Green Goblins of Political Correctness Set Up New England for Icy Fall

Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. …. ….  What’s happening in Rhode Island should be a warning to all of New England; you are headed for an icy fall with respect the energy you need to keep warm. Rhode Island is a state where the green goblins of political correctness hold full sway and determine policy.

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PG&E shuts off power to 940,000 as CA wildfires rage

Millions of Californians were without power Sunday as Pacific Gas and Electric Co. implemented its largest-ever blackout to prevent wildfires during high and hot winds, Kallanish Energy reports. The outages extend from parts of California’s Humboldt County to the Salinas Valley and were expected to reach a portion of the state’s Kern County by Sunday

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Keep It in the Ground? Well, Then, This Is What to Expect.

Keep It Grounded In Fact(American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers)      Keep it in the ground say fractivists and other environmental extremists, but we’ve just gotten a glimpse of that future and it’s anything but pretty. If you’ve ever wondered what life would be like if Extinction Rebellion and the other “Keep It in the

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PG&E California Blackouts – Do They Portend Our Energy Future?

Daniel B. Markind, Esq.Flaster Greenberg PC PG&E California blackouts, intentional, tell us so much about what is wrong with that state’s energy policies and those planned for us by anti-gas folks. Pacific Gas and Electric provided its customers in northern California with a glimpse of the future last week. Due to extremely dry conditions coupled with the

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San Jose moves to ban natural gas in new residential buildings

The U.S.’s 10th most populous U.S. city Tuesday moved to ban natural gas in most new residential buildings, beginning next year, Kallanish Energy reports. The 10-member San Jose, California, city council and Mayor Sam Liccardo voted unanimously to make San Jose the largest U.S. city so far to seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by

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California Cities Pass Natural Gas Bans, Ignoring Sky-High Electricity Prices and Consumer Choice

A costly trend is developing across several California cities that could prove harmful to consumers and the environment alike. Berkeley recently became the first city to ban the installation of natural gas linesin newly constructed buildings, making  gas-powered water heaters and stoves forbidden in all new homes. Meanwhile, two of San Francisco’s supervisors recently revealed

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Pg&e didn’t repair lines it knew could cause wildfires: report

California utility Pacific Gas & Electric (Pg&e) knew power lines in Northern California could fail and cause wildfires, but the company delayed repairs for years before a 2018 blaze that killed 85 people, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation. The utility identified parts that needed repair on its transmission lines to prevent “structure failure resulting (in) conductor

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PG&E plan to use blackouts to prevent wildfires OKed

California regulators Thursday approved PG&E Corp.’s plan to impose blackouts this summer across large swaths of its territory to prevent major wildfires — and told customers don’t count on reliable electric service as the fire season gets underway. The California Public Utilities Commission approved PG&E’s “wildfire mitigation plan,” in which blackouts could conceivably hit every

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PG&E power lines caused California’s ‘deadliest wildfire’: officials

California authorities said Wednesday power lines owned and operated by Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. (PG&E) caused the state’s most destructive wildfire ever – which killed 85 and nearly destroyed an entire city, Kallanish Energy learns. Lines owned by the San Francisco-based utility sparked the Camp Fire on Nov. 8, in Butte County, California, the state Department of Forestry and Fire

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Working-rig count falls for 5th straight week

The number of rigs working onshore in the Lower 48 U.S. states last week fell by two, and brought to five the number of consecutive weeks the count has slipped, data from Baker Hughes, a GE company, reveals. At May 10, 955 rigs were working in the Lower 48, down two rigs from the previous week, and off 59

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Natural Gas NOW Picks of the Week – April 20, 2019

Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Natural Gas NOW 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. “So We Spent $1 Million Per Job?” GreenTechMedia says Tesla is “staring down a 2020 employment deadline in New

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Federal judge places new probation terms on PG&E

A federal judge in San Francisco is barring utility giant Pacific Gas and Electric from re-issuing dividends in favor of using the funds for reducing the risk of wildfires in the company’s service area. U.S. District Judge William Alsup, in a court hearing Tuesday, also said he will monitor PG&E’s compliance with new wildfire prevention

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