Guiding Principles:
- American energy is a domestic asset economically and a national security advantage. We believe it should be reliable, abundant, and affordable.
- America should never be dependent on foreign energy to power our own economy or the future of the American people.
- The free market – not government mandates or political objectives – should guide lawmakers as they make policy impacting the energy industry.
From the Permian Basin to the Marcellus Shale to Cook Inlet, America is blessed with incredible natural resources. We can and should lead the world in traditional energy production, decreasing our reliance on hostile nations while providing millions of good-paying jobs in the process. Yet proposals at both the federal and various states are forcing a reckless green transition on an unwilling population that technology is not ready to support.
In recent years, some policy makers have attempted to substitute free market principles with a forced push for electrification. The federal government implemented a mandate requiring two-thirds of all new cars and trucks sold in the U.S. to be electric in just eight years, while at the state level, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has required 100% of new cars to be electric vehicles by 2035.
The consequences of EV mandates are sweeping and severe: higher prices, lower ranges, smaller pay loads – all with detrimental impacts on families and financial bottom lines.