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USEA Reports: Nuclear Energy Institute

August 14th, 2019
By Ryan LaCoe
USEA 2019 Summer Intern
 
 
International Energy Agency (IEA)
 

USEA's Worthington Tells Fox Business: American Energy Is Strong, Diverse and Becoming Increasingly Independent

August 13th, 2019

America has entered into an era of energy abundance and is now entering an era of energy independence, USEA’s Executive Director, Barry Worthington, told Fox Business host Liz Claman on Tuesday. In remarks on her show, Claman Countdown, Worthington said the American energy sector, bolstered by increasing natural gas exports and expansion of renewable energy, has achieved a level of abundance and independence for the United States unforeseeable even just six years ago.

Worthington’s remarks came just after President Trump’s visit to Shell’s ethane plant in Western Pennsylvania which the president cited as a great example of American energy success and abundance. Shell is a USEA member.

Women In Energy: Julia Hamm

August 12th, 2019

The Women in Energy series is a joint project between USEA and USAID that was developed out of USEA’s Engendering Utilities Partnership, a program funded by USAID to improve gender policies and gender outcomes at their respective organizations.

 

Companies See Less Loss, More Profit In Carbon Capture Through 45Q

August 9th, 2019

By Benjamin Doggett

2019 USEA Summer Intern

 

John Litynski, Deputy Director of Advanced Fossil Technology Systems in the Energy Department’s Office of Fossil Energy joined Ryan Bernstein and Durham McCormick from McGuire Woods to speak at a briefing hosted by USEA on the status of the 45Q tax credit and the prospects for CCUS.

USEA Briefing: EPRI Speaks to USEA About the Struggles of Achieving Grid Stability Using Dispatchable and Non-Dispatchable Power Sources

August 1st, 2019

By Benjamin Doggett

USEA 2019 Summer Intern

U.S. Energy Association-member Electric Power Research Institute said “demand and supply for electricity is an equation that we need to balance every second.” 

USEA Chief Guest on Sirius XM's Mid-Day Briefing on the POTUS Press Pool

July 24th, 2019

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Panel of Climate and Energy Experts Tells USEA That Drastic Measures Must be Taken to Mitigate Climate Change

July 1st, 2019

By Benjamin Doggett

USEA Summer 2019 Intern

 

“Emissions need to reach a net zero by mid-century in order to stay below the projected 1.5 °C global temperature increase,” That was the message Karl Hausker was conveying when he spoke on Friday at a panel hosted at USEA.

Enchant Energy Says 45Q Tax Credit Would Offset CCS Investment by 2

June 28th, 2019

By Benjamin Doggett

USEA Summer 2019 Intern

 

USEA Briefing: Joshua Stanislowski Speaks to USEA about the Economic Benefits of CCS for EOR in North Dakota Oil Fields

June 19th, 2019

By Benjamin Doggett

USEA 2019 Summer Intern

On May 30th, USEA hosted Joshua Stanislowski who spoke about Project Tundra, a study he conducted with the Energy & Environmental Research Center on the regional economic impacts of carbon capture and storage.

USEA Board of Directors Elects New Officers

June 12th, 2019

The U.S. Energy Association’s Board of Directors has elected a new Chairman and Treasurer.

Women In Energy: Bentina C. Terry

June 10th, 2019

The Women in Energy series is a joint project between USEA and USAID that was developed out of USEA’s Engendering Utilities Partnership, a program funded by USAID to improve gender policies and gender outcomes at their respective organizations.

 

US DOE Clean Coal Chief Says Fossil Energy Needs CCS

June 4th, 2019

Fossil energy is an abundant, dominant part of the global energy supply and the daily lives of all Americans, but clean energy technology to capture carbon emissions must also be part of the equation, U.S. Energy Department Deputy Assistant Secretary for Clean Coal and Carbon Management, Lou Hrkman, told global clean coal executives in Houston on Tuesday.

USAID Asst. Administrator Says SE Europe Still Vulnerable to Kremlin Control

May 24th, 2019

On Thursday, Brock Bierman, the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Assistant Administrator for the Bureau of Europe and Eurasia, urged the U.S. and its allies to collectively protect countries in Southeast Europe from renewed threats to their sovereignty by the Kremlin.

Women In Energy: Casiopea Ramirez Melgar

May 3rd, 2019

The Women in Energy series is a joint project between USEA and USAID that was developed out of USEA’s Engendering Utilities Partnership, a program funded by USAID to improve gender policies and gender outcomes at their respective organizations.

 

EUPP Program Coordinator Position Posting

April 17th, 2019

Please see the job posting at https://www.usea.org/sites/default/files/EUPP%20Program%20Coordinator%20...

 

USEA Chief Says President Trump Executive Orders Protect U.S. Energy Consumers

Trump Carson
April 11th, 2019

Infrastructure Expansion Boosts National Security

Washington, D.C.—Today, President Trump issued two executive orders which move major hurdles to much-needed energy infrastructure, including a laborious federal approval process for pipeline expansion.

Women In Energy: Jacqui Nelson

April 4th, 2019

The Women in Energy series is a joint project between USEA and USAID that was developed out of USEA’s Engendering Utilities Partnership, a program funded by USAID to improve gender policies and gender outcomes at their respective organizations.

 

USEA Chief tells House Foreign Affairs Committee U.S. energy industry is meeting climate goals, Trump policies are strengthening national security

April 2nd, 2019

 

Washington, D.C.— U.S. Energy Association Executive Director Barry Worthington testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee today.

USEA Chief Lauds DOE Secretary Message at CERAWeek in Houston

Rick Perry Houston
March 14th, 2019

Innovation Boosts Energy Abundance, Security, Creates Energy Choice Abroad

Houston—On Wednesday, Energy Secretary Rick Perry told global energy executives at CERAWeek in Houston he’s proud of American energy innovation, which he calls the “great engine of progress.”

USEA Chief Says Trump’s Pick for UN Ambassador Understands Role of Energy In Reducing Global Poverty

February 25th, 2019

 

WASHINGTON, D.C.--President Trump has nominated U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Kelly Knight Craft, to become the next U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. If confirmed by the Senate, Craft would succeed Nikki Haley, who resigned from the post last year.