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Thousands in Missouri Call for Approval of Keystone XL

Thousands in Missouri Call for Approval of Keystone XL

JEFFERSON CITY – Today the Missouri Trucking Association announced, in conjunction with Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), that it has submitted 20,804 public comments from Missouri residents supporting the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. The comments were submitted to the U.S. Department of State, which must issue the final necessary permit to allow the Keystone XL project to proceed.

In response, Missouri Trucking Association President and CEO Tom Crawford issued the following statement:

“Stable, affordable supplies of diesel fuel are absolutely essential to the health of the trucking industry.  Each year, American truckers consume over 35 billion gallons of diesel fuel and 14 billion gallons of gasoline. Keystone XL pipeline will help bolster our nation’s energy security and ensure a reliable supply of North American crude oil.  Missouri truckers strongly support the pipeline and the security it will bring to our industry.”

Added CEA Executive Vice President Michael Whatley:

“The Keystone XL pipeline will be the safest pipeline ever built in the United States, and construction will help create more than 20,000 jobs nationwide. The pipeline will also generate more than $20 billion in new economic growth for the struggling U.S. economy. The 700,000 barrels of oil per day that will flow through Keystone XL will help reduce fuel prices for families coast to coast, and dramatically improve our energy security by reducing our reliance on Middle Eastern oil. These comments that we are submitting today from thousands of Iowans reflect what people across the country are saying: We need jobs, we need a stronger economy, and we need to build the Keystone XL pipeline.”

The 1,700-mile proposed Keystone XL pipeline would deliver 700,000 barrels of U.S. and Canadian crude oil per day to refineries along the Gulf Coast in Texas.  Keystone XL received approval from Canada’s National Energy Board in 2010, but the project also requires a Presidential Permit from the U.S. Department of State because it crosses an international border. In June, CEA delivered more than 62,000 public comments supporting the project to the State Department, all of which came from people living in the six states through which the proposed pipeline will travel: Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Thousands in Kansas Call for Approval of Keystone XL

Thousands in Kansas Call for Approval of Keystone XL

TOPEKA – Today the Kansas Chamber of Commerce announced, in conjunction with Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), that it has submitted 9,433 public comments from Kansas residents supporting the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. The comments were submitted to the U.S. Department of State, which must issue the final necessary permit to allow the Keystone XL project to proceed.

In response, Kansas Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kent Beisner issued the following statement:

“The Kansas Chamber believes that Keystone XL is in our country’s best interest because it will improve our national security, provide a long-term, stable energy supply to the United States, create jobs and spur economic growth.  Further, the Kansas Chamber believes that the Department of State has thoroughly analyzed the project’s environmental impact and that the Final EIS properly concludes that there would be no significant impacts to most resources along the proposed project corridor.”

Added CEA Executive Vice President Michael Whatley:

“The Keystone XL pipeline will be the safest pipeline ever built in the United States, and construction will help create more than 20,000 jobs nationwide. The pipeline will also generate more than $20 billion in new economic growth for the struggling U.S. economy. The 700,000 barrels of oil per day that will flow through Keystone XL will help reduce fuel prices for families coast to coast, and dramatically improve our energy security by reducing our reliance on Middle Eastern oil. These comments that we are submitting today from thousands of Kansans reflect what people across the country are saying: We need jobs, we need a stronger economy, and we need to build the Keystone XL pipeline.”

The 1,700-mile proposed Keystone XL pipeline would deliver 700,000 barrels of U.S. and Canadian crude oil per day to refineries along the Gulf Coast in Texas.  Keystone XL received approval from Canada’s National Energy Board in 2010, but the project also requires a Presidential Permit from the U.S. Department of State because it crosses an international border. In June, CEA delivered more than 62,000 public comments supporting the project to the State Department, all of which came from people living in the six states through which the proposed pipeline will travel: Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Thousands in Pennsylvania Call for Approval of Keystone XL

Thousands in Pennsylvania Call for Approval of Keystone XL

HARRISBURG – Today the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association, in conjunction with Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), announced that it has submitted 21,979 public comments from Pennsylvania residents supporting the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. The comments were submitted to the U.S. Department of State, which must issue the final necessary permit to allow the Keystone XL project to proceed.

