Tag: Keystone XL

WASHINGTON — American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement after Hillary Clinton came out against the Keystone XL Pipeline: “Hillary Clinton’s statement on the Keystone pipeline gives us a rare window into how she would lead as our nation’s chief executive. It took Hillary six years, eight months, and a struggling presidential […]

Last week, AEA’s Dan Ziegler penned an op-ed discussing the need for free-market advocates to reframe the global discussion about our environment. The text of the piece follows: We don’t have to wreck our economy to save the planet. The national environmental lobby has never been stronger. The federal government, led by President Obama and an […]

President Obama has delayed a decision over the Keystone XL pipeline for more than six years and just last week he vetoed a bill that would have approved the pipeline. Despite years of delay and study by the State Department, the president recently failed to make a reasonable argument against Keystone. Either he is deliberately […]

WASHINGTON — American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement on President Obama’s veto of the Keystone XL pipeline bill: “The White House said President Obama would veto the Keystone bill ‘without drama or fanfare or delay.’ That’s rich coming from a president who has spent the last six years turning a routine […]

A new poll commissioned by the Producers for American Crude Oil (PACE) finds that over two-thirds of registered voters support crude oil exports. Conducted by FTI Consulting, the survey also shows that 65% of voters believe “American oil producers should be allowed to sell crude oil to customers in the U.S. and to customers in […]

Amid last week’s fierce Senate debate over the Keystone XL pipeline bill, Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York made light of the economic benefits of the pipeline when he said, “The fact is that the Keystone would create only 35 permanent jobs—a drop in the bucket. A fried chicken franchise creates about as many jobs.” […]

WASHINGTON DC – Today, the American Energy Alliance (AEA) announced the launch of a major education and accountability initiative, the American Energy Scorecard. With energy at the top of the agenda for the 114th Congress, AEA is unveiling the nation’s first and only free-market congressional energy accountability scorecard. The American Energy Scorecard educates lawmakers about the […]

WASHINGTON — AEA President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement on tonight’s vote in the U.S. Senate on the Keystone XL pipeline: “Harry Reid’s infamous tenure as Senate Majority Leader will die as it lived—in dysfunction. The Keystone XL pipeline is an economic no-brainer that will create thousands of jobs and lower gasoline prices. Yet […]