UAW Strike and EV Bust Threaten to Kill Our Auto Industry Ronald Stein Ambassador for Energy & Infrastructure, Irvine, California .. .… … [Editor’s Note: The UAW strike, combined with foolish pursuit of the EV dream and then bust, are strangling our American auto industry. Workers, once again, will pay the price.] In today’s world,
Read More...In a wide-ranging, nearly four-hour hearing this Wednesday, members of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform took a deep dive into the shadowy third-party litigation financing industry and the ethical issues that arise when well-funded activists manipulate the civil justice system. While some members of the Committee framed this potentially ethically-challenged financing method as providing
Read More...On Thursday evening, the House of Representatives voted in favor of legislation to effectively overturn California’s all-electric vehicle mandate, as Politico Pro reports: “The House approved Republican-backed legislation Thursday taking aim at efforts in California and other states to increase electric vehicle sales. “The ‘Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act,’ H.R. 1435, from Rep. John Joyce
Read More...The U.S. oil and natural gas industry continues to drive methane reductions across the supply chain, making progress across key performance categories even as production increased, according to data released by the Environmental Partnership in their fifth annual report. The Partnership, a voluntary initiative representing nearly 70 percent of U.S. onshore oil and gas operations,
Read More...This Wednesday, the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability will hold a hearing to shine a light on the lack of oversight and ethics rules that allow billionaires to push political agendas through the civil justice system with little to no transparency. For a case study of how shadowy nonprofits and foreign billionaires influence litigation, and
Read More...Penn College (and Other Great Schools) Earn Coterra Support! George Stark Director, External Affairs Coterra Energy … .. [Editor’s Note: Coterra Energy has been a huge vocational education supporter and the amazing Penn College is one of several schools to earn financial support from the company.] Coterra is a staunch advocate of career and technology
Read More...Just months after approving the Willow project in Alaska, the Department of Interior has doubled back on oil and natural gas development in Alaska and canceled the only active leases in the state’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). At the same time, the DOI announced new rules to prevent future oil and natural gas development
Read More...Grid reliability – driven by natural gas – is paramount to ensuring equitable, affordable access to energy for Americans across the United States, especially those living in areas prone to extreme weather events. This summer, many parts of the United States. saw record-breaking temperatures, which increased demand. Peak demand, alongside the shift towards electrification,
Read More...Natural gas is a critical component of the future energy system, according to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Willie L. Phillips. Chairman Phillips, a Biden appointee, made the remarks at the Gastech Conference – the leading LNG global event – in Singapore this week, explaining: “This convening of global energy leaders at Gastech in Singapore
Read More...Natural gas trade associations recently called out the Biden administration for their overreaching and unrealistic proposed rule on gas pipeline leak detection and repair that would place an undue burden on operators who are already committed to reducing emissions. Reminder: Following the rules announcement in May, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) hosted
Read More...The oil and gas industry continues to deliver record-breaking revenue for New Mexico and will reach unprecedented levels in Fiscal Year 25. The Albuquerque Journal details this record revenue: “Fueled by an incredible oil and gas boom and strong consumer spending, New Mexico’s financial reserves reached about 52 percent of ongoing state spending this summer
Read More...Ceding to activists’ demands to limit oil and natural gas development in the Gulf of Mexico under the guise of protecting the Rice’s whale, the Biden administration has announced “a lease sale in name only” that removes millions of acreage from the parcel and adds burdensome restrictions on operators. In response to the “arbitrary and
Read More...American energy production was top of mind at the GOP debate in Milwaukee as several candidates voiced support of the oil and natural gas industry. While no question was asked specifically by the moderators about American energy, many of the candidates pointed to unleashing domestic energy production as a means to increase energy security and
Read More...Benjamin Franklin once said: “In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes” – that, and that the “Keep It In the Ground” Ohio River Valley Group will use junk science to peddle misinformation discounting the massive benefits natural gas has on the Appalachian region. Important reminder: The Ohio River Valley Group (ORVI) is
Read More...Election season is approaching, prices at the pump are rising, and just like clockwork, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) is pushing for his proposed windfall profit tax, again. Yesterday, Rep. Khanna tweeted: Big Oil is making empty climate pledges. Congress must step up and pass my windfall tax on fossil fuel companies to rein in their
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