Many areas in the U.S. miss out on the full benefits of our energy revolution due to difficulties transporting our resources to where they are needed. Delayed or blocked oil and gas pipelines have negative implications on energy costs and accessibility, and can have lasting impacts on various sectors of the economy reliant on these vital resources. . Pipelines that aren’t built translate to higher energy prices, as residents in the Northeast have discovered firsthand during frigid winters.
Today’s Decision Shows Investors that ‘Things Have Changed in Washington’ WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue issued the following statement today following the Trump administration’s approval of the federal permit for the Keystone XL pipeline: “After many
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Karen Harbert, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for 21st Century Energy, issued the following statement today regarding the Army Corps of Engineers’ decision to grant the final easement for the Dakota Access Pipeline: “The Dakota Access Pipeline and other energy
Yesterday, on day five of the new Administration, President Trump took steps to fulfill a campaign promise to create jobs and expand the development and use of American energy. With the stroke of a pen, the President signed Executive actions that set in motion the steps and process needed to
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Karen Harbert, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for 21st Century Energy, issued the following statement today regarding President Trump’s announced Executive Orders on accelerating infrastructure: “For too long, private infrastructure investment has been held
We’ve been very frustrated with the continued attempts by the Obama Administration on its way out of Washington to halt critical energy opportunities. That includes blatant political interference to delay a permit for the Dakota Access Pipeline that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corp) had
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ decision supported by the Obama administration to deny the final easement needed for the Dakota Access pipeline, Karen Harbert, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for 21st Century Energy, issued the following
This paper marks the fourth in a series of reports produced by the Energy Institute being released this fall, each taking a substantive look at what might have happened in the past – or could happen in the future – if certain energy-related comments and policy prescriptions put forth by prominent politicians and their supporters were actually adopted. We’re calling it the Energy Accountability Series.
Second Energy Accountability Series Report Quantifies Economic Impact of Energy Revolution WASHINGTON, D.C.—The second report in the Energy Institute’s Energy Accountability Series finds that America’s economy would be much weaker today if certain politicians and special interest groups had gotten
