Let States Oversee the Energy Revolution
Dismal jobs reports and high unemployment continue to weigh down the U.S. economy, but there are a few bright spots. Most notable among them: energy… Read More
FACT CHECK: Salazar Exaggerates Obama’s Record on Energy Production
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar touted President Obama’s record on reducing oil dependence in a speech delivered in Charlotte, NC, this week. Salazar pointed to a decrease in… Read More
Pickens Admits: Subsidies Are Unnecessary
It’s difficult to believe that less than a year ago, proponents of expanding the natural gas industry insisted that it needed federal subsidies. But at… Read More
House Members Ask Hillary Clinton Not to Promote ‘Fracking’ Propaganda
Thirty-two members of the House of Representatives have asked Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to remove a factually inaccurate environmentalist documentary from the list of… Read More
More to the Story on Nuclear Power and Cheap Natural Gas
Two major financial news publications, the Economist and The Wall Street Journal, published major articles in the past week arguing that the American nuclear renaissance… Read More
Obama’s Non-Solution for High Gas Prices
Gas prices and the approval of President Obama’s management of the issue are heading in opposite directions. As the price at the pump continues to… Read More
Industry-Funded NATGAS Act Is Financial Fairy Dust
Senate Democrats and Republicans are negotiating a number of amendments to attach to the highway transportation bill, including a possible vote on the NATGAS Act…. Read More
VIDEO: Gov. Luis Fortuño Predicts Puerto Rico Will Become 51st State
Puerto Rico has long flirted with the idea of becoming the 51st state. This year voters will once again have their choice at the ballot… Read More
Scribecast: FrackNation Documentary Seeks the Truth on ‘Fracking’
The anti-fracking documentary “Gasland” has served as a rallying cry for environmentalists seeking to halt hydraulic fracturing, the process used by energy companies to extract… Read More
State Department Promotes Debunked ‘Fracking’ Propaganda
The State Department is promoting a widely-debunked film about natural gas development as part of an effort at “smart power diplomacy.” The film, “Gasland,” is… Read More
The Fracking Truth on Government’s Role in Natural Gas Production
President Obama has been on a kick to promote natural gas production. He said in his State of the Union address, “And by the way,… Read More
Soros May Benefit From White House’s Natural Gas Proposal
George Soros, a billionaire investor and major backer of President Obama, stands to reap a windfall from legislation promoting natural gas-powered vehicles. The White House… Read More
Under Obama, Oil and Gas Production on Federal Lands Is Down 40%
UPDATE: The U.S. Energy Information Administration announced on Jan. 27 that data used for its study of oil and gas production on federal lands was… Read More
Markey’s Misguided View of Energy Exports
Last week, Representative Ed Markey (D–CA) sent a letter to Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu questioning whether exporting natural gas would benefit American businesses and… Read More
Ohio Earthquakes Spark Drilling Controversy
Youngstown, Ohio, had a rockin’ New Year’s Eve, but not the kind it hoped for—a 4.0 magnitude earthquake shook the city just one week after… Read More
‘NAT GAS’ Energy Subsidies Would Enrich Pelosi
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has pushed for a piece of legislation that would directly enrich her financially. Pelosi owns a major stake in… Read More
And That’s Why You Don’t Give Subsidies
This past April, when Members of Congress introduced the New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NATGAS) Act that provides preferential tax treatment to subsidize… Read More
EPA: Drinking Water in Dimock, PA Uncontaminated by Fracking
Federal authorities have ruled that the drinking water in Dimock, Pennsylvania, which some claimed had been contaminated by nearby natural gas drilling efforts, is safe… Read More
Year After Obama Lifted Drilling Ban, Pace of Permitting Is Worse
The Obama administration is approving only 37 percent of the deepwater drilling plans submitted this year — a figure that falls below even last year’s… Read More
Total’s Caspian Gas Discovery
Total, Europe’s third largest oil company, announced last Friday that they have made a major gas discovery in the Caspian Sea. The discovery, made in… Read More
Exporting Natural Gas Benefits America
Natural gas prices in the United States have been low in the past few years, and increased estimates in natural gas reserves from shale formations… Read More
Study: Marcellus Shale an Economic Godsend for Pennsylvania
A study released Wednesday, commissioned by the Marcellus Shale Coalition and conducted by three Penn State University energy policy experts, offers a striking view of… Read More
Natural Gas: Boom or Bust? All Signs Point to Boom
According to many experts, the United States stands to be the Saudi Arabia of natural gas production. Last month, the New York Times reported otherwise,… Read More
How Higher Energy Prices Threaten U.S. Jobs
America’s trucking industry is on pace to pay a whopping $138.7 billion for fuel in 2011 — an increase of $37.2 billion over last year… Read More
Why Ethanol and Natural Gas Don’t Deserve Subsidies
Two of the energy subsidy debates in Washington focus on tax credits for the ethanol and natural gas industries. The growing opposition to the $6… Read More
Stop Demonizing Oil Profits
Last week, Members of Congress called big oil executives to the stand to defend the high profits their companies are making. Some in Congress are… Read More
Drivers Don’t Need a Mandate for Choice
If a mandate for choice sounds oxymoronic, it’s because it is. But that’s what policymakers want for our vehicle fleet. Policymakers will convince you what… Read More
Stalled Energy Projects Harm Economy
Since the Gulf oil spill nearly a year ago, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement has issued just one deepwater drilling… Read More
Reid’s Lame Duck Energy Bill: More Money for Special Interests, Higher Costs for the Rest of Us
It’s highly unlikely that we’re going to see any large energy bills like a cap and trade or renewable electricity standard passed during the lame… Read More
Why Is Medvedev, not Putin, in China?
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived in China on Sunday to expand energy cooperation between the two countries. The new deal includes building a 13-million-ton-per-year oil… Read More
