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FOUR PILLARS

OF THE EMPOWERMENT ALLIANCE

The Empowerment Alliance is a declaration of our nation’s energy independence, one which formally puts our allies and enemies on notice that we are pro-actively and unequivocally committed to:

Affordable Energy for Our Families
A Moral Imperative
Clean Energy for Our Environment
Fiscally Sound, Reliable & Environmentally Responsible
Abundant Energy for Our Future
A Continuous 100-Year Supply of Natural Gas
American Energy for Our Security
Natural Gas Discovered, Produced & Refined in the U.S.

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IMPACT OF NATURAL GAS

IN AMERICA

Over 60% of American adults live paycheck to paycheck.

Over 21 million American households are behind on their utility bills.

The U.S. is enjoying its BEST AIR QUALITY in the last half-century or longer, thanks in part to increased use of natural gas.

Natural gas now powers OVER 30% of America’s total energy needs.

The natural gas industry supports over 4 million U.S. jobs.

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Tea Factsheet: Natural Gas is Green

Key Points CO2 And Other Key Air Pollutants Have Consistently Declined In The U.S. At The Same Time The Use…

Natural gas CARES: Farmland preservation key to Ohio’s future

The Empowerment Alliance supports natural gas CARES and its benefits to thousands of low- and moderate-income households, family farms and businesses in…

TEA applauds new Tennessee law on natural gas as clean energy source

The Empowerment Alliance extends its heartfelt congratulations on a new day for affordable energy in Tennessee. On July 1, a new law went into…

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TEA Factsheet: Common Sense Energy Agenda

1. Recognize natural gas is green. Why it matters: American natural gas is affordable, clean, abundant, and reliable energy that…

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TEA Factsheet: The Costs of Biden’s Energy Policies

1.25.22 TEA Factsheet - The Costs of Biden's Energy Policies Biden’s Dangerous energy decisions have cost hardworking americans jobs and…

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Rep. Johnson Joins GOP Whip Scalise on “Summer Drive for Energy Independence”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JULY 8, 2021 CONTACT: CHRIS PACK Rep. Johnson Joins GOP Whip Scalise on “Summer Drive for Energy Independence”…

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TEA Factsheet: American’s July 4 Energy Spending

Travel According to AAA, in 2021, nearly 48 million Americans plan to travel for the Fourth of July. “More than…

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TEA Statement: AG’s Letter to SEC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 16, 2021 CONTACT: CHRIS PACK Empowerment Alliance Applauds Public Input from 16 Attorneys General on SEC…

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TEA Factsheet: Pipelines, “The Arteries of the Nation’s Energy Infrastructure”

  Pipelines Facing recent political obstruction Politically-Motivated Maneuvers To Block Pipelines Cost Americans Thousands Of Jobs And Billions Of Dollars…

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The Empowerment Alliance Stands With Labor Unions Who Oppose The Job-Killing Green New Deal

At The Empowerment Alliance, we view organized labor as a key ally in our effort to promote the use of…

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TEA Statement on Treasurers’ Letter to Kerry

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 26, 2021 CONTACT: CHRIS PACK EMPOWERMENT ALLIANCE: COMMON SENSE STRIKES BACK! WASHINGTON – The Empowerment Alliance (TEA) today…

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TEA Statement on Colonial Pipeline Cyber Attack

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 13, 2021 CONTACT: CHRIS PACK THE PIPELINE CYBER ATTACK RIPPLE EFFECT WASHINGTON – A few days ago, the main…

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TEA REPORT CARD: BIDEN’S ENERGY POLICY FALLS FLAT FOR EVERYDAY AMERICANS

TEA REPORT CARD: BIDEN'S ENERGY POLICY FALLS FLAT FOR EVERYDAY AMERICANS President Earns “F“ For First 100 Days WASHINGTON – On the…

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TEA Releases “Rare Earth Day” Factsheet

