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Senate EPW kicks off cap-and-raid debate, set to hear from over 50 witnesses
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New AEA TV adhits South Carolina airwaves this week
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Washington, DC – With South Carolina’s senior senator throwing his support behind job-killing cap-and-trade legislation, the American Energy Alliance (AEA) today announced the first phase of a comprehensive educational campaign aimed at arming South Carolinians with the facts about such far-reaching policies and their potential impact on the state’s struggling economy. The campaign will kick off tomorrow, Thursday, October 22.

“In a state where the unemployment rate is hovering near 12 percent, it is troubling that Senator Graham would support legislation that will ship more American jobs overseas and shutter small businesses nationwide,” said Thomas J. Pyle, president of AEA. “Ironically, Senator Graham rightfully acknowledged this fact in a town hall meeting just days after announcing his support for the Kerry-Boxer global warming bill.”

Phase one of this education campaign, entitled We Can’t Afford It, will consist of a significant statewide radio advertisement buy beginning tomorrow.

“While Senator Graham may feel the need to do “something” on energy policy, this campaign is designed to share the life-altering impacts cap-and-trade legislation will have on our economy for decades to come with the people of his home state of South Carolina,” continued Pyle.

In an October 10 New York Times op-ed written jointly by US Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and John Kerry (D-MA), the senators wrote that they were “committed to seeking compromise on additional onshore and offshore oil and gas exploration – work that was started by a bipartisan group in the Senate last Congress.”

However, with the recent abolishment of both the congressional and executive bans on offshore drilling, there is currently no policy in place prohibiting the exploration and production of our vast domestic offshore energy resources. Currently, the only thing standing between the job-creating energy resources and the nearly one in ten Americans out of work is the Interior Department’s inaction.

“If the senator wants to increase job-creating domestic energy production offshore and on, there is no need for legislation. And if he was truly serious about this critical issue, urging the Interior secretary and president to act would speak volumes. However, using offshore oil and gas development as a perceived bargaining chip in this debate is not only misleading, it’s baseless and completely with out merit,” Pyle added.

Click HERE to listen to the radio ad and HERE to obtain the fact sheet supporting the radio ad.

According to the Associated Press, South Carolina’s unemployment rate is 11.6 percent, the fifth highest in the nation.

A recent study determined that responsible offshore energy production in South Carolina could:

• Create approximately 2,250 new jobs in South Carolina;
• Add $413 million annually to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP); and
• Generate over $45 billion in government revenues at all levels of government (federal, state and local).

The American Energy Alliance (AEA) is a not-for-profit organization that engages in public policy advocacy and debate surrounding the function, operation, and government regulation of global energy markets.  AEA, an affiliate of the Institute for Energy Research, works to educate and mobilize citizens around the idea that freely functioning energy markets provide the most efficient and effective solutions to today’s global energy and environmental challenges.

An “Improvement” to Cash-and-Kerry…

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WASHINGTON, DC— Earlier today, U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and John Kerry (D-Mass.) released a draft of their energy tax bill, legislation that will not only create an annual $14 billion transfer of wealth from the nation’s poorest to the nation’s wealthiest, but will also destroy American jobs and levy the largest tax in U.S. history on American families and consumers. AEA president Thomas J. Pyle released the following statement on the bill:

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Internal White House documents shows true costs of cap-and-trade,
Job-killing legislation tantamount to 15 percent tax hike across the board on every American family

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Places Significant Radio Buy in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Arkansas to Expose Costs of Cap-and-Trade

Titusville, PA – With President Obama and his allies in Congress resolute in their determination to levy a national energy tax this fall, the American Energy Alliance (AEA) announced today an expanded effort to educate the American public on the true costs of cap-and-trade by launching a multi-state advertisement engagement campaign entitled “Still Hurting.” Audio files of the radio ads can be found below.

Earlier this month, the American Energy Express pulled out of Washington and thus began a 25-day, five-state bus tour to engage everyday Americans at county fairs, tractor pulls, rallies and other public events – the very same people who stand to lose the most under a tax-and-ration energy scheme. The American Energy Express seeks to reach these important, though at times forgotten, audiences, educate them on the facts, and enlist their support as the debate over cap-and-trade enters a new and critical phase this fall.
“Still Hurting” will run for two weeks in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Arkansas targeting U.S. Senators Arlen Specter, Sherrod Brown, George Voinovich, Evan Bayh, Mark Pryor and Blanche Lincoln.

“As the American Energy Express traveled through Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana this past week, the same messages resounded in each and every community we visited,” said Thomas J. Pyle, president of the American Energy Alliance. “Those who know about cap-and-trade want no part of it, and those who are not familiar, once educated, are near unanimously opposed. This radio campaign is another important component of our comprehensive outreach effort to share the true costs of cap-and-trade with the American people.

“There is no disputing that cap-and-trade will increase the price of energy. The President has said so. His budget director agrees, as does the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office. Supporters of this legislation know full well that if cap-and-trade is adopted, unemployment and energy prices will skyrocket.

“We at the American Energy Alliance have met thousands of hard working Americans in our travels thus far, and since we can’t take the American Energy Express to every community, we decided to hit the airwaves to ensure that our message reaches an even wider audience in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Arkansas.”

• Pennsylvania (mp3, script, fact sheet)
• Arkansas (mp3, script, fact sheet)
• Indiana (mp3, script, fact sheet)
• Ohio (mp3, script, fact sheet)

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 unemployment rate is nearing a 25-year high.

Can we really afford to be hit with higher taxes and more job losses during this recession?

Congress seems to think so.

Call Senator Evan Bayh at 317 554-0750 and tell him Indiana can’t afford the higher energy bills and job losses caused by a new national energy tax.

Read the fact sheet here.

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 alone.

The Pennsylvania unemployment rate is already approaching a 25-year high.

Can we really afford to be hit with higher taxes and more job losses during this recession?

Congress seems to think so.

Call Arlen Specter at 412-644-3400. Tell him Pennsylvania can’t afford the higher energy bills and job losses caused by a new national energy tax.

Read the fact sheet here.

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 unemployment rate is already at a 25-year high.

Can we really afford to be hit with higher taxes and more job losses during this recession?

Congress seems to think so.

Call Senator Brown at 888-896-6446 and Senator Voinovich at 800-205-6446. Tell them Ohio can’t afford the higher energy bills and job losses caused by a new national energy tax.

Read the fact sheet here.