Research from the Energy Information Administration confirms that electricity demand is high and increasing faster than the grid can keep up with—which drives up consumer costs. Modernizing America’s energy infrastructure and stabilizing our power grid is a consumer imperative. Surging ...
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Americans are justifiably concerned about energy prices. Two in three Americans report bill increases over the past year, and three in four worry that costs will continue to rise. Without a corresponding increase in supply, those fears will become reality. ...
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C.–The Hispanic Leadership Fund issued the following statement from its president Mario H. Lopez in response to the U.S. Senate confirming Gov. Rick Perry as Secretary of Energy: “As the former governor of the state of Texas, Governor Perry ...
Read MoreThere are many great situations to emulate the saying, “if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” For President Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency, that approach, when it comes to regulating carbon emissions, might come at a substantial ...
Read MorePresident Obama’s proposed Clean Power Plan, which is currently undergoing a public comment period, is being justifiably criticized as a prohibitively expensive and ineffective way to reduce carbon emissions in the United States. The plan will result in the closing ...
Read MoreA year ago the Environmental Protection Agency released what it calls its “Clean Power Plan,” and has announced intentions to finalize its proposal in the next few months, which is supposed to cut pollution and improve health and environmental conditions. ...
Read MoreA paper released a few days ago by the American Council for Capital Formation lays out the significant economic benefits the United States could reap should Congress and the Administration allow crude oil to be exported to other countries, which ...
Read MoreAffordable, reliable electricity is so intricately linked with our daily lives it is too often taken for granted as something that is our right rather than the luxury it is. Alarmingly, the Environmental Protection Agency, in an effort to appease ...
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