Consumer Group Welcomes Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association as its Newest Member
PITTSBURGH, PA: Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) is pleased to announce that the Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association (MAEA) has joined as its newest affiliate member. MAEA is a non-profit, membership-based organization that offers training, educational development opportunities and consulting services to support the advancement of local business and industry in Northeast Pennsylvania. “We’re proud […]
CEA Warns Against Costly Fuel Program in Oregon
CEA Warns Against Costly Fuel Program in Oregon WASHINGTON – At Governor Kitzhaber’s direction, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued a draft rule for beginning implementation of a state low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) program, calling it a “Clean Fuels Program.” The program closely mirrors other LCFS proposals that have been studied at […]
CEA Welcomes Inquiry of Five-Year Offshore Development Plan and Future Needs
CEA Welcomes Inquiry of Five-Year Offshore Development Plan and Future Needs CEA supports congressional efforts to understand future impacts of Obama Administration’s draft five year plan HOUSTON, TX: Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) strongly supports today’s House Committee on Natural Resources’s hearing highlighting the Obama Administration’s draft five year offshore leasing plan and its impacts on […]
May 2012 Newsletter
May 2012 CEA Newsletter Issue 62 Practical Policies and Sensible Solutions Recently, Consumer Energy Alliance has been hard at work, educating consumers and policymakers of the importance of our national energy policy and urging voters and candidates alike to prioritize energy as part of the debate leading up to the elections in November. And, we’ve […]
CEA Urges Interior to Not List Dunes Sagebrush Lizard
CEA Urges Interior to Not List Dunes Sagebrush Lizard: CEA Submits Over 13,000 Comments Highlighting Concern for Energy Development HOUSTON, TX: Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) submitted over 13,000 public comments on Friday from its U.S. consumer-advocates to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that urge the agency not to list the dunes sagebrush lizard as […]
Consumer Energy Alliance Welcomes Keystone XL Permit, Pledges Support
HOUSTON, TX– Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) applauds TransCanada’s re-submission of its presidential permit application for the Keystone XL pipeline. The action is a critical step for a project that is integral in securing reliable energy supplies for the benefit of the U.S. economy, consumers and our nation’s energy security, while providing thousands of jobs for […]
Hurdles to Offshore Energy Remain
As tens of thousands of energy professionals descend upon Houston this week for the 2012 Offshore Technology Conference, we are reminded just how far technology has come in such a short time. In the two years since the Deepwater Horizon tragedy, both the private sector and federal regulators have advanced new technologies and practices that […]
Consumer Energy Alliance Welcomes Newest Affiliate Member, Mississippi Energy Institute
Consumer Energy Alliance Welcomes Newest Affiliate Member, Mississippi Energy Institute HOUSTON, TX: Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) is pleased to welcome Mississippi Energy Institute (MEI) as its newest affiliate member. MEI began meeting in July 2009 as an initiative of “Momentum Mississippi,” former Governor Haley Barbour’s long-term economic and education plan for Mississippi. One of […]
CEA Commends New Hampshire Senate Passage of HB 1487
CEA Commends New Hampshire Senate Passage of HB 1487 Bill will prohibit funding for costly low carbon fuel standards without legislative due process WASHINGTON – Earlier today, the New Hampshire Senate passed HB 1487, an act that will prohibit the State from funding participation in any national, state or regional low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) […]
Consumer Energy Alliance Welcomes Newest Affiliate Member, Chemistry Industry Council of Illinois
Consumer Energy Alliance Welcomes Newest Affiliate Member, Chemistry Industry Council of Illinois HOUSTON, TX: Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) is pleased to welcome the Chemistry Industry Council of Illinois (CICI) as its newest affiliate member. The Chemical Industry Council of Illinois (CICI) is a state-wide business trade association which represents the interests of the chemical industry […]