Oil & Energy News
Reports on oil drilling, pipelines, and energy policy debates. Conservative analysis and commentary included from The Daily Signal.
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Climate Change Alarmism Is the World’s Leading Cause of Hot Gas
Even as anti-gas tax riots raged in France this week, naturalist David Attenborough warned a crowd at a United Nations climate change summit in Poland that “the collapse of our civilizations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon.” U.N. General Assembly President Maria Espinosa told the media that “mankind”…David Harsanyi -
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In France and the US, a Tale of 2 Energy Policies
When it comes to the energy and climate policies of the United States and France, there’s a clear fork in the road. If the past few weeks were any indication, families would rather take the path that avoids expensive, ineffective climate policies. The Trump EPA is leading America down that path marked by energy abundance…Kay C. James -
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Green Energy Mandates Could Double Your Electric Bills
Business and homeowner utility costs could double in many states if environmental groups succeed in enacting draconian solar and wind power mandates in states across the country. Yet these mandates will have almost no impact in cleaning the air or reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In Arizona and Nevada, voters will decide on Nov. 6 whether…Stephen Moore -
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Denmark Wants to Ban Gas-Powered Cars, Even Hybrids
Denmark is presenting a proposal to the country’s parliament later in October that would ban the sale of all gas-powered cars, including hybrids, by 2035, Reuters reports. Denmark’s government is presenting the plan as a way to curb vehicle pollution and combat climate change. The plan will be implemented incrementally, banning the sale of gas- and diesel-powered…Tim Pearce -
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Ratepayers Get Cold Shoulder as Green Energy Gets ‘Preferential Treatment’ in Delaware
Delaware residents are the victims of deceptive business practices associated with a green energy scheme resulting from elected officials’ sweetheart deal with a fuel cell company, policy analysts and academics argue. Bloom Energy had pledged to create 900 full-time jobs in Delaware by Sept. 30, 2016, and to continue employing these workers for at least…Kevin Mooney -
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Iran’s Saber Rattling on Persian Gulf Likely to Rattle World Oil Markets
The commander of the navy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Gen. Alireza Tangsiri, warned on Monday that Iran maintained control of the Persian Gulf and that the U.S. Navy did not belong there. Tangsiri said Iran had full control of the gulf, as well as of the Strait of Hormuz, which leads into it. “We can…James Phillips -
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How to Keep the US Natural Gas Boon Going
America is becoming a major liquefied natural gas exporter. According to the latest statistics, the U.S. liquefied natural gas exports quadrupled from 0.5 billion cubic feet of gas per day in 2016 to 1.94 billion in 2017. Of U.S. liquefied natural gas exports last year, 53 percent went to Mexico, South Korea, and China, with…Anthony B. Kim -
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Energy Conferees Shut Down Fuel Economy Mandates as Costly to Consumers
NEW ORLEANS—Sterling Burnett doesn’t always want to sit next to someone he doesn’t know on a train, plane, or bus. But he’s willing to fight for the freedom of those same strangers when it comes time for them to purchase a motor vehicle. “What I care about is … your freedom to choose the vehicle…Kevin Mooney -
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Why a Nation in Turmoil Must Choose Civility
In 1961, I participated in what one newspaper in Richmond, Virginia, called “one of the most ambitious experiments in race-mixing the South had seen.” With the nation in turmoil, 25 other black students and I helped integrate an all-white junior high school. Outside the school, we faced angry crowds determined to prevent us from getting…Kay C. James -
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How ‘Green’ Energy Subsidies Transfer Wealth to the Rich
When the Golden State Warriors, who won three of the last four NBA championships, signed All-Star Demarcus Cousins, sports pundits across the country offered the same opinion: The rich just got richer. In many respects, the same holds true for energy subsidies. Federal energy programs promise ambiguous policy goals such as abating climate change, spurring…Nicolas Loris -
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Working With Green Groups, Local Governments Use This Kind of Lawsuit to Get Cash From Oil Giants
Cities and counties across the country are teaming up with environmental groups to drill for revenue by using public-nuisance lawsuits against some of the world’s largest energy companies. These local governments claim oil giants, such as Exxon Mobil, Chevron, and others, have caused global warming that they say is damaging their communities, and they want…Fred Lucas -
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Caretakers for George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate Oppose Plans for Natural Gas Plant, Say It Will Change View
A proposed natural-gas compressor station is pitting the caretakers of Mount Vernon against a major power company in a debate over the height of a pair of emissions stacks and the threat they could pose to “the iconic and historic view” from the estate of the nation’s first president. Dominion Energy, a major power company…Jeremiah Poff -
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More Power to the States Will Enhance US Energy Dominance
In the midst of a growing global economy, the world’s demand for energy is booming. In 2017, global demand for energy grew by 2.1 percent, more than double the previous year’s rate. Oil, gas, and coal accounted for about 80 percent of global energy consumption with oil alone accounting for 32 percent of global consumption….Nicolas Loris -
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What’s Behind the Liquefied Natural Gas Boom
When Americans think of U.S. exports, many think of cars, technology, or agricultural products. Most, though, never pay a second thought to U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas. In the past two years, the United States has not only become an exporter of liquefied natural gas, it is predicted to become the second-largest exporter of…Caleb Pascoe -
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Terror Plot Foiled at Utah High School Due to Bomb Failure
Last week, a teenage student in southern Utah brought an explosive device to school. Thankfully, it failed to explode and the student was arrested. The student was then tied to a recent Islamic State-inspired act of vandalism at a nearby school. This plot was the 102nd Islamist plot or attack against the U.S. homeland since…David Inserra -
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Interior Is Weeks Away From Holding the Largest Oil and Gas Lease Sale in History
The Interior Department next month will offer 77.3 million acres for offshore drilling in what the federal agency calls the largest oil and gas lease sale in U.S. history. The sale March 21 will cover areas off the coasts of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, including about 14,776 lease blocks from 3 to 231 miles offshore….Tim Pearce -
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Geopolitical Benefits Spring From US Energy Dominance, Cabinet Secretaries Assert
America is in a stronger geopolitical position today because of  innovative drilling techniques making it possible to access domestic supplies of natural gas, two of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet members said Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Energy Secretary Rick Perry and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke discussed the impact of Trump’s deregulation efforts on…Kevin Mooney -
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Go Green With Gasoline If You’re Going to Consume That Sandwich
A new study shows that if you aren’t ready to go vegan to save the world, then you should quit riding your bike and take a car. An article in the Journal of Insufferable Busybodies (official title: Sustainable Production and Consumption) calculates the carbon footprint for a variety of sandwiches. These carbon footprints include carbon…David Kreutzer -
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NAFTA Key to American Energy Dominance, Experts Argue
Modernizing a longstanding trade deal with Canada and Mexico will help achieve the energy dominance the Trump administration is pushing for, three policy analysts said at The Heritage Foundation. The North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, ratified by the Senate in 1994, was designed to limit the tariffs and boundaries of trade among Canada,…Chrissy Clark -
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NAFTA Is Essential to Expanding US Energy Dominance
Since the expansion of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling technologies broke the trend of high energy prices in 2014, Americans have prospered—not only from lower energy prices, but also increased economic growth. As access to abundant energy sources increases, businesses reaping the benefits of affordable energy have expanded their investments in people and equipment. In…Elliott Raia