In response, Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association President James Runk issued the following statement:

“Diesel fuel and a healthy economy remain the lifeblood of the trucking industry. The addition of 700,000 barrels of oil from the United States and Canada will help lower gasoline and diesel prices here in Pennsylvania and add more than $20 billion to the American economy. We strongly support the Keystone XL pipeline because it will supply reliable, affordable supplies of energy to millions of truckers across the United States.  Stable supplies of fuel will help keep trucking companies in business and the economy running.”

Added CEA Executive Vice President Michael Whatley:

“The Keystone XL pipeline will be the safest pipeline ever built in the United States, and construction will help create more than 20,000 jobs nationwide. The pipeline will also generate more than $20 billion in new economic growth for the struggling U.S. economy. The 700,000 barrels of oil per day that will flow through Keystone XL will help reduce fuel prices for families coast to coast, and dramatically improve our energy security by reducing our reliance on Middle Eastern oil. These comments that we are submitting today from thousands of Pennsylvanians reflect what people across the country are saying: We need jobs, we need a stronger economy, and we need to build the Keystone XL pipeline.”

The 1,700-mile proposed Keystone XL pipeline would deliver 700,000 barrels of U.S. and Canadian crude oil per day to refineries along the Gulf Coast in Texas.  Keystone XL received approval from Canada’s National Energy Board in 2010, but the project also requires a Presidential Permit from the U.S. Department of State because it crosses an international border. In June, CEA delivered more than 62,000 public comments supporting the project to the State Department, all of which came from people living in the six states through which the proposed pipeline will travel: Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.

We all are energy!

How often have you said you feel full of energy … or that you don’t have the energy to complete another task, walk that last mile, or just stay awake? We don’t always connect that kind of energy with the kind that comes out of the ground or from other natural resources on our planet, but it turns out that human energy can be quantified in the same way that we measure the energy used to light our homes or power our cars.

In fact, on a typical day the average person expends an amount of energy equal to 868,500 matches, or a single 100-watt light bulb, lit continuously for 106 days. As we count down to Energy Day 2011 on October 15, we hope statistics like those – from the U.S. Energy Information Administration — will reignite our curiosity in energy and get children engaged as well.

Thanks to EIA’s handy calculator, we can actually convert human energy consumption into all sorts of fuel sources. In a given day, a typical person expends an amount of energy day equivalent to about 845 cubic feet of natural gas. A barrel of crude oil will last you a little more than six days.

It is fun facts like these that will be showcased next Saturday in downtown Houston during Houston’s first-annual Energy Day festival.  Houston is helping to lead the nation into our energy future – making the discoveries today that power our lives far into the future.

Energy Day is about meeting the challenge of learning ways to quantify the power of the sun and the wind and all natural resources and harnessing them efficiently. Clearly, their untapped power is often infinite, but for every ray of sunshine that lands on a solar grid and is used for home heating, many more land on the ground and dissipate, nourishing our planet in all sorts of ways that can’t be quickly measured with an online calculator.

Indeed, one of the challenges of finding and efficiently tapping the energy of our future will lie in better understanding the value of all of our varied natural resources. Sometimes, the answers will be rooted in common sense and sometimes they will involve complex calculations.  Energy Day will showcase these questions and provide exciting, interactive learning opportunities for children of all ages.

While we certainly don’t know all the energy-related questions we will face in the future, we know that finding the best answers to all the questions of today and tomorrow will depend on stimulating our children’s curiosity today. And also, in reminding them that, just like the oil in the ground and the sun in the sky, they are a valuable natural resource.    The good news is that Houston – the Energy Capital – is leading the way.

