This week, the Biden administration trotted out familiar disproven claims to justify their LNG export permitting pause. Testimony from Brad Crabtree, Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, at a House Oversight Committee hearing on the LNG export pause, failed to address or resolve widespread concern
Read More...Despite efforts from Europe to wean itself off Russian gas supply, the region’s energy regulator warned on Friday that the bloc is still dependent on Russian LNG to mitigate the risk of an energy shock – news made even more relevant given the United States’ still indefinite ban on LNG exports. The latest analysis by
Read More...The increasing global demand for natural gas is being felt keenly in Europe, prompting billions in new investment and an uptick in the planning and permitting of natural gas plants. Amid geopolitically-driven commodity price spikes and governments’ growing energy security concerns, countries around the world are committing to build new natural gas power stations to
Read More...Supporters of climate litigation are leaning into alternative strategies to extract dollars from the American energy industry. Last Tuesday, Vermont’s state Senate passed a “climate superfund” bill that would fine American energy companies to pay for the effects of climate change. Similar legislation has also been introduced in Maryland, New York, Massachusetts, and most recently
Read More...The indefinite U.S. LNG export pause by the Biden administration continues to raise experts’ eyebrows and spark reactions domestically and internationally. This week, JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon called the move “enormously naïve,” while a House Energy and Commerce field committee hearing highlighted the ban’s ramifications on education and workforce development. JP Morgan CEO Jamie
Read More...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
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