November 30th, 2016

"The most significant US energy policy update in a decade, the Energy Policy Modernization Act 2016, will be introduced into the new Congress in January 2017. With provisions for accelerated permitting for oil and gas drilling, construction of export LNG terminals, as well as energy efficiency standards and grid-integration of renewables, the outlook for US energy security is bright, according to Barry Worthington, Executive Director of the US Energy Association (USEA). He predicts that business, not policy, will be the major driver of decarbonisation." 

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November 24th, 2016

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"When Nikki Haley appeared on national television to deliver the Republican Party's State of the Union rebuttal in January, political observers outside the GOP's innermost orbit had little to say about the South Carolina governor.

November 10th, 2016

November 10, 2016

USEA Executive Director to give keynote address to U.S.-China Energy Law and Trade Forum at Tulane University

WASHINGTON, D.C. — USEA Executive Director, Barry Worthington, will deliver the keynote address to the U.S. China Energy Law and Trade Forum at Tulane University on November 18.

The forum will bring together global leaders from the public and private sector to discuss areas of cooperation between the U.S. and China on clean energy development, trade, technology exchanges, and public private partnerships.

November 9th, 2016

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November 9, 2016

USEA Congratulates President-elect Trump, new lawmakers and discusses energy policy changes

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Energy Association Executive Director, Barry Worthington, issued the following statement congratulating President-elect Donald Trump on his victory Tuesday.

October 9th, 2016

"Putting a price on carbon emissions remains a divisive topic in the USA, even as polls indicate considerable public support for actions to address climate change.

Voters in Washington state may show the way  Nov. 8 when they decide on a referendum that would assess a carbon tax on coal, oil and natural gas, a move aimed at lowering emissions that contribute to climate change without digging deeply into people’s wallets."

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October 7th, 2016

"Russia and the United States both stand to lose as a result of Moscow’s decision this week to suspend nuclear-science cooperation along with an agreement on plutonium disposal, former American Nuclear Society president Donald Hoffman told Sputnik."

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October 5th, 2016

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

 Energy Technology and Governance Program
of the
 

United States Agency for International Development
and the
United States Energy Association

September 29th, 2016

"US officials want China to make more energy data publicly available in addition to sharing such information with the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

September 22nd, 2016