The Biden Administration recently announced a temporary pause on the Department of Energy approving new U.S. LNG export projects that the United States does not have a Free Trade Agreement with – an announcement that received immediate criticism from elected leaders, foreign officials, industry leaders, and energy policy experts alike. These officials universally argued that
Read More...A new report from Resources for the Future (RFF) provides data demonstrating the financial benefits of fossil fuel energy production for local governments and communities. Notably, the report showcases that replacing fossil fuels with renewable resources would strip away millions in critical funding sources that families, businesses, and households rely on. To conduct this analysis,
Read More...U.S. LNG has been a hot button topic in recent weeks as the Biden administration announced it would be reassessing the Department of Energy’s LNG permit approval process last week, followed on Friday with an announcement that it is temporarily pausing pending decisions on LNG exports to non-FTA countries. While the administration is publicly describing
Read More...Embracing America’s abundant oil and natural gas recourses, protecting consumer choice, and prioritizing affordability, reliability, and sustainability are core tenets of the American Petroleum Institute’s 2024 State of American Energy (SOAE) that will “keep the lights on” for consumers across the country. It’s no secret that U.S. oil and natural gas is the cornerstone
Read More...Natural gas bans have been a hot-button issue through 2023 year since the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) stated that it was considering banning natural gas stoves in January. While the Biden administration and agency officials have publicly backtracked on their desire to ban gas stoves, their actions and regulations over the year show their
Read More...Amidst attacks on U.S. energy production and continued global instability, the U.S. oil and natural gas industry managed to not only meet but exceed expectations in 2023. The industry broke production records and supplied critical energy resources at home and abroad, all while reducing methane emissions. Oil and Gas Industry Continues to Innovate Amid Record
Read More...We are heading into the twelfth year of the national litigation campaign against America’s energy industry – but you wouldn’t know it from looking at it. Despite this decade of assaults from activists, the lawsuits have failed to deliver a penny of the millions of dollars in damages government officials claim to be seeking, and
Read More...New financial statements reveal that anti-energy activists, the groups that fund them, and the politicians whom the control all continue to profit from the very same industries they routinely demonize. In 2014, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) – a backer of anti-Keystone XL pipeline and nationwide fossil fuel divestment campaigns – pledged to divest the
Read More...After months of build-up and nearly two weeks of negotiations, COP28 has come to an end with a deal agreed by nearly 200 countries. Headlines this morning have honed in on the news that, for the first time, the agreement includes language about the transition away from fossil fuels. Dubbed the UAE consensus, the final
Read More...Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is the ultimate game changer for both energy security and emissions reductions worldwide. LNG has made its way into energy systems all over the globe, helping nations reduce their carbon footprint while also providing reliable supply in a flexible and speedy fashion. American natural gas production has been crucial to U.S.
Read More...A recent poll from Yale’s Program on Climate Change Communications shows yet again that Americans want to continue cooking with gas. Only 31 percent support going all electric and abandoning their gas stoves, furnaces, and other appliances. But the environmentalists at the publication Grist tried to spin this into qualified support for electrification. Their headline
Read More...With calls for a rapid and disorderly fossil fuel phase-out making headlines as we enter into COP28, a timely research report from Carbon Tracker shows just how dangerous such a transition would be for the Global South. Carbon Tracker, an energy transition think-tank, has today released a research report Petrostates Of Decline which finds that
Read More...Deep in the Department of Interior’s recently proposed 200+ page rule updating the Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process is a not-so-welcome surprise for the American energy industry. The proposed rule introduces a “preference criteria,” a brand-new and potentially transformative mechanism that has flown relatively under the radar but could give the Biden administration yet
Read More...For 17 consecutive years, natural gas has been the driving force in reducing U.S. power sector carbon dioxide emissions, new Energy Information Administration data show, making almost double the impact when compared to renewable power generation. This data is especially relevant as COP28 kicks off this week with activist attempts to dismiss the role of
Read More...Today, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials will hold a hearing titled “America Leads the Way: Our History as the Global Leader at Reducing Emissions.” It’s an opportune time to be discussing American leadership in greenhouse gas emissions reduction. On Thursday, diplomats, state leaders, advocates, activists, the private sector,
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