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. Defeated State Treasurer Talks Super-Pollutants? The office of Pennsylvania State Treasurer is typically just another row office in the Commonwealth. Not
Read More...A new study by the American Gas Foundation unpacks natural gas’ growing role in providing resilience to America’s energy and heating grids. The fuel has helped the grids perform under recent catastrophic events, and with increasing reliance on intermittent, renewable sources and increasing frequency of disruption, it’s important to understand how natural gas seals the
Read More...... … …[Editor’s Note: New Yorkers are about to see already high electricity bills go even higher thanks to Governor Cuomo’s battery storage plans.] New York will purchase a 100-megawatt battery system to back up its offshore wind fleet, which is expected to total 9 gigawatts of capacity by 2035. The battery will be supplied by South Korean
Read More...As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments in BP P.L.C., et al. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, it’s important to remember that this case – and the several other climate lawsuits leveled against energy producers in recent years – are not driven by the desire to address climate change. Rather,
Read More...Over the past 70 years, the percentage of Americans heating their homes with electricity has steadily increased – but when given the choice, consumers in much of the colder parts of the country prefer natural gas and would pay more to keep it. A recent from the Energy Institute at Haas investigated the causes behind
Read More...Kurt KnausSpokesmanPennsylvania Energy Infrastructure Alliance … … [Editor’s Note: There was a Pennsylvania DEP virtual hearing on thee PennEast Pipeline project this week and the need for the project was demonstrated.] The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) tonight hosted a virtual public hearing on two permit applications for construction of Phase 1 of the
Read More...The American Petroleum Institute held its annual “State of American Energy” (SOAE) on Thursday, where the organization’s President and CEO Mike Sommers made it clear that the U.S. oil and natural gas sector is crucial to powering the economy, supporting local communities, boosting national security, addressing environmental challenges, and supporting the fight against COVID-19. As
Read More...Fatih Birol, director of the International Energy Agency, recently presented the organization’s key priorities and special projects for 2021. Unsurprisingly, energy transition dominated the IEA’s agenda, especially as the agency steps into a more prominent role amid the highly anticipated United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known COP26 at the end of the year. And
Read More...On January 19, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in BP P.L.C., et al. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to decide whether climate lawsuits should be heard in state or federal court. While the court will rule on a key procedural question, common sense shows that climate litigation is a national campaign that’s
Read More...George StarkDirector, External AffairsCabot Oil & Gas … .. [Editor’s Note: The proposed Federal leasing ban would be completely counterproductive both environmentally and economically.] In September 2020, the American Petroleum Institute (API) introduce a report addressing the impact of a ban on federal leasing in the United States. Their analysis explains the burdens that a leasing and development ban
Read More...Paul DriessenCommittee For A Constructive Tomorrow …. …. The incoming Biden Administration is going whole hog with the Green New Deal and it promises to be an unmitigated disaster awaiting. Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, AOC, the Democrat Party and US environmentalists are committed to making climate change, the Green New Deal, and replacement of fossil
Read More...Jim WillisEditor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN) [Editor’s Note: Farmers and landowners have ben helped tremendously by the economics of Marcellus Shale development, which are highly positive.] The 105th Pennsylvania Farm Show kicked off on Saturday, Jan. 9 and runs through this Saturday, Jan. 16. Sadly, this year the farm show is all virtual due to the coronavirus.
Read More...Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Another lawsuit, on behalf of Damascus Township, Senators Lisa Baker and Gene Yaw and PA Senate Republicans has been filed against the DRBC! Damascus Township, my hometown, together with Pennsylvania State Senators Lisa Baker and Gene Yaw and the Pennsylvania State Senate Republican Caucus has filed a great
Read More...Here are the top news stories covering Canada’s energy landscape: Canadian Chamber of Commerce: Canada’s Energy Security Depends on Completion of Line 5 in Michigan Canada’s Chamber of Commerce along with the federal government and several federal agencies are calling upon the U.S. and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer to reconsider revoking easement permits issued for
Read More...It’s becoming a pattern: anti-energy activists and fringe politicians claim to support a “just transition” for oil and natural gas workers to as-yet-uncreated jobs in other sectors. But then they applaud when those workers lose their jobs and future opportunities in oil and natural gas, and struggle to find other jobs to replace them. The
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