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...There is not sufficient evidence demonstrating causal relationships between cooking on gas stoves, indoor NO2, and asthma in children, according to a new published peer-reviewed study analyzing 66 epidemiology studies. The study – Gas Cooking and Respiratory Outcomes in Children: A Systematic Review – was funded by the American Gas Association and found the studies
Read More...U.S. natural gas production maintains a steady level of output of near highs for the year, despite lower prices as producers look at increasing international demand for American energy resources. Production is forecasted to average 100.9 billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) – a 3 percent increase from 2022 – even as gas futures decreased
Read More...New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recently announced budget deal includes the first statewide ban on natural gas appliances, blatantly disregarding the legislature’s previous rule to keep policy out of budget and removing residents’ say in the debate through the legislative process. In fact, the bill closes off the option for municipalities to opt out of
Read More...The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed new GHG standards for vehicle emissions that would effectively force the transition to electric vehicles nationwide. Specifically, the proposal aims to rapidly transition the auto industry away from gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles, and have electric cars account for more than two-thirds of new car sales by 2032. Additionally,
Read More...This blog is the second in a three-part series highlighting new revelations in New Jersey that shed further light on the climate litigation campaign. Read the first blog on CCI’s entrenchment at the local level here. Just weeks after being confirmed by the state legislature in October 2022, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin’s first
Read More...The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit just overturned California’s first natural gas ban – an ordinance passed by the City of Berkeley in 2019 – ruling that it is preempted by federal law. “The panel held that the Energy Policy and Conservation Act preempts the Berkeley ordinance. The panel wrote that, in
Read More...Energy companies shot back at the Biden administration’s decision to side with cities and states suing the industry over climate change last week, calling the federal government’s 180 move to support state jurisdiction “shot through with flaws” and driven by “a desire to signal virtue to political bedfellows,” as E&E News reports. The administration’s Solicitor General, at the order of the
Read More...The OPEC+ surprise announcement to cut oil production 1.16 million barrels per day (bpd) shows that global market dynamics are again the deciding role in oil prices as the per barrel price in the United States spiked 5.31 percent to $84.13 a barrel. The price increase accounts for the largest rise in almost a year
Read More...Last week, Fox News reported that Ann Carlson – former UCLA environmental law professor and a primary fundraiser for climate lawsuits – has been nominated by President Biden to serve as Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Carlson’s nomination is before the Senate Commerce Committee, where her transportation safety record – or lack
Read More...Earlier this month, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted against a measure that would have encouraged state leaders to sue American energy companies over climate change damages. The effort appears to have been coordinated by the Center for Climate Integrity, the activist group working behind (and in front of) the scenes to drive similar litigation across the
Read More...The American people were just dealt a partial win in securing the energy future. A federal judge in North Dakota ruled that the Department of the Interior (DOI) did not have the right to stop North Dakota oil and gas lease sales on public land. The ruling came from U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Traynor
Read More...Arapahoe County residents and community groups showed up in force to speak in support of continued energy production at a hearing this week to consider a six-month moratorium on new oil and gas permits. The community’s large show of support from many area residents shows that Colorado’s industry-leading regulations allow energy production to proceed without
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