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 22, 2021 CONTACT: CHRIS PACK EMPOWERMENT ALLIANCE RELEASES "RARE EARTH DAY" FACT SHEET NOT CHINA – In celebration…

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TEA: China, Rare Earth and Pollution Factsheet

TEA China Rare Earth and Pollution China’s Near Monopoly on rare earth metals Fueled by Forced Labor and Cancer Villages…

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TEA Factsheet – Climate “Predictions” Through The Years

Download: TEA Climate Predictions Timeline In 1987, Biden Predicted “A Catastrophe Of Biblical Proportions For The Entire World” From Global…

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The Empowerment Alliance Statement on Green New Deal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 20, 2021 CONTACT: IAN PRIOR EMPOWERMENT ALLIANCE STATEMENT ON GREEN NEW DEAL PLANET EARTH – The Empowerment Alliance (TEA)…

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TAX DAY DEFERRED? DON’T COUNT ON IT

TAX DAY DEFERRED? DON'T COUNT ON IT Biden's "Made in America" Pipe Dream Turns Into A Tax Nightmare In 2021…

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TEA Factsheet – Taxing Energy

Biden’s Green-At-All-Costs Agenda Is Fueled By Taxpayer-Funded Subsidies The primary argument in favor of building wind and solar infrastructure is…

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Biden Infrastructure Plan Factsheet

Biden Promises To “Revitalize” American Manufacturing, But The Declines He Wants In Domestic Oil And Gas Production Historically Kill Manufacturing…

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TEA UNVEILS DIGITAL AD CAMPAIGN, NEW WEBSITE, WILL ENGAGE “ENERGY PATRIOTS”

The Empowerment Alliance (TEA) has started running an aggressive digital media campaign in 11 states, bringing into sharp focus the…

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THE EMPOWERMENT ALLIANCE ISSUES STATEMENT ON DEB HAALAND CONFIRMATION

Today, The Empowerment Alliance issued the following statement from its spokesperson Ian Prior following the confirmation of Deb Haaland as…

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TEA Memo – GND Costs

  overview Executive Summary The Green New Deal is heavy on rhetoric but nearly void of specifics. The list of…

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TEA Biden Energy Promises

  Biden: “I am not banning fracking” At an October 2020 Presidential debate, Biden declared, “I never said I oppose…

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TEA Memo – GND Unrealistic Goals

  overview Executive Summary The Green New Deal is a laundry list of lofty and idealistic goals, but it includes…

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Senate Dem Climate Plan Factsheet

Key Points Net zero emissions by 2050, at least 2 percent of gdp annually and 10 million new jobs: The…

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TEA Memo – GND Plan and Background

  overview Executive Summary The Green New Deal was introduced as a non-binding resolution with few specifics and no path…

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TEA’s Four Pillars: Facts and Stats

Affordable Energy for our families Affordable natural gas has saved an average family of four $2,500 a year. (“The Value…

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Industries Fueled By NG TEA Factsheet

Key Points A key ingredient: Natural gas provides the base ingredient for products like plastic, chemicals, fertilizer, anti-freeze, and fabrics.…

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Biden Nominees Factsheet – DOE Granholm

Granholm has been positioning herself to be energy secretary since 2008 Granholm Has Spent Years Positioning Herself As A Leader…

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Natural Gas Fuels Jobs Factsheet – Ohio

overview Key Points Nearly 400,000 new Ohio jobs: From 2011 to 2018, shale-related industry employment increased 7.8 percent, employing over…

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Natural Gas Fuels Jobs: Factsheet – National

KEY POINTS “Energy Is The Capacity To Do Work” and Natural gas Is That Energy Oil and natural gas support…

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Natural Gas & Environment Factsheet – National

Key Points CO2 And Other Key Air Pollutants Have Consistently Declined In The U.S. At The Same Time The Use…

