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New England Could Take Brunt of Connecticut Electricity Tax

Electricity customers in New England could see rates jump if Connecticut successfully extends a $76 million a year tax on electricity generation. The Connecticut State...

State of Play – An Interview with CEA Chairman John Heimlich

John P. Heimlich is the current chair of the board of directors for Consumer Energy Alliance. He is also the Vice President and Chief...

Energy CEO Touts “All of the Above” Energy Policy

Royal Dutch Shell CEO Peter Voser was singing CEA's tune in a speech given in Boston on Thursday when he called for the United States...

Tug boat operator tells Congress to give a toot about offshore

Testifying before a U.S. House committee reviewing the impact of offshore energy exploration, an executive from Gulf of Mexico based Crosby Tuggs outlined the...

Oil & Gas Production on Federal Lands Down

The Congressional Research service issued a report finding that oil and gas production fell on Federal lands despite increases in production overall due to...

Foreign Policy Expert Backs KXL

Writing at Time Magazine's Swamp Land Blog, foreign policy expert Fareed Zakaria makes his argument for why the U.S. should sign off on building the...

Interior Nominee Backs “All of the above” Energy Strategy

REI CEO reaffirmed President Obama's support for an "all-of-the-above" energy strategy during her prepared opening remarks to the U.S. Senate Energy & Natural Resources...

Afternoon Energy: Is Congress Addressing High Gas Prices?

CEA Executive Vice-President responds to Aaron from California's question: "I've heard gasoline prices will be lower this year, but it's still well over $4...

Gadgets Top List for Home Electricity Use

Data out this week from EIA.gov's Residential Energy Consumption Survey show a shift in home electricity use away from air conditioners and heaters to...

State Department Report on KXL Resets Debate

N.Y. Times: U.S. Report Sees No Environmental Bar to Keystone Pipeline (Source): WASHINGTON — The State Department issued a revised environmental impact statement for the 1,700-mile Keystone...