CEA Gulf Coast

From oil and natural gas to solar and wind power, the Gulf Coast provides families and businesses with the affordable, reliable energy that fuels our lives. With an abundant supply of American made energy and feedstocks, CEA Gulf Coast lends a powerful voice to the reshoring of America’s petrochemical industry and the supply chain it requires.

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Leading Consumer Energy Advocate Applauds Conservation Funding Protection Act for Protecting Jobs, Coastlands and...

Washington, D.C. — Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) Federal Affairs Advisor Michael Zehr released the following statement of support for the Conservation Funding Protection Act,...
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Leading Consumer Energy Advocate Announces Support for Conservation Funding Protection Act

Washington, D.C. — Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) Federal Affairs Advisor Michael Zehr released the following statement of support for the Conservation Funding Protection Act,...
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Leading Consumer Energy Advocate Applauds Senate Bill to Protect Conservation Funding

Washington, D.C. — Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) Federal Affairs Advisor Michael Zehr released the following statement of support for S. 4947, the Conservation Funding...
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House Natural Resources Committee Hearing Highlights Importance of Offshore Energy Development

Largest Energy Consumer Advocate Applauds Committee for Highlighting Importance of Expanding Offshore Wind Development; Shares Concerns with Restricting Offshore Oil and Gas Development in...
Offshore energy production in the Gulf of Mexico

In Face of ‘undeniable’ Climate Change, Here’s What Gov. John Bel Edwards of Louisiana...

Consumer Energy Alliance's Louisiana emission analysis which found emissions had fallen by as much as 66 percent since 1990, even as the state’s energy...
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Pipelines Essential to State’s Recovery

David Holt, CEA's President, discusses the importance of pipelines to Texas as the state begins to recover economically from the COVID-19 pandemic. As our economy...
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Gulf Energy Critical for Conservation, Economic Recovery and Jobs

Kaitlin Schmidtke, CEA's Gulf Coast Executive Director, examines the necessity of energy production in the Gulf of Mexico and the 20,000 jobs it supports...
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Gulf of Mexico Energy Production Vital for Conservation, Economy and Jobs

CEA’s Gulf Coast Executive Director, Kaitlin Schmidtke, looks at the impact of the 94,000 jobs the offshore energy industry supports in Louisiana and how...
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Poll Finds Gulf State Voters Overwhelmingly Support Offshore Energy Exploration and Sensible Energy Solutions

WASHINGTON, D.C. – An overwhelming majority of voters in Texas (62%), Louisiana (72%), Mississippi (73%) and Alabama (70%) support sensible offshore exploration and production...
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Study: Opposition to Pipelines Costs Jobs, Needed Infrastructure

Consumer Energy Alliance's Chris Ventura discussed the recently released report, "How Pipelines Can Spur Immediate Post-COVID Economic Recovery," and how more than $13.6 billion...