Ethanol Mandates Resulting in Crazy Unintended Consequences Gregory Wrightstone Geologist and author of “Inconvenient Facts” .. … [Editor’s Note: Ethanol mandates are among the dumbest things trendy governments have ever done and the chickens of unintended consequences are now coming home to roost.] Expanded use of ethanol — enabled by President Biden’s lifting a
Read More...CLCPA Roger Caiazza (on the subject of)Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: “Vested interests have had their say, and public relations have taken precedence over engineering and economics” but CLCPA “winging it” cannot and will not work.] At the September 13, 2021 meeting of New York’s Climate Leadership and Community
Read More...A report, titled Fracking with “Forever Chemicals,” recently revealed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency granted approval for chemicals that could potentially break down into toxic “forever chemicals” to be used for fracking in 2011, according to Farm and Dairy. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or substances that can degrade into them were approved for fracking
Read More...Last week President Joe Biden signed a bill to repeal a Trump-era rule that loosened regulations on methane emissions from the oil and gas industry, according to CNN. Biden said the bill is an “important first step” to cut methane pollution and said it “reflects a return to common sense and commitment to the common
Read More...Last week EQT announced a comprehensive plan to reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse emissions by 2025, according to Natural Gas News. The announcement comes just a week after the company joined the Climate and Clean Air Coalition’s Oil & Gas Methane Partnership, which targets a reduction in methane emissions in line with the
Read More...More drillers in the Marcellus Shale are joining the “responsibly-sourced” natural gas movement that’s been sweeping through the Appalachian Basin in recent months, according to Farm and Dairy. Range Resources recently unveiled plans to enter a pilot program with Project Canary, a climate tech company, to certify two well pads in southwestern Pennsylvania via the
Read More...Congress moved to restore environmental regulations to limit methane emissions, reversing a Trump-era rollback, with a 229-191 House vote on Friday, according to The Wall Street Journal. The decision from the House followed an earlier 52-42 vote by the Senate to reverse the rollback. President Biden is expected to sign the measure, bringing him one
Read More...EQT announced it has joined Climate and Clean Air Coalition’s Oil & Gas Methane Partnership, an initiative committed to lowering methane emissions in line with the Paris climate accord, according to Natural Gas World. The oil and gas companies who’ve joined the initiative are responsible for more than 30% of global oil and gas production.
Read More...Despite Mountain Valley developers’ hopes of completing the project by the end of 2021, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality recently told federal officials that it won’t be able to issue a new water quality permit for the project’s stream crossings before December, according to Virginia Mercury. “Based on the complexity of this project and past
Read More...When the Biden Administration announced a ban on permitting and leasing for oil and natural gas development on federal lands, it argued the policy was needed to protect the environment and address climate change. “In my view, we’ve already waited too long to deal with this climate crisis,” President Biden said after signing the executive
Read More...Bank of America is the latest large U.S. bank to announce it will not finance oil and gas drilling projects in the Arctic, according to Yahoo News. Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Chase, Wells Fargo and Citi have all adopted similar policies this year. Bank of America’s decision follows the Trump administration’s decision to launch the
Read More...Tom ShepstoneNatural Gas NOW … … NaturalGasNOW wants your help. It takes much effort to do what we do and we want your help to get it done “for our nation, our economy and our environment.” Yes, just like Uncle Sam, we want you! We want you as a guest blogger. We want your comments.
Read More...Connie MellinNatural Gas NOW“PAShaleAdvocate” A new report by the Cleveland State University shows natural gas production is surging in the Appalachian Shale region, with no end in sight. Offshore oil and natural gas drilling has taken place in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico for over 75 years. But drilling for oil in
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