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JOE “I’LL NEVER BAN FRACKING” BIDEN LET’S FRACKING BAN PROCEED

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ALREADY BREAKS CAMPAIGN PROMISE Well you can file this one under: That didn't take long. In case you…

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INTERIOR SECRETARY NOMINEE DEB HAALAND ONLY SEES GREEN DURING TENSE CONFIRMATION HEARING

During a contentious confirmation hearing today before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Interior Secretary nominee Deb Haaland attempted…

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The Dark Deal

Statement from Empowerment Alliance Spokesman Ian Prior on the power outages in Texas: "With an arctic blast sweeping the country,…

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JOE MANCHIN LETTER TO BIDEN URGES PRESIDENT TO REVERSE HIS ATROCIOUS ENERGY POLICIES

AS CHAIR OF SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES, MANCHIN SEEMS COMMITTED TO PROTECTING AMERICAN JOBS West Virginia Senator…

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JOE TO JOE: “DON’T BURST THE PIPE”

Even Democrat Joe Manchin Is Urging President Biden to Reconsider Keystone Pipeline XL Decision In one of his very first…

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Radical Congresswoman Ilhan Omar Declares War on Minnesota Jobs

Politico's Morning Energy reported today that Ilhan Omar, not satisfied by President Biden killing thousands of jobs when he ended…

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JENNIFER GRANHOLM DOUBLES DOWN ON POLICIES THAT WOULD DECIMATE THE NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY DURING SENATE CONFIRMATION HEARING

Jennifer Granholm, President Biden's nominee for Secretary of Energy, appeared before the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee for a…

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JOE BIDEN KILLS AMERICAN ENERGY JOBS ON DAY ONE

Today, The Empowerment Alliance spokesman Ian Prior released the following statement following President Joe Biden signing the Executive Order to…

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THE EMPOWERMENT ALLIANCE: JOE MANCHIN CAN STEP UP AND SAVE AMERICAN ENERGY INDEPENDENCE

Today, The Empowerment Alliance spokesman Ian Prior released the following statement following the Georgia runoff elections: "With a 50-50 Senate…

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The Empowerment Alliance Stands With Organized Labor In Their Fight Against The Job-Killing Green New Deal

The Empowerment Alliance believes the power of American ingenuity, the tenets of our free market system, and the abundance of…

America’s energy future rests on Georgia’s Senate runoffs

ANALYSIS/OPINION: With the support of the Trump administration, the United States of America supercharged an energy revolution powered by clean,…

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Biden Picks Deb Haaland to Lead Interior Department

The historic choice would elevate a Native American to a cabinet secretary position for the first time, and do so…

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JOE BIDEN CONTINUES HIS WAR ON ENERGY INDEPENDENCE WITH PICKS TO LEAD EPA AND DOI

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, The Empowerment Alliance spokesman Ian Prior released the following statement on Joe Biden picking Michael Regan…

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THE EMPOWERMENT ALLIANCE: “JENNIFER GRANHOLM’S SINGULAR FOCUS ON GREEN ENERGY WRONG FOR AMERICA”

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, The Empowerment Alliance spokesman Ian Prior released the following statement on Joe Biden's choice of former…

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THE EMPOWERING AMERICA PODCAST INTERVIEWS PENNSYLVANIA ATTORNEY GENERAL CANDIDATE HEATHER HEIDELBAUGH

THE EMPOWERING AMERICA PODCAST IS EDUCATING AMERICANS ON THE BENEFITS OF CLEAN, LOW-COST NATURAL GAS  WASHINGTON –  GOP candidate for Pennsylvania…

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THE EMPOWERMENT ALLIANCE INVITES JOE BIDEN AND KAMALA HARRIS TO JOIN THE EMPOWERING AMERICA PODCAST TO DISCUSS THEIR PLANS FOR NATURAL GAS

THE EMPOWERING AMERICA PODCAST HELPS EDUCATE AMERICANS ON THE BENEFITS OF CLEAN, LOW COST NATURAL GAS  WASHINGTON –  The Empowerment Alliance…