Thousands in Wisconsin Call for Approval of Keystone XL

Thousands in Wisconsin Call for Approval of Keystone XL

MADISON – Today the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce announced, in conjunction with Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), that it has submitted 14,930 public comments from Wisconsin residents supporting the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. The comments were submitted to the U.S. Department of State, which must issue the final necessary permit to allow the Keystone XL project to proceed.

In response, Scott Manley, Director of Environmental & Energy Policy for Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, issued the following statement:

“Wisconsin businesses need access to affordable and reliable sources of energy to remain competitive in today’s global market. The Keystone XL pipeline will benefit businesses and consumers in Wisconsin by stabilizing our energy supplies with oil from Canada, our primary trading partner. These comments demonstrate Wisconsinites understand that stable and reliable sources of energy will result in lower prices for businesses and consumers alike. The Keystone XL project is a win-win for consumers and jobs.”

Added CEA Executive Vice President Michael Whatley:

“The Keystone XL pipeline will be the safest pipeline ever built in the United States, and construction will help create more than 20,000 jobs nationwide. The pipeline will also generate more than $20 billion in new economic growth for the struggling U.S. economy. The 700,000 barrels of oil per day that will flow through Keystone XL will help reduce fuel prices for families coast to coast, and dramatically improve our energy security by reducing our reliance on Middle Eastern oil. These comments that we are submitting today from thousands of Wisconsinites reflect what people across the country are saying: We need jobs, we need a stronger economy, and we need to build the Keystone XL pipeline.”

The 1,700-mile proposed Keystone XL pipeline would deliver 700,000 barrels of U.S. and Canadian crude oil per day to refineries along the Gulf Coast in Texas.  Keystone XL received approval from Canada’s National Energy Board in 2010, but the project also requires a Presidential Permit from the U.S. Department of State because it crosses an international border. In June, CEA delivered more than 62,000 public comments supporting the project to the State Department, all of which came from people living in the six states through which the proposed pipeline will travel: Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Thousands in Illinois Call for Approval of Keystone XL

Thousands in Illinois Call for Approval of Keystone XL

CHICAGO – Today the Illinois Chamber of Commerce announced, in conjunction with Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), that it has submitted 15,578 public comments from Illinois residents supporting the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. The comments were submitted to the U.S. Department of State, which must issue the final necessary permit to allow the Keystone XL project to proceed.

“Almost 16,000 public comments were submitted and Illinois isn’t even on the Keystone XL pipeline route,” said Tom Wolf, executive director of the Energy Council at the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. “This shows that people in Illinois care about a reliable, stable and cost competitive supply of energy.”

Illinois is home to thousands of miles of underground pipelines that bring oil from Canada and finished petroleum products to market. The state’s four refineries rely on Canada for the vast majority of their crude oil supply.

“We’re a showcase to how safe and reliable the pipeline transportation system can be,” said Wolf.

To further this call, CEA Executive Vice President Michael Whatley issued the following statement:

“The Keystone XL pipeline will be the safest pipeline ever built in the United States, and construction will help create more than 20,000 jobs nationwide. The pipeline will also generate more than $20 billion in new economic growth for the struggling U.S. economy. The 700,000 barrels of oil per day that will flow through Keystone XL will help reduce fuel prices for families coast to coast, and dramatically improve our energy security by reducing our reliance on Middle Eastern oil. These comments that we are submitting today from thousands of Illinois citizens reflect what people across the country are saying: We need jobs, we need a stronger economy, and we need to build the Keystone XL pipeline.”

The 1,700-mile proposed Keystone XL pipeline would deliver 700,000 barrels of U.S. and Canadian crude oil per day to refineries along the Gulf Coast in Texas.  Keystone XL received approval from Canada’s National Energy Board in 2010, but the project also requires a Presidential Permit from the U.S. Department of State because it crosses an international border. In June, CEA delivered more than 62,000 public comments supporting the project to the State Department, all of which came from people living in the six states through which the proposed pipeline will travel: Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Thousands in Montana Call for Approval of Keystone XL

Thousands in Montana Call for Approval of Keystone XL

HELENA – Today the Montana Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), announced it had submitted 5,498 public comments from Montana residents supporting construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. The comments were submitted to the U.S. Department of State, which must issue the final necessary permit to allow the Keystone XL project to proceed.

