Our nation runs the risk of losing the advantages provided by our vast energy resources due to the politicization of pipeline, transmission lines, and other infrastructure projects. Many areas in the U.S. are already missing out on the full benefits of our energy revolution because it has been difficult to permit and build or replace energy infrastructure.
Some things have to be seen to be believed. Take this doozey of a press release from the Natural Resources Defense Council: “NRDC Report: Tar Sands Tankers in U.S. Waters Could Skyrocket 12-Fold Under Canadian Producers' Plans.” The presser begins with this startling insight: “Canadian oil producers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ decision supported by the Obama administration to deny the final easement needed for the Dakota Access pipeline, Karen Harbert, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for 21st Century Energy, issued the following
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the world’s largest business federation representing the interests of more than three million businesses and organizations of every size, sector, and region, as well as state and local chambers and industry associations, writes to express strong support for the proposed
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Karen Harbert, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for 21st Century Energy, today issued the following statement regarding the Department of Interior’s five year plan for oil and gas development: “Today’s announcement limiting offshore energy production is one of the
This paper marks the fourth in a series of reports produced by the Energy Institute being released this fall, each taking a substantive look at what might have happened in the past – or could happen in the future – if certain energy-related comments and policy prescriptions put forth by prominent politicians and their supporters were actually adopted. We’re calling it the Energy Accountability Series.
As representatives of millions of consumers, businesses, workers, and citizens across the United States, the undersigned groups urge your administration to finalize a 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program without removing any additional areas. We also urge you not to
Second Energy Accountability Series Report Quantifies Economic Impact of Energy Revolution WASHINGTON, D.C.—The second report in the Energy Institute’s Energy Accountability Series finds that America’s economy would be much weaker today if certain politicians and special interest groups had gotten
Increasingly, business and labor interests are aligned against the Obama Administration's war on energy development. The latest example is the Dakota Access Pipeline. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumpka has essentially said that enough is enough, expressing frustration with environmental activists and