy development along most ofAmerica's outer continental shelf (OSC).  Unfortunately, over a yearlater, we're no closer today to accessing our offshore energy resources than wewere last July.  That's true despite the late-September expiration ofCongress's own separate ban on responsible offshore exploration, a ban...

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House-passed national energy tax will increase electricity prices, unemployment Washington, DC – Following a narrow vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on what has been described at the ‘biggest tax in American history,’ Thomas J. Pyle, president of the American Energy Alliance (AEA), issued this statement on the cap-and-trade bill’s passage: “With the amount of arm twisting, horse trading, and political favor swapping needed to force a House vote on this job-killing...
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