An infrastructure race has begun around the world, and the United States is not keeping pace. We’re facing problems that stand in the way of ensuring that our infrastructure receives the necessary funding over the next two decades. In China, an infrastructure investment of $28.4 trillion between now and 2040 is required to meet the…
This week, Fox Business published an op-ed by Jason Jernigan, a pipeline worker from Arkansas who lost his job when President Biden canceled the Keystone XL pipeline. Jernigan offers a unique perspective from the labor community on how short-sighted political decisions in Washington can impact the livelihood of workers and their families. His piece notes…
A recent op-ed in The Hill authored by Anne Bradbury, CEO of the American Exploration and Production Council, highlights the important role of the U.S. energy sector in providing affordable, reliable energy and its role in fueling the American economy. She notes: There is an inextricable link between a healthy and robust economy and a…
In no surprise, Vladimir Putin was ‘re-elected’ president of Russia this month in a landslide victory. Putin embarks on a new six-year term facing no real internal competition to his power. The war in Ukraine has proved a battle of attrition, but as Reuters reports, “Putin is winning” that war. Though his people are suffering…
The administration’s decision to release over 175 million barrels of crude oil from our Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) over the last eight months was met with strong opposition. The GAIN Coalition called out the sales numerous times as “political band-aids” and short term solutions. Over the course of the release, the SPR dropped to its…
The GAIN Coalition has covered extensively the importance of permitting reform for energy companies looking to build projects across the country, and consumers who have had to bear the brunt of volatile energy prices this past year. Permitting reform is an important bipartisan issue. Congress should make every effort to pass a permitting reform bill….