Labor, business, and industry groups across Pennsylvania are coming together to reject a flurry of anti-energy policies that threaten workers, economic activity, and energy security. A telling example of this came Monday when three major groups sent a letter to the Allegheny County Council urging its members against filing a climate lawsuit. The letter –
Read More...On Monday, reputable policy and legal experts – including state attorneys general, business groups, former DOJ officials, and distinguished law professors – asked the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to put an end to the outlandish legal attacks against America’s energy producers. The slew of amicus briefs support petitions filed by energy companies
Read More...In the first public meeting since Bucks County filed a climate lawsuit against American energy companies, local Pennsylvanians rebuked the litigation and Republican Commissioner Gene DiGirolamo formally withdrew his support after facing backlash. As the Delaware Valley Journal reports: “I have considered this for the past seven or eight days,” said DiGirolamo. “And at this
Read More...Less than 24 hours after Bucks County, Pennsylvania filed a climate lawsuit against essential energy producers it seems like the only ones applauding the commissioners’ decision are Washington D.C. climate activists. Meanwhile, voices across the state are decrying the lawsuit as “hypocritical,” “non-sensical,” and “abusive” while highlighting that the suit was seemingly discussed with little
Read More...‘Electrify Everything’ advocates are once again attempting to circumvent voters to pass backdoor natural gas bans. That’s because time and again voters have expressed that they want consumer choice when it comes to how they heat their homes and cook their food. In fact, many Americans want to keep their gas stoves. Source: Grist, December
Read More...A new Gradient report takes a closer look at recent research from RMI claiming 12 percent of childhood asthma cases can be linked to gas stoves, calling attention to numerous flaws in the study. The Gradient report – which was commissioned by the American Gas Association – calls attention to the “miscalculations and misinterpretations” of
Read More...The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), which counts the world’s largest oil and gas companies among its membership, plans to extend its pioneering methane monitoring campaign to seven or eight new countries, according to reporting in the Financial Times Monday morning. This announcement is particularly noteworthy as according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA)
Read More...Last Wednesday, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt announced that the windfall tax on UK oil and gas firms will remain in place for another five years, until March 2029. The levy, which has already driven away investment and reduced production in the North Sea, was previously set to end in 2028. As EID
Read More...A key claim from environmental activists and supporters of the Biden administration’s export ban is that increased LNG exports drive up domestic prices. But data continuously shows this is demonstrably false: SHOT: CHASER: #TodayInEnergy – Henry Hub daily #naturalgas spot price fell to record lows in February https://t.co/ldjILFNpDu pic.twitter.com/VSjG2HBybd — EIA (@EIAgov) February 28, 2024
Read More...The state of California recently issued proposed regulations to ban fracking outright, threatening thousands of jobs and billions in economic activity in the Golden State. The proposed rules, issued by the Department of Conservation’s Geologic Energy Management Division this month, fulfill a 2021 order from Gov. Gavin Newsom to issue regulations aimed at ending fracking
Read More...The City of Chicago today announced a climate lawsuit against oil companies, making it the latest city to dedicate taxpayer resources towards a billionaire-backed lawfare campaign that, to date, has only lost on the merits. The lawsuit is supported by familiar faces. The city is being represented by San Francisco-based plaintiffs’ firm Sher Edling, LLP, the law firm serving
Read More...This week several Centennial State Democrats are gearing up to introduce a trio of bills directly targeting Colorado energy producers, threatening to reignite oil and gas wars Governor Polis declared an end to in 2019 when he signed SB-181 overhauling a host of energy sector regulations. Two of the three bills seek to introduce severe
Read More...The Biden administration’s recent decision to temporarily pause approvals for new U.S. LNG export projects to non-FTA countries is not only endangering domestic energy security and economic prosperity, but is set to have far-reaching negative impacts for the rest of the world when it comes to security of supply and reliance on hostile foreign powers. As
Read More...On Thursday – two days after a hearing from the House Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security – the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a hearing to examine the ramifications of the Biden administration’s LNG export freeze. European and American industry experts, as well as bipartisan Congressional members, raised the alarm
Read More...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
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