Gas flaring intensity in 2022 fell worldwide, with the United States playing a significant role in the decline according to the World Bank’s latest Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report. In short, the report finds that in 2022 global gas flaring decreased by three percent from 144 billion cubic meters (bcm) to 139 bcm, making it
Read More...Backed by a 9-0 vote, the Montgomery County Council became the first county on the East Coast to ban natural gas in new buildings, renovations, and additions in November. The bill’s all-electric mandates will contribute to several negative consequences for both residents and the economy, and its passage highlights how municipal leaders often fail to
Read More...It has been a year to the day since a federal judge issued an injunction against the ban on oil and natural gas leasing on federal lands and ordered the Department of Interior to resume holding lease sales, and yet, no onshore lease sales have taken place. In fact, the department postponed (again) sales that
Read More...On Wednesday, President Biden issued a ban on new oil and natural gas leases on federal lands and waters, the impacts of which will be felt in communities across the country. Some states, such as New Mexico, will feel the effects of the ban sooner than others. On a recent media call hosted by the
Read More...Rushing to 100 percent renewables without reliable backup sources can have dangerous consequences, according to U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette. In a recent Orange County Register op-ed, Brouillette took a closer look at California’s rolling blackouts and high electricity prices, asking: “Is this what our state leaders had in mind when they touted their
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