Why

At Western Energy Alliance, we believe that American oil and natural gas provide an overwhelming benefit to humanity, as the foundation of human health, safety and welfare. Our industry not only heats homes, provides mobility, and powers all facets of the economy, but puts food on the table, medicine in the cabinet, and delivers clean drinking water to the tap. Without the energy and products we provide, modern life is not possible. Providing more American oil and natural gas to the world will bring those benefits to the billion people without sufficient energy and help lift them out of poverty.

​What

Because we believe that our products are the key to human welfare, we vigorously defend our ability to develop oil and natural gas. We exist to promote the exploration and production of oil and natural gas in the West and to defend the ability of our members to continue to provide the benefits of oil and natural gas to America and the world. We focus on policies to improve the competitiveness of western public lands by removing regulatory and bureaucratic obstacles, and advancing positive policies that increase certainty when operating in the West.
The Alliance joined a coalition of 10 oil and natural gas trade associations that sent a letter to Pres. Biden urging him to expand our energy capacity and increase oil and natural gas production.
The Great American Outdoors Act is the largest public lands conservation law passed in 50 years, and it’s almost exclusively funded by revenue from federal oil and natural gas. ​
By the end of Joe Biden's first term, the president's leasing ban on public lands will cost $33.5 billion in Gross Domestic Product and over 58,700 jobs annually.
Voices across the West are speaking out against the Biden ban. The chorus is growing and includes local officials, tribal members, and educators on both sides of the aisle who’ve publicly opposed the president’s executive action. We’ve compiled a list of local officials who’ve been in the media and acted against the leasing ban.