Proponents of restricting consumer choice continue to use flawed methodology and scare tactics to convince the public gas stoves are a danger. The latest effort is a study conducted by researchers from Stanford University that has released similarly flawed research on gas stoves previously. When put under scrutiny, the studies are not as thoroughly researched
Read More...Natural gas-fired power plants are not only more energy efficient than traditional sources, but have significantly reduced water consumption in electricity generation over the last decade, according to a recent analysis from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Water plays a key role in power generation as it is used for cooling steam from the thermoelectric
Read More...Multnomah County, Oregon is the latest to join the climate litigation fray, filing a lawsuit against American oil and gas companies on Thursday. This development is hardly a surprise, as familiar players in the climate litigation campaign have been circling the Pacific Northwest for years, paying particularly close attention to the local leadership of Multnomah
Read More...The United States is poised to dominate global oil supply despite an expected slowing down of global demand, meaning that U.S. oil production has a sound and prosperous future, according to a recent International Energy Agency report. The new report, which provides a medium-term outlook of the “evolving oil supply and demand dynamics through to
Read More...Summer is here and the North American Reliability Corporation (NERC) warns that two-thirds of the United States can see energy shortages if demand surpasses normal summer peak demand. According to NERC’s 2023 Summer Reliability Assessment, the growing gap between available supply and peak demand is caused by the early retirements of firm generating capacity, including
Read More...Today, residents, industry experts and environmental groups are speaking up for the future of carbon capture and storage in Louisiana, as the Environmental Protection Agency hosts a series of public comment hearings for the state’s application for primacy over underground injection control (UIC) of Class VI wells. Louisiana has the geological potential to store massive
Read More...The Biden administration held its first onshore oil and gas lease sale of the year in May, nearly a year after the last auction and eight months after provisions within the Inflation Reduction Act mandated that sales continue. Total 2023 onshore lease sales are significantly curtailed from years prior, and with no finalized 2023-2028 Proposed
Read More...There is a new development in the gas stove ban saga. Two bills protecting gas stoves from federal bans recently passed through the U.S. House of Representatives with bipartisan support as twenty-nine Democrats voted in favor of both Republican-sponsored pieces of legislation – H.R.1615, the “Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act” and H.R. 1640, “Save
Read More...From blocking permits that enable carbon capture to leveling a methane tax on oil and natural gas producers, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency continues to pursue counterproductive regulations that limit both domestic energy production and productive climate action. Now, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are taking aim at the EPA’s novel methane tax.
Read More...Following Consumer Product Safety Commissioner Richard Trumka, Jr.’s comments in January implying the CPSC is considering a ban on gas stoves, the White House was quick to clarify that “the president does not support banning gas stoves.” But the Biden administration took a major stance in support of gas stove bans today. As Politico reports: “Biden backs
Read More...The Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing regulations to establish energy performance standards for cooking appliances that would remove 50-96 percent of natural gas stoves from the market, and further the “electrify everything” crowd’s goal to restrict and eliminate the use of natural gas in buildings. The initiative directly compromises U.S. consumers’ freedom of choice,
Read More...Energy insecure homes spend more on energy costs than the average household, a gap that will likely widen with the increasing electrification of homes. The Cost of Energy Insecurity The Energy Information Agency’s Residential Energy Consumption Survey found that 34 million households (27 percent of all U.S. households) identify as energy insecure, and are more
Read More...On the one-year anniversary of the United Kingdom’s windfall tax announcement, Energy in Depth examines the negative impact the tax has had on the North Sea oil and gas industry and continued investment. The policy, which effectively brings the total tax on oil and natural gas production in the United Kingdom to 75 percent, has
Read More...A new American Petroleum Institute report, prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers, shows that America’s oil and natural gas industry touches the economy and labor force in every state in the country, contributing invaluable revenue and employment income to all 50 states. Commenting on the data, API President and CEO Mike Sommers said the report encourages lawmakers to
Read More...The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee recently held a hearing to discuss opportunities for Congress to reform the permitting process for energy and critical mineral projects. While primary topics of the hearing included fast tracking reviews of pipelines, oil and natural gas wells, and mineral mines, key comments were made on the Environmental Protection
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