Supposedly JPMorgan Chase remains the world’s #1 largest funder of fossil fuels since the so-called Paris Agreement was adopted by 196 of the world’s countries in December 2015. The Paris Agreement calls on governments to use force to ensure the global average temperature (that nobody seems to be able to pinpoint accurately) doesn’t rise more…
Read More...We’ve written plenty about so-called certified natural gas, which is “responsibly produced” (as opposed to irresponsibly produced?) gas. The way a driller proves the gas they are selling is certified as responsible is to use a third-party verification vendor — typically either Project Canary or MiQ (see Former “Responsible Gas” Becoming “Certified” or “Differentiated”). Many…
Read More...Gulfport Energy, the third-largest driller in the Ohio Utica Shale (by the number of wells drilled), is the latest Marcellus/Utica driller to have its gas certified by MiQ. After a thorough review, MiQ gave Gulfport’s operations and the natural gas it produces its highest grade of “A.” Gulfport, which drills in both the Ohio Utica…
Read More...In August 2022, Seneca Resources, a subsidiary and the drilling arm of National Fuel Gas Company, announced it had achieved an “A” certification grade under the MiQ Standard for Methane Emissions Performance (MiQ Standard), the highest available certification level MiQ awards, for all of the company’s 1+ billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of natural…
Read More...Yesterday, the Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee held an informational briefing on Project Canary, a company that measures, analyzes, and reports on methane emissions from natural gas production and distribution infrastructure. Many Marcellus/Utica drillers use Project Canary’s services in their programs to produce “responsibly sourced gas” (RSG). It appears the aim of the…
Read More...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
Read More...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
Read More...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
Read More...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
Read More...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
Read More...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
Read More...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
Read More...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
Read More...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,
Read More...UAW Strike and EV Bust Threaten to Kill Our Auto Industry Ronald Stein Ambassador for Energy & Infrastructure, Irvine, California .. .… … [Editor’s Note: The UAW strike, combined with foolish pursuit of the EV dream and then bust, are strangling our American auto industry. Workers, once again, will pay the price.] In today’s world,
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