Newspapers Call for Increased Energy Exploration off the Carolinas, Highlight Huge Economic Benefits, Safety
“According to a report released on Sept. 16 by the Southeast Energy Alliance, offshore oil exploration and production could generate up to $250 million in annual revenue for South Carolina. That’s a significant addition to the state’s coffers if the results can be achieved in a way that doesn’t disrupt the $17 billion-a-year tourism industry” […]
How many steel workers does it take to build a windmill?
No, this isn’t a knock knock joke. It’s an important question that probably isn’t asked often enough, because it illustrates how investing in green energy is often good for some of the country’s older, struggling industries too. The answer, according to the American Wind Energy Association, is that it takes somewhere in the range of […]
CEA October 2009 Newsletter
CEA Newsletter Issue 31 Message from CEA President David Holt September 21st marked the close of a nationwide public comment period by the Federal Government that allowed Americans to have their voices heard in the vital debate regarding development of U.S. offshore resources, including oil, natural gas and wind projects. Though naysayers have received prominent […]
Testimony by Dave Harbour, Air Quality Permit Proposal for Chukchi Sea, AK, Sept. 25, 2009
Dave Harbour, Executive Director of CEA-Alaska, submitted this testimony regarding an air quality permit proposed for Shell Gulf of Mexico, Inc., to operate the Frontier Discoverer Drillship in the Chukchi Sea, Alaska. Good morning, Mr. Rockwell and Mr. Albright, and welcome to America’s largest state, ground zero for America’s most important storehouse of natural resource […]
Silent majorities and dressing for success
You might have seen some news coverage lately about protesters dressed in cute salmon costumes and even cuter polar bear costumes, who delivered with much ceremony, bags of letters to the Interior Department in Washington D.C. that argued against new offshore drilling in the U.S. By the protesters’ own count, 250,000 letters, postcards, and whatnot […]
David Holt: If we don’t want it, others will benefit
David Holt, President of Consumer Energy Alliance, submitted the following Op-Ed to Boston Globe on September 23, 2009. If we don’t want it, others will benefit THE SEPT. 17 op-ed by James Hansen and Aaron Sanger, “Using the market to tackle the climate crisis,’’ goes to great lengths to paint as dark a picture of […]
Saving energy in mid-air
The term “as the crow flies” is often used to explain why the actual distance between two spots is shorter than the driving distance. You might think that, unlike cars, airplanes do fly in the same way crows fly, taking the most direct route between Point A and Point B, but it turns out that […]
David Holt: Why are we conceding Canadian oil to China?
David Holt, President of Consumer Energy Alliance, submitted the following Op-Ed to Washington Examiner on September 20, 2009. View here. Why are we conceding Canadian oil to China? It takes 13.5 hours for United’s direct flight from Dulles to reach Terminal 3E in Beijing. But if news out of Canada is any indication, the trip […]
CEA Urges Senate to Adopt Commonsense Offshore Energy Exploration Provision
Amendment would streamline domestic energy development, help stabilize costs for American consumers WASHINGTON – September 22, 2009 As the US Senate considers an appropriations measure setting aside funds for the US Department of the Interior, Sens. David Vitter (La.), Jim DeMint (S.C.) and John Barrasso (Wyo.) are working to include an amendment in the bill […]
CEA Urges Senate to Adopt Commonsense Offshore Energy Exploration Provision
Amendment would streamline domestic energy development, help stabilize costs for American consumers WASHINGTON – September 22, 2009 As the US Senate considers an appropriations measure setting aside funds for the US Department of the Interior, Sens. David Vitter (La.), Jim DeMint (S.C.) and John Barrasso (Wyo.) are working to include an amendment in the bill […]