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THE EMPOWERING AMERICA PODCAST INTERVIEWS OHIO CONGRESSMAN BILL JOHNSON & CEO OF SHALE CRESCENT USA

THE EMPOWERING AMERICA PODCAST IS EDUCATING AMERICANS ON THE BENEFITS OF CLEAN, LOW-COST NATURAL GAS  WASHINGTON –  The Empowerment Alliance (TEA)…

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THE EMPOWERMENT ALLIANCE LAUNCHES NEW PODCAST – WELCOMES FIRST GUEST HOUSE GOP WHIP STEVE SCALISE

THE EMPOWERING AMERICA PODCAST WILL HELP EDUCATE AMERICANS ON THE BENEFITS OF CLEAN, LOW COST NATURAL GAS  WASHINGTON –  The Empowerment…

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PENNSYLVANIA LAWMAKERS HIGHLIGHT THE EMPOWERMENT ALLIANCE’S DECLARATION OF ENERGY INDEPENDENCE SIGNER LIST

WASHINGTON –  The Empowerment Alliance has received overwhelming support from Pennsylvania lawmakers including numerous county and local officials who have made their commitment to…

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TEA APPLAUDS EPA ADMINISTRATOR ANDREW WHEELER’S RESPONSE TO GOVERNOR NEWSOM’S DISASTROUS EXECUTIVE ORDER

On Monday, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler sent California Governor Gavin Newsom a letter questioning how the state could add…

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ICYMI: BUCKEYE REPORTER “DEWINE, REPUBLICANS SIGN DECLARATION OF ENERGY INDEPENDENCE”

BY APRIL BAMBERG: Multiple Republican Ohio lawmakers have signed the Declaration of Energy Independence from The Empowerment Alliance (TEA), and have made…

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“Americans need the facts, not fantasies, on our energy future,” says Republican Whip Steve Scalise

“Americans need the facts, not fantasies, on our energy future,” says Republican Whip Steve Scalise New Empowerment Alliance Fact Sheet…

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ICYMI: THE EMPOWERMENT ALLIANCE SPOKESMAN IAN PRIOR APPEARS ON WILL WITT’S PODCAST BY PRAGER U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvFLM_rDVtI&feature=youtu.be  

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OHIO LAWMAKERS HIGHLIGHT THE EMPOWERMENT ALLIANCE’S DECLARATION OF ENERGY INDEPENDENCE SIGNER LIST

WASHINGTON –  The Empowerment Alliance has received overwhelming support from Ohio lawmakers who have made their commitment to a clean future for…

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THE EMPOWERMENT ALLIANCE SMASHES SUMMER CAMPAIGN GOALS

THE EMPOWERMENT ALLIANCE SMASHES SUMMER CAMPAIGN GOALS  Blue Energy Nation Grows to Over 100,000 Over 1,000 National Leaders, Including 15…

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HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER KEVIN MCCARTHY, REPUBLICAN WHIP STEVE SCALISE, AND TEXAS GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT HEADLINE LATEST SIGNERS OF DECLARATION OF ENERGY INDEPENDENCE

WASHINGTON – The Empowerment Alliance today announced that Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Governor…

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Texas leaders stand with The Empowerment Alliance on energy independence

Lone Star Standard By Kyla Asbury Political leaders nationwide signed the Declaration of Energy Independence along with The Empowerment Alliance…

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NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL POLITICAL LEADERS CALL FOR ENERGY INDEPENDENCE

WASHINGTON, D.C. - One hundred and forty-one political leaders from across the country today joined The Empowerment Alliance (TEA) by signing…

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THE EMPOWERMENT ALLIANCE ISSUES STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT’S DECISION ALLOWING THE ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE TO PROCEED

WASHINGTON, D.C. -  The Empowerment Alliance today issued the following statement applauding the United States Supreme Court's decision to allow…

