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Obama Administration Leaves Explosive Oil Trains on the Rails for Years

For Immediate Release May 1, 2015 Obama Administration Leaves Explosive Oil Trains on the Rails for Years Long phase-out of hazardous cars, inadequate speed limits, deficient tanker shells leave communities at risk of catastrophe Washington, D.C. — Today the Department...

ConocoPhillips calls Democrats “Un-American”

Get ready for some fireworks this morning in the Senate.  The latest spin coming from the oil industry is that Democrats and the more than 75% of Americans that support ending subsidies to Big Oil are somehow "un-American". After yesterday's...

American LNG is not the answer to European gas crisis

One of the leading trade associations promoting fracking in the U.S. sees Putin’s war in Ukraine as a flagrant opportunity to sell more LNG gas. And lots of it. They are calling on the U.S. to “unleash American energy’s strength...

The Dinosaurs Still Graze at the AEI

Great article from Charlie Cray in the Huffington Post:"It felt like I'd just walked onto the set of the sequel to Jurassic Park. There was an industry dinosaur who I'd thought was gone for good." He continues: "But no. Former...

Fred Upton: Big Oil’s Superman in SuperCongress

Numerous recent polls reveal that the American people believe that Congress is more responsive to their campaign donors than their own constituents. In addition, Americans of all affiliations clearly favor ending oil industry handouts. The question is, whose side is...