Kyle Isakower
Proxy Advisors Remain a Problem: 2024 Report
This report offers a examination of supplemental filings from last year’s 2024 proxy season to shed light on persistent challenges associated with proxy advisors....
“Drill, Baby, Drill”: Can Trump’s Energy Plan Really Cut Prices in Half?
By Kyle Isakower
President Trump evoked the “drill, baby, drill” mantra in his speech to the joint session of Congress last week. It comes as...
Op-Ed: LNG exports make both economic and environmental sense
Exports are not reducing domestic supply and squeezing American ratepayers or power plant operators; exports come from added production and have only a small impact on price.
ACCF Applauds Senate Committee Passage of Permitting Reform Act of 2024
Washington, DC - The American Council for Capital Formation (ACCF) applauds the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee for their decisive support of S....
Op-Ed: Exxon Is Trying to Do Investors a Favor: Get Politics Out of the...
Activists focusing on broad environmental and social issues are increasingly using the shareholder proposal process to push their agendas at U.S. public companies. The...
How Global Shipping Tensions Are Inflating Energy Bills
For months, Houthi rebels have attacked marine traffic in the Red Sea – and more recently in the Indian Ocean – in protest of Israel’s conflict...
Legal Action and New Analysis Argue for Return to SEC’s Proposed 2020 Proxy Advisor...
In 2020, the SEC, chaired by Jay Clayton, proposed a set of amendments aimed to add transparency and fairness to the proxy advisory process....
Energy Mergers Enhance Security and Protect the Environment
As we bear witness to the geopolitical horrors and turmoil in both the Middle East and Eastern Europe, the world confronts the convergence of...
New Report: Proxy Season Analysis Shows Companies Still Reporting High Rate of Errors...
ACCF documents a 28% increase in proxy advisor errors from 2021 Report
WASHINGTON, DC – As Congress holds hearings on the influence of proxy advisors...
New England Will Benefit from Robust, Low-Cost Natural Gas Supply if Congress Removes Pipeline...
Given our nation’s energy needs, it is clear that we will be using natural gas for many years to come, to heat our homes,...
Op-Ed: Shareholder Proxy Proposal Process is Broken and Must be Fixed
This month, the House Financial Services Committee hosted two hearings investigating the role and influence that proxy advisors play in investors’ decision making. Members...
New ACCF Study Finds Strong Natural Gas Market That Can Meet Domestic and...
New Study Finds Strong Natural Gas Market That Can Meet Domestic and Export Demand at Low Prices
Policy Reform on Permitting and Infrastructure are Critical...
Willow Approval is Sensible Energy and Environmental Strategy
On March 13, the administration approved plans for oil production at the Willow site on the North Slope of Alaska. The area is part...
President Biden Should Own His Share of the Blame for High Prices at the...
President Biden Should Own His Share of the Blame for High Prices at the Pump
The Biden administration is in crisis over the high price...
Net-Zero Carbon Emissions Should Not Mean the End of Fossil Fuels – Natural Gas...
Too often, policymakers want to talk about issues in terms of black and white. In energy and climate policy, that tends to lead to...
Analysis of Proxy Advisors’ Recommendations During the 2021 Proxy Season
The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance publishes a report, Analysis of Proxy Advisors’ Recommendations During the 2021 Proxy Season, by Kyle Isakower,...