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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‘Good Guy With Gun’ Swept Under Rug by Las Vegas Police
A good guy with a gun apparently stopped an active shooter in Las Vegas on Friday, almost certainly saving lives after a helmeted man opened fire with a rifle in a building lobby. But you probably didn’t hear about it. Why not? Normally, this type of defensive gun use would garner significant media attention and…Amy Swearer -
Good Guy With a Gun? Las Vegas Police Secretive About Shooting at High Rise
Las Vegas police are withholding details about what looks like a classic “good guy with a gun” scenario in which someone carrying a firearm prevents what could have turned into a mass shooting. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department won’t identify anyone involved in an incident Friday in which a helmet-wearing man with what appeared…Fred Lucas -
Michigan’s Proposed ‘Green Energy’ Policy Threatens to Slam the Door on Manufacturing Renaissance
Michigan is on the rise once again. When we think manufacturing, we think Michigan. As one of America’s leading manufacturing states, it stands in the top third for economic outlook among all the United States, and it’s leading America’s industrial renaissance. Unfortunately, some Michigan lawmakers are pursuing a series of so-called green legislative efforts that…Jack Spencer -
Debunking Another Misleading Green Energy Study
A popular talking point among green energy evangelists is that gas, oil, and coal are, in large part, successful because they are highly subsidized. Wind and solar, so the argument goes, would win in a fair fight, but, alas, the playing field is far from fair. But the supposed data they are drawing on to…Jack Spencer -
Liberal City Exempts Celebrity Chef’s Restaurant From Gas Stove Ban
Palo Alto, California, administrators have exempted a celebrity chef’s restaurant from the city’s sweeping gas stove ban. Jose Andres’ newly planned restaurant, Zaytinya, is one of the latest Simon Property Group buildings that received project approval in 2019, including for a a gas line, which the restaurant relies on, according to Palo Alto Online. The plan, however,…Lorenzo Prieto -
Latest Appliance Energy-Efficiency Mandate Equals Fewer Consumer Choices, Dirtier Dishes
How many energy-efficiency mandates are too many? The correct answer is zero. But for the Biden administration, it might be infinity, because the Department of Energy just announced yet another round of efficiency mandates for consumer appliances. The move is just one in a string of similar regulations targeting everything from gas stoves to vending…Rachael Wilfong -
Biden’s Expensive, Unrealistic Push for Electric Vehicles
President Joe Biden’s latest push for electric vehicles is reminiscent of a soliloquy by Don Quixote: short on facts, long on rhetoric, and filled with unrealistic expectations. Sadly, though, Biden’s policy mistakes are moving beyond fiction to a reality that confines consumers to cars that are unaffordable and unwanted. Like Don Quixote tilting at harmless windmills…EJ Antoni -
The Left’s Hypocrisy on Energy Policies
Democrats say they represent working Americans, but their energy policies tell another story. President Joe Biden’s environmental regulations are focused on slowing development of fossil fuels and promoting electrification, resulting in higher prices for electricity, cars, and gasoline. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, is holding hearings to support Biden’s efforts….Diana Furchtgott-Roth -
Democratic AGs Urge Federal Government to Crack Down on Gas Stoves
Eleven Democratic attorneys general called on the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Monday to address “health hazards associated with gas stoves.” The group, led by Washington, D.C., Attorney General Brian Schwalb, sent a letter asking the CPSC to collect information and find “the best path forward” to limit harms allegedly caused by gas stoves, being mindful of…Katelynn Richardson -
Biden’s Latest Dim-Bulb Idea: Military Electric Vehicles
America’s commander in chief just laid another egg. President Joe Biden wants all Pentagon vehicles to be electric by 2030—in just six years and seven months. America’s fearless leader previewed this policy on Earth Day 2022. “We’re going to start the process where every vehicle in the United States military, every vehicle, is going to be…Deroy Murdock -
Massive Tourism, Oil Pipeline Projects to Boost Jordanian Economy
Jordan’s tourism sector is booming. In the first quarter of 2023, tourism increased by 90.7%, surpassing tourism numbers in the first quarter of pre-COVID 2019. Petra, Wadi Rum, Karak Castle, Aqaba, and the Dead Sea are just a few of the sites that have put the Western-friendly Hashemite kingdom of Jordan on the map. Tourism,…Nicole Robinson -
Energy Department’s Costly Bid to Regulate Gas Stoves Out of Existence Inflames Consumers
The Department of Energy’s controversial conventional cooktops rule would introduce draconian energy-efficiency standards for gas stoves, making them unaffordable for many Americans. Gas stoves are the top choice for many people, because the temperature can be quickly adjusted. It’s not surprising that the prospect of eliminating gas stoves is unpopular, and that Americans want the…Rachael Wilfong -
Climate Change Extremists Detained After Attack on Degas Statue at National Gallery of Art
The FBI is investigating the climate change alarmists with the group Declare Emergency who defaced the protective box around Edgar Degas’ “Little Dancer Aged Fourteen” statue at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., on Thursday morning. “The Federal Bureau of Investigation is assisting in the investigation, which is still active,” said Kaywin Feldman, director…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
US Urged to ‘Reassert Its Role’ as Energy, Political ‘Power Broker’
Fred Zeidman, director and co-chair of Council for a Secure America, says the U.S. must “reassert its role as both an energy and a political power broker.” “It’s important for the future of mankind. We now have an ability to destroy the earth, and you have a lot of folks that don’t really care if…Samantha Aschieris -
Emissions-Free Electric Vehicles Are a Fantasy
Come 2032, if President Joe Biden has his way, most Americans who want new cars may have to buy electric vehicles. While the administration insists that such a mandate will reduce climate change, the fact is, when adding up the emissions required to produce and power the batteries of electric vehicles, EVs can create more…Diana Furchtgott-Roth -
Germans Are Getting Mugged by Reality of Green Energy
When one of us (Mackenzie Fries) visited Germany last month, she saw firsthand the cost of the nation’s environmental policies, and it was staggering. Germans continue to complain about the ever-increasing energy costs that result from those policies, a major source of discontent. The nation has been phasing out conventional fuels and phasing in less…Mackenzie Fries -
Parents Scrub Toilets So Their Kids Can Attend This Christian School
One Christian school in Texas provides such a great education opportunity for children that parents are cleaning toilets at the school to afford tuition. Braveheart Christian Academy in Arlington, Texas, provides children in preschool through sixth grade with an individualized approach to education and classroom sizes with a student-teacher ratio of 8 to 1. Administrators…Tony Kinnett -
Energy Expert Stresses Need for More Pipelines After Train Derailment
An energy expert says the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, underscores the need for more pipelines to transport potentially hazardous substances. “This recent rail accident in East Palestine in Ohio has shown us that we need more pipelines to carry these potential dangerous chemicals, rather than using road and rail,” says Diana…Samantha Aschieris -
New Jersey’s $8,000-Per-Resident Wind Energy Scheme Won’t Reduce Climate Change
In stark contrast to the bucolic vision of harvesting energy from the wind, New Jersey is witnessing harsh political reality. Gov. Phil Murphy has approved a large offshore wind farm in southern New Jersey, and local residents and officials who oppose the project because of extremely high costs, the lack of reliable energy, and the…Travis Fisher -
The Inefficiency of the Left’s ‘Energy Efficiency’ Mandates
President Joe Biden likely had his fingers crossed last month while promising Americans that the administration “does not support” gas stove bans. That’s because this month, his Department of Energy released a proposed rule updating energy efficiency standards with new costly and stringent standards for conventional cooking products—including gas stoves—that would make them unaffordable for…Rachael Wilfong