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
