To assist corporate customers looking to attain their sustainability goals, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), World Resources Institute (WRI) and Edison Electric Institute (EEI) recently released workshop proceedings that review 15 clean-energy products offered by power companies, in response to corporate clients' demand for more tailored products that complement their sustainability goals. Read More »

The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) recently joined other industry voices in condemning the Obama administration’s intention to reduce the areas included in the offshore oil and gas leasing program for 2017-2022. Read More »

The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) recently released survey findings from approximately 800 pension beneficiaries nationwide on what they think of divestment from hydrocarbon-energy producers. Read More »

The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) praised the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, chaired by Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK), for calling attention to the Supreme Court’s stay of the Clean Power Plan. Read More »

The American Petroleum Institute (API) recently reiterated its position that hydraulic fracturing is beneficial to the environment, citing information from the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) going as far back as 1999. Read More »

The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) recently released a study that suggests lower- and middle-income families suffer the most when energy prices increase. Read More »

During the seventh Clean Energy Ministeral (CEM7) and inaugural Mission Innovation Ministerial (MI), which hosted energy officials from 23 nations recently in San Francisco, energy officials from the U.S., Canada and Mexico met to discuss their cooperative efforts to promote sustainable energy and battle climate change. Read More »

U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz recently hosted the seventh Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM7) and the inaugural Mission Innovation (MI) Ministerial in San Francisco, hosting officials from 23 governments and the European Union to discuss how to promote and deploy clean-energy technologies, as well as spur investment in research to fuel innovations. Read More »

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) recently announced that acting Associate Administrator for Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation Jay Tilden has been appointed to the position permanently and that Dave Bowman has been named the permanent deputy associate administrator in the same office. Read More »

Capt. James McCormick, USA (ret.), the national program director for Vets4Energy, criticized the anti-fracking bans, saying they will hurt the country’s national and economic security. Read More »

The Department of the Interior recently proposed a lease sale of more than 81,000 acres of federal offshore space, located approximately 11 miles south of Long Island, for commercial wind-energy development. Read More »

In response to a request from California Gov. Jerry Brown, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will work with the state to set up an Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force to explore prospects for offshore renewable-energy development. Read More »

American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle recently criticized the National Association of Clean Air Agencies (NACAA) for a press call that discussed a document encouraging states to implement the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan. Read More »

The Defense Department recently highlighted the career and work of Pentagon Force Protection Agency Director Steven Calvery, who is nearing retirement after a 40-year career with several federal agencies. Read More »

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) recently undertook a joint Programmatic Environmental Assessment (EA) on well-stimulation treatments on 23 gas and oil platforms operating on the Outer Continental Shelf offshore California and issued a "Finding of No Significant Impact." Read More »

The American Energy Alliance (AEA) recently joined 24 other free-market groups in sending a letter to Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) in support of his resolution to oppose a carbon tax. Read More »

The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) recently announced two promotions: Kevin Hassett will become director of research for domestic policy, and Michael Strain will become director of economic policy studies. Read More »

The House recently advanced the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which the Energy and Commerce Committee regarded as a victory due to its inclusion of measures to expedite permit approvals for exporting liquid natural gas (LNG). Read More »

The House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Health recently held a hearing on the Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act, H.R. 3299, which seeks to improve the nation’s biothreat-response capabilities. Read More »

After a recent decision from a panel of judges at the Washington, D.C., Circuit Court to halt implementation of the Clean Power Plan, the court decided that the entire circuit court of 11 judges should hear the challenge to EPA rule, and the American Energy Alliance (AEA) has declared a victory for those opposed to the regulation. Read More »