In response, Jon Bennion, Government Relations Director for the Montana Chamber of Commerce, issued the following statement:

“Montanans are overwhelmingly supportive of new energy infrastructure and economic development. In the Montana Chamber’s annual scientific poll of likely voters, three-quarters of Montanans want government to actively encourage new oil and gas development. The Keystone XL will not only provide hundreds of jobs for Montanans and decrease America’s dependence on oil from unstable countries, it will transport Montana oil from the Bakken region to refineries without the significant discount producers are currently paying. This project is win-win for the Treasure State.”

To further this call, CEA Executive Vice President Michael Whatley also issued this statement:

“The Keystone XL pipeline will be the safest pipeline ever built in the United States, and construction will help create more than 20,000 jobs nationwide. The pipeline will also generate more than $20 billion in new economic growth for the struggling U.S. economy. The 700,000 barrels of oil per day that will flow through Keystone XL will help reduce fuel prices for families coast to coast, and dramatically improve our energy security by reducing our reliance on Middle Eastern oil. The comments that we submitted today from thousands of Montana citizens reflect what people across the country are saying: We need jobs, we need a stronger economy, and we need to build the Keystone XL pipeline.”

The 1,700-mile proposed Keystone XL pipeline would deliver 700,000 barrels of U.S. and Canadian crude oil per day to refineries along the Gulf Coast in Texas.  Keystone XL received approval from Canada’s National Energy Board in 2010, but the project also requires a Presidential Permit from the U.S. Department of State because it crosses an international border. In June, CEA delivered more than 62,000 public comments supporting the project to the State Department, all of which came from people living in the six states through which the proposed pipeline will travel: Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.

CEA to Host First Annual Energy Day Festival

CEA to Host First Annual Energy Day Festival
Event to Highlight Importance of Energy in Everyday Life

HOUSTON – On Saturday, October 15th, Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) will host the first annual Energy Day festival in Downtown Houston in front of City Hall. Energy Day 2011 is an official City of Houston event that will include more than 80 academic and business partners with a wide range of expertise – from renewables and energy efficiency technologies to manufacturing to oil and gas production. The event will highlight the critical role that energy plays in everyday life, as well as showcase the city of Houston as “The Energy Capital.”

“Energy Day 2011 will allow the city of Houston and partners such as Shell, Caterpillar, Statoil, Houston Renewable Energy Group, Ignite Solar, El Paso, Reliant, Greater Houston Partnership and many more to further embrace the city’s legacy and leadership in the energy sector,” said David Holt, CEA’s President. “Exhibitors will display exciting, interactive demonstrations showcasing energy and what it means to us in our daily lives – with fun games and prizes for kids of all ages.

“We really want to showcase how important energy is to every aspect of our lives and educate students about all the exciting ways energy can enhance their future. Energy has a vast reach and offers all of us exciting futures, and this event will showcase the wonderful technology and innovation occurring in the energy sector in city of Houston, throughout our state, and indeed across the nation.”

CEA has partnered with other Houston-area educational institutions to help encourage broad participation in ongoing science & energy academic competitions. In early 2011, HISD, CSTEM, Houston Museum of Natural Science, SEFH, Northwest Houston Chamber of Commerce—Energize! Houston, CASE, The University of Houston, HCDE, KIPP, and Lone Star College partnered to form the Energy Capital Academic Program (ECAP) that encourages students to participate in multiple academic challenges and compete for valuable cash prizes throughout the year. CEA will present to all ECAP award recipients during Energy Day, as part of the more than $20,000 in prizes that will be awarded to K-12 students by CEA at the festival.

