While some opponents of responsible energy production used a recent Department of Interior forum to call for a ban on all oil and natural gas development on federal lands, or to make the Biden administration’s pause on new leasing a permanent ban, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland began the event with an important acknowledgement: “There is
Read More...The Texas power grid was able to call upon a strong supply of dispatchable natural gas held in storage to boost electricity generation and home heating as an historic winter storm hit the state last month. The storm, which saw cold temperatures drop far below average, froze infrastructure, and prompted an historic spike in energy
Read More...The Dept. of the Interior will hold a virtual forum on Thursday to hear public testimony on the oil and natural gas leasing moratorium on federal lands the Biden administration implemented shortly after taking office. Oil and natural gas development on federal lands primarily takes place in the Gulf of Mexico and across the West,
Read More...Consumer Energy Alliance’s latest report has calculated a $25,600 price tag per New York City household if the city continues to follow short sighted goals of banning natural gas use in buildings. The cost to residents will be felt each winter and poses significant challenges to businesses recovering from the COVID pandemic in the short
Read More...The ‘Frack Pack’ is back with another rendition of its failed hydraulic fracturing legislative package. House Democratic Reps. Diana DeGette (Colo.), Matt Cartwright (Pa.), Yvette Clarke (N.Y.), and Jan Schakowsky (Ill.) recently re-introduced the ‘Frack Pack’, zombie pieces of legislation that have consistently failed to pass Congress regardless of which party was in control. Much
Read More...Paul DriessenCommittee For A Constructive Tomorrow …. …. [Editor’s Note: Electric vehicles are trendy but not very Earth-friendly, affordable or emission-free, for that matter; no, they’re just taxpayer-subsidized virtue signaling.]. Tesla may be synonymous with electric vehicles right now. But within a few years, GM, Volvo and many other manufacturers will be making mostly or
Read More...Bill desRosiersExternal Affairs Coordinator, Cabot Oil & Gas … … The Shale Gas News, heard every Saturday at 10 AM on 94.3 FM, 1510 AM, 1600 AM, 104.1 FM and Sundays on YesFM, talked about President Biden, carbon tax, natural gas storage and much more last week. The Shale Gas News has grown again to the Williamsport
Read More...The consensus from CERAWeek is out: natural gas is a key component of the world’s energy transition. Throughout CERAWeek, which took place the first week of March and brings together political leaders, executives, and energy’s most prominent thought leaders, one topic remained top of mind: the energy transition. As climate change becomes an ever-pressing issue,
Read More...Robert Bradley, Jr.Founder and CEO of the Institute for Energy ResearchPrincipal, MasterResource: A Free-Market Energy Blog.. .… … [Editor’s Note: Robert Bradley points out, with examples, that global warming is not an existential threat but something to be studied before acting rashly.] “Is there any more single-minded, simple pleasure than viewing with alarm,” asked ecological
Read More...Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Readers pass along a lot of stuff every week about natural gas, fractivist antics, emissions, renewables, and other news relating to energy. As usual, emphasis is added. Yeah, Natural Gas Is the Good Deed Always Punished Interesting that entire countries believe natural gas use reduces carbon, while radical
Read More...Victor FurmanUpstate New York Landowner, Shale Gas Activist …. …. [Editor’s Note: Corrupt Andrew Cuomo exploited fear of fracking to advance his own future while stealing that of his Southern Tier constituents.] I remember well the power of fear as a child and it’s influence on my upbringing, Perhaps some of you reading this
Read More...Oil and natural gas production in the Permian Basin could undergo a massive shift from New Mexico to Texas, according to a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, because of the Biden administration’s executive orders on leasing and permitting on federal lands. Analyzing the potential effects of the administration’s policy, economists at
Read More...Ned LangPresident, Upper Delaware River Basin Citizens …. …. [Editor’s Note: Ned Lang, President of Upper Delaware River Basin Citizens, appeals for help in fighting for our natural gas and property rights!] The UDRBC was formed to advocate for the property rights of landowners across the Upper Delaware River region. The actions of the Delaware
Read More...Roger CaiazzaIndependent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: New York’s Pollution Justice Act is anything but environmental justice, whatever that is. There’s no justice in it for New Yorkers, in fact.] Just when I think New York politicians cannot do anything more stupid something comes out that proves me wrong. On
Read More...Attorney Daniel B. MarkindMarcellusShaleUpdate.com … . [Editor’s Note: The following post by our good friend Dan Markind makes some astute political observations about fossil fuel use, energy and the environment from the lessons of Jewish history. I’m pleased to be able to share it with his permission. Dan writes for Forbes and has a great
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