11 Questions for FERC Nominees

WASHINGTON DC (03/21/2024) – The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is holding a confirmation hearing today on three new nominees to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Given the usual glacial pace in which the Senate operates these days, it appears the Senator Joe Manchin, the Chairman of the Committee, is working with President […]

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The Unregulated Podcast #102: In The Community

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the tottering Biden administration, the tremendous failure of the Manchin permitting “reform” bill, and prospects for the next Congress. Links: Zycher’s Letter to the Editor Friday, 9/30 Jamie Dimon: “That would be the road to Hell for America” Former Obama economist Larry […]

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Is Joe Manchin The Biggest Dunce In The Senate?

Senator Manchin said that Democratic leaders had “committed to advancing a suite of commonsense permitting reforms this fall that will ensure all energy infrastructure, from transmission to pipelines and export facilities, can be efficiently and responsibly built.” With that promise, Manchin agreed to the “Inflation Reduction Act” that recently passed the Senate along party lines. But […]

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Wake Up Biden: Need to Change Your Anti-American Energy Policies

A survey conducted by Morning Consult found 90 percent of U.S. voters favor domestic energy development over foreign imports. In addition, more than 80 percent of respondents said they believed domestic oil and natural gas production would boost energy security for the United States and its allies, reduce energy costs, and help preserve U.S. leadership in times of uncertainty. […]

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Policy Advice for President Joe Biden in Response to Putin’s Aggression in Ukraine

It’s time for grown-ups to start handling energy policy in your administration. The American Energy Alliance, the country’s premier pro-consumer, pro-taxpayer, and free-market energy organization, has a direct message for President Joe Biden as we await his comments on the blatant act of military aggression against Ukraine by Russian President Vladimir Putin. AEA President Thomas […]

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Biden Abandons Israeli Pipeline In Favor Of Russian Gas Via Ukraine

President Biden is withdrawing U.S. support for the EastMed pipeline that would bring natural gas from Israel to the European continent. Europe is currently in an energy crisis with record prices for natural gas and electricity, potential rolling blackouts, low supplies of natural gas, millions of citizens in energy poverty and increasing coal consumption, which […]

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Statement on Keystone XL

American Energy Alliance reacts to the economic and energy loss from the pipeline’s cancelation WASHINGTON DC (June 10, 2021) – Thomas J. Pyle, President of the American Energy Alliance, issued the following statement with respect to TC Energy’s announcement about the cancelation of the Keystone XL pipeline. “Keystone XL would have transported a critical resource […]

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Biden Taps Anti-Gas Zealot For VP Spot

A U.S. Department of Energy study has found tremendous opportunities for the Appalachian Basin because of the shale gas revolution and the region’s abundant coal reserves. According to the report, a petrochemical hub and a next-generation manufacturing center could develop in Appalachia, a region including West Virginia and parts of Kentucky, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, because […]

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