WHAT:             Energy Day 2011

WHERE:           Hermann Square, City Hall ; Downtown Houston

WHEN:             October 15, 2011 ; 11:00 am – 5:00 pm CDT

RSVP:              Free and open to the public, no RSVP required

For more information about Energy Day, please visit the Energy Day 2011 website at www.energyday2011.org or email Kathleen Koehler at kkoehler@consumerenergyalliance.org

Rediscover energy in October

October is a month of learning and discovery here at CEA, as we host our first Energy Day festival in Houston: a fun, educational event showcasing energy in all its forms and highlighting the latest technology that will lead the way to a brighter, more powerful future.

The October 15th event is geared toward school-aged children and their families, who will enjoy a series of exhibits, demonstrations and contests, all serving to illustrate the role that energy – in a multitude of forms – plays in our lives.

We hope this event will encourage children to think big and look hopefully toward the future. We want to spark their interest in the science of energy: the advances that are making it possible to access reserves such as shale gas long considered off limits, and to better tap the power of the sun and the wind. Indeed, the energy breakthroughs we’ve seen in recent years have been something of an ongoing science fair. We’ve watched oil and gas boom towns spring up in the plains of the Dakotas, while in more traditional oil-producing regions like the Gulf of Mexico, oil extraction processes have been refined to the point that large volumes of oil can be produced with minimal surface disruption. The advances we’ve seen to date have helped our growing nation keep pace with our energy demands. A secure energy future will depend in part on our children achieving further scientific and technological advances.

If you are in the Houston area, we hope you and your family will join us at Hermann Square for this event, which will also feature food and live music. And even if you can’t be there in person, we urge you to think about all that our energy industry has achieved since the Drake Well was first drilled more than 150 years ago. So often, we highlight the challenges surrounding energy: of finding it, producing it, transporting it and securing our supplies. And while those challenges remain daunting, we should also take time to take note of our many successes, which some now believe could make the United States the largest oil producer in the world.

We can get there, but it will take the imagination and dedication of current and future generations. For more information about this important festival of discovery, visit the Energy Day website at http://energyday2011.org/

CEA to Outline Benefits of Keystone XL at Austin Hearing

CEA to Outline Benefits of Keystone XL at Austin Hearing

AUSTIN, TX – The State Department is holding a public hearing in Austin today to give the public an opportunity to weigh in on the Keystone XL Pipeline project. In advance of the hearing, Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) President David Holt – who will attend the hearing and deliver public comments supporting Keystone XL – released the following statement:

“The Keystone XL pipeline will create approximately 120,000 jobs across the United States, and 50,000 of those jobs will be created here in Texas. This project will also boost the Texas economy by nearly $2 billion and generate over $48 million in new state and local tax revenue. This is a significant sum of money that can go toward our state’s infrastructure needs, as well as to improve our public schools and hospitals.

“The 700,000 barrels of oil per day that this pipeline will bring to Gulf Coast refineries will be coming from stable sources like Oklahoma, the Dakotas and Canada, sources that are not subject to violent revolutions like we have seen in Egypt and Libya. This oil is also discounted against prices we pay for oil from the Middle East, which means lower fuel prices for both our military and families across the country.

“The State Department has found that the pipeline will be environmentally safe, including an assessment that processing Canadian crude ‘would not likely affect refinery emissions’ in Texas. Independent analyses have confirmed that it will create thousands of high paying jobs and significantly boost the U.S. economy. The Department of Energy acknowledges that it will enhance our energy security. For all of these reasons, CEA is urging the Obama Administration – on behalf of energy consumers in Texas and nationwide – to grant the Presidential Permit and allow the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline.”

The 1,700-mile Keystone XL Pipeline project received approval from Canada’s National Energy Board in 2010, but the project also requires a Presidential Permit from the U.S. Department of State because it crosses an international border. In June, CEA delivered more than 62,000 public comments supporting the project to the U.S. Department of State, all of which came from people living in the six states through which the proposed pipeline will travel: Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.

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