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CEA: New Interior Dept. Rules Will Discourage Domestic Energy Production, Deepen Foreign Dependence

HOUSTON – January 6, 2010   Earlier today Interior secretary Ken Salazar announced a series of new federal leasing rules that aim to impede,...

Governor-elect McDonnell to Salazar: Move Forward With VA Energy Leases “Immediately”

Fredericksburg, Va. – December 29, 2009   How important is offshore energy exploration to the economic future of Virginia? So important that the state’s incoming...

Wicked Cold: Draft MOU Asks Northeast Guvs to Endorse Future of Higher Gas, Heating...

Consumer Energy Alliance sends letter to 11 Northeast governors asking officials to look before they leap on regional LCFS WASHINGTON – December 28, 2009   The...

CEA Praises Bipartisan Congressional Letter to Interior Dept. on Polar Bear Ruling; Echoes Call...

HOUSTON - December, 22, 2009   Earlier today, 13 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Congressman Don Young of Alaska, wrote Interior...

The consumer energy year in review

New Year’s brings a time for all of us to review what we’ve accomplished over the past 12 months and chart a course for...

CEA January 2010 Newsletter

CEA Newsletter Issue 34 Message from CEA President David Holt The start of each new year is a time of renewal, excitement and rededication to principles important...

A season of paradox

Folks living within a vast swath of the eastern United States had their festive plans for caroling and last-minute holiday shopping disrupted over the...

Getting serious about shale

Exxon Mobil this week announced plans to buy the independent gas producer XTO Energy for $41 billion – by far the largest deal for...

CEA Praises Airlines Pact to Promote, Increase Use of Alternative Fuels

Consumer group calls the airline agreement “Groundbreaking” HOUSTON – December 16, 2009   Yesterday, the Air Transport Association of America, Inc. (ATA) – a key Consumer...

What research says about Low Carbon Fuel standards (and low chocolate standards)

The Low Carbon Fuel Standard is making the rounds again in news reports about national and global energy policies. And why not? What’s not...