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Public Service Commission Place 2 Candidates Speak at Gardendale Straw Poll

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Last week, three of the four candidates for Public Service Commission (PSC) Place 2 spoke to voters at the Jefferson County Republican Party Straw poll.  Chip Beeker, Phillip Brown, and Jonathan Barbee are all challenging incumbent PSC Commissioner Terry Dunn (R) and all three challengers addressed Jefferson County Republican … Continued
May 20, 2014

Scientists and Political Leadership Divided on Global Warming as White House Prepares to Seize Power

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, the White House released its much anticipated, National Climate Assessment (NCA).  The report said that the globe has been getting warmer since 1895 and that it has been getting warmer at a faster rate over the last twenty years and called for radical action by the powerful … Continued
May 9, 2014

Energy, Jobs, and Your Family

By Jeremy Oden During this election cycle, there is one spot on the ballot that will have a bigger impact on your family and your pocket book than any other – Alabama’s Public Service Commission. Many people are unaware of the PSC, but we are in charge of serving the public interest by ensuring the … Continued
May 6, 2014

Obama’s War on Wood Stoves

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter President Barack H. Obama’s (D) war on coal has the potential to cost Alabama coal industry jobs, shutter Alabama Power coal burning power plants, and cost Alabamians more money in higher electricity cost.  But the end of coal burning power plants is not the end of the Obama administration’s … Continued
February 12, 2014

Sessions and Vitter Demand that EPA Provide Accounting Of How Much Money is Spent on EPA’s Ozone Proposal

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama joined Senate colleague David Vitter and all the Republican members of the Senate EPW Committee in a letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy.  A statement by Sen. Sessions’ office said that the Committee still has unanswered request for an accounting … Continued
December 23, 2013

Bentley and Strange Join in Coal Wars

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter Talk of coal has dug deep in Alabama in recent weeks. Most recently, Senator Richard Shelby (R) called for investigations into allegations that Alabama nonprofits who receive taxpayer funds have lobbied state government officials to vote against coal interests. Other Alabama GOP leaders in the state express similar concerns, … Continued
December 19, 2013

Sessions Comments on Report that Obama Administration is Bypassing the States with Controversial EPA Decisions

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama released a report on Thursday with Environment and Public Works Committee Republicans entitled, “Neglecting a Cornerstone Principle of the Clean Air Act: President Obama’s EPA Leaves States Behind.” The 42 page report claims that President Obama’s EPA’s has increasingly departed from the … Continued
November 5, 2013

Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Members Meet in St. Clair County

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Despite county wide flooding from the previous night’s six inches of rain, an estimated 90 members of the St. Clair County Chapter of the Alabama Cattleman’s Association met on the farm of Randy Bearden outside of Vincent for a field day to discuss current events, politics, and technological advancements … Continued
May 22, 2013

Sessions Made Ranking Member Of the Senate Clean Air And Nuclear Safety Subcommittee

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama was chosen by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works to serve in the 113th Congress as the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety. Following the vote, Sen. Sessions said in a written statement, … Continued
February 19, 2013

Obama Energy Policies Force US Coal Plants to Retire

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Obama administration’s new regulations limiting green house emissions combined with low natural gas prices could force many American coal powered power plants to close.  According to a new report in ‘The Economist’ Obama’s environmental regulations could cost $144 billion to replace or retrofit existing power plants. The Brattle … Continued
October 16, 2012