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THE EMPOWERMENT ALLIANCE ISSUES STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT TRUMP’S EXECUTIVE ORDER TO FAST TRACK ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE

WASHINGTON, D.C. -  The Empowerment Alliance today issued the following statement on news that President Trump is planning to issue…

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Trump’s energy policy is why China wants him to lose the election

Washington Times By: Ian Prior May 13, 2020 ANALYSIS/OPINION: Donald Trump said in a recent interview that China wants him…

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THE EMPOWERMENT ALLIANCE APPLAUDS SENATOR TED CRUZ’S LEGISLATION TO REDUCE U.S. DEPENDENCE ON CHINESE RARE EARTH METALS

WASHINGTON, D.C. -  Yesterday, Senator Ted Cruz introduced in the Senate the Onshoring Rare Earths Act of 2020 ("ORE Act"),…

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Opinion: If Moscow and Riyadh think they can put the U.S. shale industry out of business, they’d better think again

MarketWatch April 29, 2020 By: Paul Brandus U.S. companies may go bankrupt, but Putin and MBS need petrodollars to keep…

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The Empowerment Alliance Supports Pembroke Pipeline

  Legislation proposes natural gas connection for underprivileged Pembroke residents Kankakee Times By W.J. Kennedy April 22, 2020 Legislation in…

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ICYMI – ANN ARBOR DOUBLES DOWN ON BILLION DOLLAR CLIMATE PLAN IN THE MIDDLE OF CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

In case you missed it, despite Michigan ranking third in the nation for Coronavirus cases and deaths, the City of…

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Trump’s Deal-Making Skills Help Broker OPEC Agreement, Stabilizing Global Oil Market

Breitbart, by Penny Starr A battle over oil production waged in recent weeks between Saudi Arabia and Russia ended after…

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COVID-19 must not be allowed to stop Trump’s natural gas revolution

America has the cleanest and healthiest air quality in generations thanks to natural gas By Ian Prior ANALYSIS/OPINION: COVID-19 is…

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LETTER TO EDITOR: We cannot put the brakes on LNG infrastructure investment

The coronavirus has presented Louisiana with unprecedented challenges in recent weeks. But while we continue to work through this together,…

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Energy officials push back on Biden’s fracking comment during debate

Energy officials are pushing back against former Vice President Joe Biden who said he supports ending new fracking during his…

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The Empowerment Alliance Applauds Utility Companies for Suspending Service Shut Offs During Coronavirus Outbreak

WASHINGTON, D.C. -  Over the course of the last week, federal, state, and local governments along with private industries and…

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Energy Powers Life

From living longer, reducing poverty and improving our quality of life, the advancement of the human condition has coincided with…

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A Letter to Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg of the school #ClimateStrike fame made a compelling, if somewhat dystopian, presentation at COP24. Michelle Stirling, Communications Manager…

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Democrats’ War on Fracking Will Cost Them in Battleground States

Ohio and Michigan have more than 400,000 shale workers, and Pennsylvania alone has 320,000.

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The “New Energy Economy”: An Exercise in Magical Thinking

The Hidden Costs of a Green Grid Green energy has proven to be more expensive for Americans. Learn more below.…

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Climate Stalinism

Today’s radical green movement demands submission to an elite governing class—and its views are entering the mainstream

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New Advocacy Group Offers Smart Approach to Energy Consumption and Environmental Conservation; The Empowerment Alliance Launches to Secure America’s Energy Independence Through Natural Gas

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release September 30, 2019  WASHINGTON – The Empowerment Alliance (TEA) is launching today to promote America’s…

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DECLARATION

OF ENERGY INDEPENDENCE

The Declaration of Energy Independence puts our enemies and allies on notice that we are proactively committed to:

  • Creating better, higher-paying jobs
  • Safeguarding the economic interests of American consumers
  • Preserving and protecting the environment
  • Eliminating threats - both at home and abroad - to our national security

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