Energy News
OPEC Lost $76 Billion Last Year Due to US Fracking
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries lost $76 billion in 2016 due to low oil prices caused by rising U.S. oil production, according to a… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Trump Opens Doors on Oil Exploration, but Deeper Reforms Still Needed
In another move to free up domestic energy supplies, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday aimed at lifting the Obama administration’s offshore drilling… Read More
EnergyNews
Environmentalists File First Wave of Lawsuits Against Keystone Pipeline
Environmentalist groups filed lawsuits Monday suggesting the Trump administration’s approval of the Keystone XL pipeline violates several environmental laws and potentially worsens climate change. Members… Read More
EnergyCommentary
State Department Gives Long Overdue Approval to Keystone XL Pipeline
If you had a child when TransCanada first submitted its application to build the Keystone XL pipeline, he would be halfway through the first grade… Read More
EnergyCommentary
While Draining the Swamp, Drain Government-Controlled Oil Reserves
As the new administration seeks to reduce the regulatory burden on the energy market, one critical change is to liquidate the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Dakota Access Pipeline Easement Marks a New Day for US Energy
The final easement granted on Wednesday by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to complete the Dakota Access pipeline project sent a clear signal to… Read More
EnergyCommentary
US Energy Takes a Major Step Forward
For years, the Obama administration used its executive authority to obstruct two crucial energy infrastructure projects: the Dakota Access pipeline and the Keystone XL pipeline…. Read More
EnergyCommentary
Trump’s Pipeline Approvals Are a Win for the Economy and Environment
In a win for the economy and the environment, President Donald Trump signed executive orders backing the construction of two unnecessarily controversial energy infrastructure projects:… Read More
EnergyNews
Trump to ‘Renegotiate’ Terms of Keystone XL, Dakota Pipelines
President Donald Trump signed a pair of executive orders to move forward with two major pipelines blocked by the Obama administration, but with the caveat… Read More
EnergyCommentary
EPA Finds No Widespread Water Pollution From Fracking
Americans could be forgiven for thinking fracking poses an inherent threat to groundwater. The anti-fossil fuel “Keep It in the Ground” movement has waged a… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Let’s Make American Energy Great Again
For the past eight years, President Barack Obama and his allies in Congress have feverishly worked to centralize energy regulatory power in Washington, empowering federal… Read More
EnergyNews
The Dakota Pipeline Protests, Explained
Cody Schulz, chairman of the Morton County Commission in North Dakota, is keeping especially close track of a conflict over an oil pipeline that would… Read More
EnergyCommentary
The Facts About the Dakota Access Pipeline That Protesters Don’t Want You to Know
For more than three months, thousands of protesters, most of them from out of state, have illegally camped on federal land in Morton County, North… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Union Lets Workers’ Pensions Erode, Keeps Money for Its Own Employees
The United Mine Workers of America—a roughly 100,000-member coal mining union—is lobbying hard for a taxpayer bailout of its underfunded pension plan before the end… Read More
EnergyCommentary
The Lifting of This Oil Ban Could Add 800,000 New Jobs
Since Congress lifted the long-standing ban on crude oil exports, U.S. companies are taking advantage and Americans are reaping the benefits. This example shows how… Read More
EnergyCommentary
The Green War Against the Working Class
There was a time in America—and it wasn’t even so long ago—that liberals actually cared about working class people. They may have been misguided in… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Obama’s ‘All of the Above’ Energy Strategy Is All Talk
President Obama has made a couple of about-faces when it comes to offshore drilling in the Atlantic. After coming under pressure from environmental activists, the… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Calls for Fracking Bans Ignore Sound Science
Some politicians and environmental activists have been quick to call for blanket bans on hydraulic fracturing under claims that the process is poisoning America’s drinking… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Lifting the Crude Oil Ban Shows America Is Open for Business
The first shipment of American crude oil has reached European markets. This comes only a month after Congress took a big step toward a more… Read More
EnergyNews
West Virginia Turns to Prayer as Obama’s ‘Clean Power’ Looms
CHARLESTON, W.Va.—There’s little separation between church and the fossil fuel industry in West Virginia’s coal country. Still reeling from recent mine shutdowns, the state legislature… Read More
EnergyCommentary
It’s Time to Lift the Ban on Exporting Crude Oil
The House of Representatives recently voted to the lift a decades-long ban on exporting crude oil. Bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate would do the… Read More
EnergyNews
How Conservatives Reacted to Obama’s #KeystoneXL Announcement
President Barack Obama announced that his administration will not authorize construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline during remarks at the White House on Friday. “This… Read More
EnergyCommentary
9 Reasons Why Obama Just Made Wrong Decision on Keystone Pipeline
It took President Barack Obama only 2,604 days to reject the permit application for the Keystone XL pipeline. In a statement today, Obama said the pipeline… Read More
EnergyNews
Why North Dakota Is Taking a Different Path in Lawsuit Against Obama’s Clean Power Plan
Almost immediately after the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan was posted on the federal register, dozens of states filed a lawsuit challenging the regulations. But… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Why Democrats Are Wrong to Use the Crude Oil Export Ban as a Bargaining Tactic
The House Energy and Commerce Committee has passed a bill to lift America’s decades-long ban on crude oil. Three Democrats joined all of the Republicans… Read More
EnergyCommentary
What Happened When One Company Lowered Its Costs and Improved the Environment? Government Fines.
Here’s how the federal government rewards an energy company for upgrading its power plants to lower costs for families and businesses and improving the environment:… Read More
EconomyNews
Lowest Gas Prices for Labor Day Weekend in 11 Years
Good news for those loading up the Tahoe to get out of town this Labor Day weekend: Gas prices are at a record low. The… Read More
EconomyNews
After EPA Spills Toxic Waste in Colorado River, Nearby Residents Hope for Recovery
Days after a federal agency accidentally released millions of gallons of contaminated mine water into a major waterway, neighboring local businesses are speaking out about… Read More
EnergyNews
Supreme Court Rules Against Obama’s Energy Regulation
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday delivered a significant setback to the Obama administration and its environmental plan to curb emissions from power plants. In… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Supreme Court Decision Against EPA a ‘Victory for Common Sense’
Today, the Supreme Court in Michigan v. EPA held that the Environmental Protection Agency improperly ignored costs when it decided to regulate hazardous air pollutants… Read More
