Southeast Energy Alliance Applauds Administration Announcement on Offshore Energy Development In Mid-Atlantic And South Atlantic Regions
Fredericksburg, Va. – March 31, 2010 The Southeast Energy Alliance (SEA), a non-partisan energy coalition that includes farm bureaus, state manufacturing associations, chambers of commerce, rural electric cooperatives and individual businesses throughout the Southeast, praised the Obama administration today for its decision to move forward with a comprehensive outer-continental shelf (OCS) leasing program that includes […]
CEA: President’s Offshore Energy Plan a Mixed Bag for the American People
CEA president: “The Time for Planning is Over — and the Time for Action has Never Been More Urgent” HOUSTON – March 31, 2010 Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) president David Holt issued the following statement today subsequent to the president’s speech on the potential for new offshore energy opportunities in the future, and the […]
Good news and bad news (and a little context) for the U.S. oil industry
First the good news: Domestic oil production last year increased for the first time since 1991. For folks who tend to be amazed by how time flies, that’s almost 20 years: clearly reason to celebrate. The not-so-good news? Oil production declined in Alaska last year: The latest report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows […]
Top Dems Tell Interior to Act “Expeditiously” on Five-Year Plan Alaska Analysis
CEA president: Senior members from both parties are watching closely WASHINGTON – March 29, 2010 The U.S. Department of the Interior needs to pick up the pace in completing its work on behalf of American taxpayers and energy consumers, two senior Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee charged last week – and it can […]
Can industry ever be really green? Enter the Green Machine.
As industrial states like Michigan pin their hopes of an economic revival on renewable energy, a lot of people are understandably skeptical that the Rust Belt will ever be green. One innovative Sun Belt company says it can help. ElectraTherm, of Reno, Nevada, makes a product called the Green Machine designed to capture waste heat […]
Consumer Energy Alliance Joins Leadership of the Houston Renewable Energy Network
HOUSTON – March 16, 2010 Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) Public Affairs Director James Burke recently assumed position of chair and administrator of the Houston Renewable Energy Network (HREN), replacing HREN co-founder and chair Ravi Sankaran. “I am very excited to become a part of HREN while representing Consumer Energy Alliance. HREN has done a fantastic […]
The definition of waste
In a perfect world, the U.S. would be 100% oil independent. In today’s less-than-perfect world, tapping Canada for some of our energy needs would seem to be the next best thing. Canada, after all, is our friend and our neighbor. And, it just put the finishing touches on a $1.2 billion pipeline that will move […]
What’s needed to keep American energy jobs in America
Everyone who works in renewable energy – or American manufacturing for that matter – let out a collective sigh of “What is the world coming to?” last November, after Evergreen Solar www.evergreensolar.com an up-and coming solar panel maker in Marlboro, Mass., announced that it would move manufacturing of solar panels to China. The company blamed […]
Now We’re Talking (Finally) – Part II
By David Holt, President of Consumer Energy Alliance We are pleased to be able to engage in a thoughtful conversation about Low-Carbon Fuel Standards (LCFS), because, until now, there really hasn’t been enough discussion about an this issue that will impact so many. That’s been true even as LCFS supporters are leading aggressive campaigns in […]
And speaking of humble beginnings…
Last week when we wrote about the power of innovation to both develop new technologies and transform existing ones, we described a brand-new technology for making ethanol. Along those same lines, this week we bring you an example out of North Dakota of how everything old in the oil industry is new again. North Dakota’s […]