The Department of Energy proposed a new rule on natural gas boilers two weeks after the DC Circuit Court vacated DOE’s earlier proposal for “[failing] to offer a sufficient explanation in response to the comments [from petitioners] challenging a key assumption in its analysis.” While the administration continues to say it isn’t banning residential natural
Read More...Americans have identified reliability and affordability as top energy priorities, and are increasingly concerned about the potential impact on both from renewable-only energy policies, according to a new poll published by Morning Consult and conducted on behalf of the Electric Power Supply Association. Approximately half of the 2,205 respondents say their reliability unease has grown
Read More...Amidst a historically busy methane regulatory agenda, the White House will hold its first-ever methane summit on July 26. The few details available about the summit state that the event will convene “state, local and federal leaders” to spotlight how governments are detecting and responding to methane emissions. Notably, the American oil and natural gas
Read More...Last year, in an effort to lower gas prices for Americans, the Biden administration began to sell crude oil reserves from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). In August of 2021, the administration was releasing 1 million barrels of oil per day. Today, the SPR has been reduced to 347 million barrels – the lowest
Read More...To provide a “balanced approach to development,” the Department of Interior released a laundry list of regulations for oil and gas leasing on public lands. However, the proposal is the latest attempt by the Biden administration to sideline critical energy development. In the past year, the administration has repeatedly pushed mixed messages on domestic production
Read More...Claims that the leakage rate of natural gas wells and infrastructure make the resource worse for the environment than coal are once again circulating – and using the same debunked methodology as previous research by Food and Water Watch board member and Cornell professor Robert Howarth. In the latest study, RMI is moving the needle
Read More...The United Kingdom is gearing up for a general election, predicated to take place in late 2024. With current polling suggesting the Labour Party is favoured to win, one topic is taking center stage: the energy transition and the future of North Sea oil and natural gas development. Labour sees clear scope to win political
Read More...Last week, 100 trade associations and stakeholders across the fuel and automotive value chain joined together to point out the flaws in the Environmental Protection Agency’s light, medium, and heavy duty tailpipe emission standards. These groups span a diverse range of impacted parties from across the country, including oil and natural gas trade associations, corn
Read More...Eugene, Oregon’s city council recently repealed its ordinance banning natural gas in homes before the issue could come to a vote in November. The decision comes weeks after two polls show a lack of interest in banning natural gas across adults nationwide, and months after the Ninth Circuit Court overruled Berkeley’s natural gas ban, which
Read More...The UK government announced in June that its windfall tax on the oil and gas sector will not be applied if prices drop below certain levels for six months in a row due to a new price floor mechanism. As EID has previously explained, the windfall tax (formally known as the energy profit levy) was
Read More...The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has vacated the Department of Energy’s efficiency standards for commercial boilers. According to the panel of judges, “the DOE again failed to offer a sufficient explanation in response to the comments [from petitioners] challenging a key assumption in its analysis.” Assumptions Come Undone This is
Read More...The reviews on the climate lawsuit filed last month by Multnomah County, Oregon are in, and they aren’t pretty. The lawsuit, which attempts to blame a number of energy companies for the effects of the 2021 heat dome extreme weather event that hit Portland and the surrounding region, has been met with significant skepticism from across the
Read More...OPEC+ and Saudi Arabia’s oil production cuts will impact global oil price and American consumers. While the Biden administration has called these cuts short-sighted, it has failed to plan for the long term and consider the value of domestic production for Americans and global consumers. Short Term Impact Saudi Arabia will unilaterally shut in 1
Read More...With only days left until the comment period closes for the Environmental Protection Agency’s controversial tailpipe emissions proposed rule, a diverse group of politicians and industry representatives are bringing attention to various negative effects that the rule would impose on consumers. The Biden EPA and National Highway and Transportation Safety Agency are together proposing new
Read More...There is a lot of misinformation circulating about U.S. carbon capture and storage (CCS), despite the widescale implementation of this technology having bipartisan support in Congress and the backing of the Biden administration and top energy and climate international organizations. Recently, media coverage around CCS has prioritized voices that are perpetuating this misinformation, creating an
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