Today, the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV) and John Barrasso (R-WY), has passed a significant milestone, receiving a strong bipartisan vote to pass through the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. This legislation, aimed at accelerating the permitting process for critical energy infrastructure in the United…
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. District has directed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reconsider its approval of the proposed Commonwealth LNG terminal in Southwest Louisiana. Below is a statement that can be attributed to me, Craig Stevens, spokesman for the GAIN Coalition and former senior advisor to U.S. Energy…
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Good Neighbor Rule under the Clean Air Act. The rule would have imposed a uniform federal plan for controlling ozone pollution on twenty-three states whose individual plans were rejected by the Agency, which legal and energy experts have widely criticized as…
Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved a development permit for Calcasieu Pass 2 (CP2), a Liquefied Natural Gas export facility proposed for southwestern Louisiana. Below is a statement that can be attributed to me, Craig Stevens, spokesman for the GAIN Coalition and former senior advisor to U.S. Energy Secretary Sam Bodman: “FERC’s decision…
Today, two environmental activists associated with the group Just Stop Oil vandalized Stonehenge, one of the world’s most ancient Neolithic sites. Large crowds were gathered at Stonehenge to celebrate the summer solstice, which is significant to its heritage. This act has been met with outrage from people across the world who are horrified to see…
The U.S. Supreme Court has asked for the U.S. Solicitor General, Elizabeth Prelogar, to weigh in on the petition for a writ of certiorari in Sunoco LP, et al v. City and County of Honolulu, et al. The defendants in the lawsuit filed the petition for cert, asking SCOTUS to review the Hawaii Supreme Court’s…
Today, Governors Jeff Landry (LA), Mike Dunleavy (AK), Brian Kemp (GA), Jim Pillen (NE), Chris Sununu (NH), Kevin Stitt (OK) and Glenn Youngkin (VA) gathered in Chalmette Louisiana to share their vision for unleashing American energy. The Governors emphasized the need to prioritize innovation in the energy industry to strengthen domestic production and lower costs…
Today, the Biden administration announced the imminent release of 1 million barrels of gasoline from emergency reserves held in the Northeast, in an attempt to artificially lower gas prices ahead of the November presidential election. This announcement fits the President’s pattern of depleting strategic reserves in election years. President Biden similarly drained the Strategic Petroleum…
This week, Harvard Law School was scheduled to screen the film, ‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline,’ alongside director and Harvard graduate, Daniel Goldhaber and Professor Jon Hanson. The movie is a screen adaption of Eco-Marxist Andreas Malm’s book. Both the film and book argue “divestment and marches” are not enough, and protestors must “learn to…
Biden’s Worst Energy Policy Yet: Consequences of Blocking U.S. LNG ExportMay 1, 2024 | 3:00 p.m. EST REGISTER HERE As the global demand for affordable and reliable energy continues to rise, President Biden’s decision to block permits for U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects is being met with scrutiny and concern across…
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