EnergyNews
US Reliance on OPEC Oil Hits 30-Year Low
U.S. crude oil imports from the Saudi Arabian-led OPEC fell to a 30-year low, according to the latest federal figures. OPEC imports fell to 1.5… Read More
EnergyNews
Democrats Back Bill to Ban Sale of Gas-Powered Cars by 2040
Democrats will introduce legislation to mandate zero-emissions vehicles make up all new car sales by 2040. The bill is co-sponsored by three Democrats running for… Read More
EnergyNews
Ocasio-Cortez Blames Pipeline That Hasn’t Been Built Yet for an Oil Spill
Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blamed the Keystone XL pipeline for leaking about 5,000 barrels of oil in rural South Dakota about two years… Read More
EnergyNews
Obama EPA Regulations Blamed for Closure of 100-Year-Old Coal Plant
A coal-fired power plan that’s operated for more than 100 years is shutting down, and its owners say Obama-era regulations are to blame. Alabama Power’s… Read More
Energy News
6 Takeaways From New EPA Chief’s Confirmation Hearing
America is “the gold standard for environmental progress,” Andrew Wheeler, the president’s nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency, told a Senate committee Wednesday during… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Those Coal and Nuclear Bailouts Aren’t Coming. Here’s Why That’s Good News.
It seems the possibility of the Trump administration bailing out coal and nuclear plants has been put to rest for now. This is good news… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Kosovo Should Get the Coal Plant It Needs
Consider the World Bank’s allegedly nuanced ban on coal absolute now. World Bank President Jim Yong Kim stated last week the organization has “made a… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Obama Was Wrong on Oil. We Did ‘Drill Our Way Out of the Problem.’
When gas prices topped $4 per gallon in May 2011, President Barack Obama said, “We can’t just drill our way out of the problem.” Throughout… Read More
EnergyCommentary
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,… Read More
EnergyNews
Trump Quietly Asks Saudis to Increase Oil Production
The Trump administration has asked an international oil cartel to increase oil production by roughly 1 million barrels a day, Bloomberg reports. The federal government… Read More
EnergyNews
1 Year After Trump’s Approval, Where Keystone XL, Dakota Pipelines Stand
It’s been a little more than a year since President Donald Trump approved the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines amid concerns the projects would… Read More
EnergyCommentary
The Reason Liberal Lawmakers Are to Blame for High Gas Prices
With consumer confidence at a 17-year high and economic prospects looking relatively strong, congressional Democrats have taken to grousing about the gas pump as a… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Diesel Car Drivers Pay the Price for Europe’s Strict Pollution Standards
The Federal Administrative Court of Leipzig’s recent ruling on diesel engines could spell economic pain for millions of drivers. The court’s decision, which allows the… Read More
EnergyCommentary
This Bill Won’t Help Coal Communities, but Rolling Back Regulations Will
Congress is getting ready to load up a “Christmas tree bill” through a massive omnibus spending package. One potential ornament for the tree is legislation… Read More
EnergyNews
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… Read More
EnergyNews
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… Read More
EnergyCommentary
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… Read More
EnergyNews
US Poised to Shatter Records for Oil Production, Gas Exports
The U.S. is well on its way to becoming a net exporter of natural gas for the first time in decades after breaking an annual… Read More
EnergyCommentary
New Offshore Drilling Plan Will Reverse Obama Restrictions, Unleash US Energy Dominance
America is moving forward in its march toward energy dominance, and the Trump administration just took an important step forward in achieving that goal. In… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Why Congress Should Ditch the Renewable Fuel Standard
Politicians don’t have a crystal ball that can predict the future of energy prices, energy supplies, or demand for electricity and gasoline. But they pretend… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Rather Than Drain Swamp, Rick Perry’s Proposal Would Pick Energy Winners and Losers
Picking winners and losers in the energy industry was a hallmark of the Obama administration. But it seems that pattern isn’t quite gone under Energy… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Largest Oil and Gas Lease Sale in History a Major Win for US Energy
President Donald Trump has vowed to make the U.S. more energy dominant than ever, and the Interior Department took an important step toward that goal… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Alaskans Want More Drilling. Trump and Congress Are Working to Make It Happen.
The Trump administration is attempting to do what past administrations have either failed to do or blocked: open up part of the Arctic National Wildlife… Read More
EnergyCommentary
How Fossil Fuels Will Help Us Confront Climate Change
The debate over climate change policy pits two competing visions of the future against each other. On the one hand are the “true believers,” who… Read More
EnergyCommentary
America’s Energy Dominance Won’t Sacrifice Environmental Quality
President Donald Trump declared during energy week that the United States would “usher in a golden age of American energy dominance.” From rolling back egregious… Read More
EnergyNews
Rick Perry’s Plans for US Energy Dominance
America is approaching energy independence, but still needs to remove obstacles, Energy Secretary Rick Perry says. “The previous administration talked about energy independence, but wouldn’t… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Trump’s Action on Energy Empowers Local Leaders, Lays Groundwork for Prosperity
“One step forward, two steps back.” That’s how we summed up the situation the last time an offshore oil and gas exploration and drilling proposal… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Coal in America Is Already Clean. Why ‘Clean Coal’ Is a Boondoggle That Needs to End.
A power plant once heralded by the Obama administration as the poster child for clean coal is now on its deathbed. The plant hemorrhaged billions… Read More
EnergyNews
Study Finds Fracking Doesn’t Harm Drinking Water in Texas
Hydraulic fracturing hasn’t contaminated groundwater in Texas, isn’t an earthquake hazard, and has been a boon for the state’s economy, according to a study released… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Trump’s Withdrawal From Paris Was a Nod of Respect to American Citizens
Two weeks ago, President Donald Trump announced the federal government would pull out of the supposedly “non-binding” Paris Climate Accord signed by President Barack Obama…. Read More
