Washington, DC – While the American people continue to list climate change among the issues they care about the least, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Hollywood), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, reported legislation out of his committee today that elevates that issue above all others, even as our economy founders and the benefits of cap-and-trade become less defensible by the day. Thomas J. Pyle, president of the American Energy Alliance (AEA), issued the following statement: ...
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Beneficiaries to receive 3 years of salary, health insurance, job training, and relocation package as a result of this job-killing measure Washington, DC – With 946 pages of legislative text, it comes as no surprise that as the days pass by, interesting new provisions buried deep in the Waxman-Markey cap-and-tax bill are revealed. Today we expose section 426. “While the authors of this bill continue to insist that cap-and-tax will be a clear economic winner, several provisions buried...
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BURIED: Scarcely Reported Poll finds that 78% of Americans Oppose Legislation that will Increase Electric Bills Washington, DC – Nearly six out of 10 Americans would oppose Chairman Henry Waxman’s cap-and-tax scheme if it resulted in their electricity bills going up a single penny, a recent poll found. And nearly eight out of 10 respondents would consider a $50 per month increase in utility bills a “hardship,” even if that figure only represents a fraction of the cost burden that ...
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Only 24 percent of Americans understand cap and tax; Waxman needs to slow down and explain it to the American people

Washington, DC – Recent polling conducted by Rasmussen Reportsand released today found that an overwhelming majority of Americans notonly don’t support cap-and-trade – they don’t even know what it is,even when given three options from which to choose.

Interestingly,the polling data comes out at a time when Energy and Commerce ChairmanHenry Waxman (D-Calif.) is moving...

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New debate centers on who should get thecarve-outs, who should get stuck with the tab

Washington,DC – After marathon hearings inthe House Energy and Commerce Committee last week debating the largest, mostregressive tax plan ever brought before Congress, Chairman Henry Waxman(D-Calif.), appears to have left many questions unanswered. Chief among them:how he plans to carve up the bill, and to whom he plans to extend the patronageof upfront emission “allowances.”

“Afterweeks of...
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When Representatives Henry Waxman and Ed Markey unveiled their 648-page discussion draft climate and energy bill, they claimed that “The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009” will not only save the planet, but will provide the economy with a “green recovery” to boot. The bill, which was the subject of four days of hearings with more than 65 witnesses , features sweeping changes in energy policy including forcing families and businesses to buy more expensive electricity, implementing...

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AEA Educational Campaign to Fight Massive Energy Tax, Further Government Induced Job Losses WASHINGTON – With Congress moving at breakneck pace to pass an energy tax bill that would amount to the largest single tax increase on working families in U.S. history, American Energy Alliance (AEA) today announced the launch of an integrated education and advocacy campaign aimed at helping Americans...
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The text of the ad follows Seems like all of us are working harder in this economy just to make ends meet. But the politicians in Washington, DC don't seem to get it - voting to bailout Wall Street - rather than helping Main Street. And just when you think that it can't get worse - some in Congress are now pushing an energy tax that would be the largest tax hike in history. Studies show that the bill, known as the Waxman-Markey Energy Tax, could cost our family's more than $3,100 per...
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The Waxman Markey Energy Tax is a tax on all carbon-based energy – coal, oil, and natural gas. That means that 81.8 percent of the energy that fuels the State of Georgia will be taxed. Nearly all of the remaining 18.2 percent of Georgia’s energy comes from carbon-free nuclear, hydro, and biomass. Unfortunately, nuclear, hydro, and as much as half of Georgia’s biomass energy don’t count as “clean, renewable” energy under the “clean, renewable” electricity mandate included...
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