Another major roadblock from the federal government threatens the flourishing American LNG industry. On August 6, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued an order vacating the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) authorization of NextDecade Corporation’s Rio Grande LNG (RGLNG) facility at the Port of Brownsville. The court’s ruling against FERC
There are growing signs of an oil and gas corporate exodus from European capital markets as firms have faced growing financial and policy pressure to pivot away from fossil fuel production. But as Europe’s fiscal and regulatory hostility for oil and gas grows, so too does the risk that the region’s already-fragile energy security will
The increasing global demand for natural gas is being felt keenly in Europe, prompting billions in new investment and an uptick in the planning and permitting of natural gas plants. Amid geopolitically-driven commodity price spikes and governments’ growing energy security concerns, countries around the world are committing to build new natural gas power stations to
The Biden administration’s recent decision to temporarily pause approvals for new U.S. LNG export projects to non-FTA countries is not only endangering domestic energy security and economic prosperity, but is set to have far-reaching negative impacts for the rest of the world when it comes to security of supply and reliance on hostile foreign powers. As
Natural Gas Now Best Picks – September 30, 2023 Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. … … NOTE: While this feature will continue on our new site, Energy Security and Freedom, this is our last post here at Natural Gas NOW. The site will remain up for now for archival purposes, but new material will
Offshore Wind Projects Violate Marine Mammal Protection Act? David Wojick, PhD Journalist and Independent Policy Analyst … … … [Editor’s Note: The offshore wind debacle continues as government ignores project developers who may well be violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act and killing whales.] New evidence says that offshore wind sonar surveys may have committed
Electricity Cannot Be A Matter of Dogma or Wishful Thinking! Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Electricity is a miracle, but it cannot be allowed to become a matter of dogma or wishful thinking by the naive, the compromised or those who would be dictators. Our friends at the CO2 Coalition have shared
Poll: Only 4% of NY Puts Environmental Threats at the Top Roger Caiazza (on the subject of) Independent Researcher and Publisher, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: Net zero hits rock bottom as stunning Sienna College poll shows only 4% of New Yorkers agree environment threats should be the primary concern of
Wind Debacles Drive Northeast Blowhards to Beg Biden David Wojick, PhD Journalist and Independent Policy Analyst … … … [Editor’s Note: Six blowhard governors from the Northeast who are stuck with offshore wind debacles are begging Joe Biden for our money to rescue themselves from their bragging.] Six Atlantic shore Governors are begging the Feds
Natural Gas Now Best Picks – September 23, 2023 Tom Shepstone Shepstone 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. This week’s natural gas best picks: Big Cats Going, Going, the Enemy Is Us, Not Panicking
China Coal Story All About Protecting the Grift! Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Reuters, the international news company, published a very silly story suggesting China was helping the climate (which needs no help) by building coal plants. Why? Our friend Ed Ireland has a wonderful post on his “Thoughts About Energy and
Biden Shamelessly Attacks Oil and Gas on Over 150 Fronts! … … [Editor’s Note: Joe Biden has relentlessly attacked the American consumer by relentlessly attacking oil and gas. Scan this IER list for the more than 150 ways in just 970 days.] Joe Biden and Democrats have a plan for American energy: make it harder
Weather Isn’t Climate and Climate Isn’t Weather! Roger Caiazza (on the subject of) Independent Researcher and Publisher, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: Climate advocates are constantly utilizing weather, rather than science, to rationalize their essentially political positions regarding global warming.] A couple of articles came to my attention recently that exemplify
If I Wanted to Plunge America Into Darkness and Despair Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. … … We’re changing our name; NaturalGasNOW is transitioning to Energy Security and Freedom. We’re also changing our location to: energysecurityfreedom.substack.com Our Sunday newsletter readers already know about this but let me bring the rest of you up to
Natural Gas Now Best Picks – September 16, 2023 Tom Shepstone Shepstone 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. This week’s natural gas best picks: CCP gets grift from us, there is no climate emergency,
