CEA Mid-Atlantic

As a resurgent manufacturing hub and new energy producing region, the Mid-Atlantic is a key chapter for CEA. We work to get consumers, manufacturing interests, labor, and small businesses engaged in the ever-growing discussion on energy in states like Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia and Virginia.

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PA Bill Seeks to Block Towns From Banning Natural Gas Connections

CEA Mid-Atlantic's Mike Butler testified in support of legislation protecting consumer choice in Pennsylvania, ensuring that families and businesses have access to affordable and...
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Will America Reverse an Offshore Oil and Gas Agenda Gone Adrift?

CEA's Jack Belcher discusses the importance of taking at thoughtful, deliberative approach to implement successful policies for offshore energy exploration. In what promises to be one of...
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Summer Misery in Store As Experts Warn of Potential Blackouts Due to Increased Demand

CEA's Wendy Hijos discusses how families and businesses across New York state have been put at risk by misguided energy policies.  These policies have...
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Wolf’s Proposed Severance Tax Met With Industry Opposition

CEA Mid-Atlantic's Mike Butler spoke out against Governor Wolf's latest attempt at a severance tax, which will ultimately impact Pennsylvanians least able to afford...
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Natural Gas Service Ban Could Cost Pennsylvanians Almost $29,000 Per Household

New CEA Analysis Shows the Impact a Natural Gas Ban Would Have on Pennsylvania Families and Consumers HARRISBURG, PA – Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), the leading energy...
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Please Don’t Count American Oil and Gas Production Out

CEA's Mike Butler examines one of the consequences of cancelled energy infrastructure projects which places constraints on the energy supplies Americans need to power...
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How to Prevent the Next Oil Crisis

CEA's latest report “Fueling America’s Energy Consumers” highlights the often-overlooked fact that oil and natural gas provide the majority of energy used in the transportation sector,...

CEA, Pipeline Infrastructure Group Create Reciprocal Membership

Recently, CEA's Mid-Atlantic Executive Director Mike Butler and Washington County Chamber of Commerce President Jeff Kotula announced each organization's support of developing Pennsylvania's pipeline...
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Natural Gas Cutoffs Stifle Business Upstarts and New Housing in New York

New York state's denial of the Williams Cos. pipeline permit is already hurting families, small businesses and stifling development throughout the state, as many...

PA Needs More Pipelines

CEA's Mike Butler was featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer discussing the importance of pipelines. The Philadelphia Energy Action Team, organized by the Greater Philadelphia Chamber...