- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 16, 2021
Natural Gas Keeps Electricity Cheap and Plentiful in Pennsylvania
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. Natural gas fired generation of electricity has been a huge win for Pennsylvania thanks to Marcellus Shale development.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 15, 2021
Report: Natural Gas Played Critical Role in Reducing U.S. Power Sector Emissions
The shift to abundant, affordable natural gas over the past 15 years has played a critical role in helping to reduce U.S.California Bill Banning Fracking, Restricting Production Dies in Committee
Fracking opponents suffered a defeat in California, where SB467, legislation that would have severely restricted energy production in the state, failed to pass a committee vote.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 15, 2021
CNX Makes Healthy Communities Investment of $30 Million
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. CNX Resources, led by the incomparable Nick Deiuliis, is investing $30 million in creating healthy communities in Western Pennsylvania.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 15, 2021
Germany Energy Taxes to Go Green with Energiewende Lead It to Go Bust
germany … …[Editor’s Note: Germany energy solutions now being pursued by Biden, California, New York, New Jersey, et al have proven to be disasters on every level.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 14, 2021
Wind and Solar Are Intermittent and Incapable of Meeting Our Needs
Ron SteinAuthor, Engineer and Founder of PTS Advance .. …. [Editor’s Note: Wind and solar may address demands for green virtue signaling opportunities but can’t truly meet the needs natural gas is able to satisfy.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 14, 2021
U.S. LNG Should Be Part of Kerry’s Climate Conversations with China
Special Envoy on Climate Change John Kerry is travelling to China this week to double down efforts on reducing national emissions ahead of November’s Conference of the Parts (COP26) meeting, as well as the upcoming Leaders Summit on Climate hosted by President Biden next week.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 14, 2021
PJM Grid Subject to Texas Style Blackouts If We Go Too Green
Gordon TombSenior Fellow, Commonwealth Foundation .. …. [Editor’s Note: The PJM grid is at great risk. It is threatened by the green virtue signaling of politicians such as Pennsylvania’s Tom Wolf.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 14, 2021
Wyoming Industry Leaders Warn of “Crippling” Effects of Federal Lands Moratorium
Leaders in Wyoming’s oil and natural gas industry warned of the threat posed to the state’s economy and budget by the Biden administration’s moratorium on leasing on federal lands during a regulatory hearing on Tuesday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 13, 2021
Report: U.S.-Canada Petroleum Trade Doubles in Recent Decade, Becomes a Driving Force in Central, Midwestern Economies
The petroleum trade between the United States and Canada doubled from 2010 to 2019 – a surge that was powered by unprecedented domestic crude oil production, which directly supported the economies of several Central and Midwestern states, according to a new report from a top U.S.-based- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 13, 2021
Carbon County Rises to Defend Its Rights from the DRBC
Jim WillisEditor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN) [Editor’s Note: Carbon County, Pennsylvania, apparently knows a rat when it sees one and is going to defend itself from a takeover of the ship.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 13, 2021
Net Zero Is Just Trash Talk to An India Seeking to Lift Up Its Citizenry
Duggan FlanakinDirector of Policy Research, Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow … … [Editor’s Note: The government of India refuses to kowtow to Western elitists trying to impose net zero carbon policies on a nation needing development.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 12, 2021
Global Warming Advocates Lose Minds Over Inconvenient Facts
Gordon TombSenior Fellow, Commonwealth FoundationSenior Advisor, CO2 Coalition .. …. Some Norwegian advocates of global warming theories have gone completely gal (Norsk for “crazy”) over some very “Inconvenient Facts.”Shale Gas News – April 10, 2021
Bill desRosiersExternal Affairs Coordinator, Cabot Oil & Gas … … The Shale Gas News, heard every Saturday at 10 AM on 94.3 FM, 1510 AM, 1600 AM, 104.1 FM and Sundays on YesFM, talked about FRAC Act, solar farms, Shell Cracker and much more last week.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 10, 2021
Natural Gas Now Best Picks of the Week – April 10, 2021
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Readers pass along a lot of stuff every week about natural gas, fractivist antics, emissions, renewables, and other news relating to energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 9, 2021
Biden Administration Opposes Juliana Case In Another Setback for Climate Litigation
Supporters of the climate litigation campaign were dealt a second setback in as many weeks after the Biden Administration came out in opposition to the plaintiffs in the Juliana v.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 9, 2021
Plastics Propaganda Contaminates Truth with Plasticity
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. A chemist from British Columbia gives a stunning lesson the plasticity of truth when it comes to plastics, pollution and propaganda.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 9, 2021
Big Green Swamps the System with Special Interest Money
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. The Institute for Energy Research (IER) is out with more data exposing the Big Green special interest political influence machine.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 8, 2021
Analysis: Texas Storm Showed “Resiliency,” Importance of Residential Natural Gas
Residential natural gas helped keep many Texas families warm during February’s unprecedented freeze. The demand for natural gas to heat homes and power electricity generation set new records in February, and a reliable supply was crucial to ensuring that the state had access to the energy it needed, according to new analysis from the American Gas Association.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 8, 2021
Deiuliis Launches Academy to Help Lift Up Western Pennsylvania
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. Nick Deiuliis , of CNX fame, has launched an Academy to assist potential future leaders of Western Pennsylvania in growing.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 8, 2021
Germany Plays Into Hands of Russia As Result of Its Energiewende
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. Germany has, with its Energiewende, completely boxed itself into a corner where the big Russian Bear is able to relentlessly torment it.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 7, 2021
CLEAN Future Act Is All About Funding Perks for the Prosperous
… … … [Editor’s Note: The CLEAN Future Act is yet more green eggs and scam designed to benefit the prosperous with EV perks at the expense of taxpayers.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 7, 2021
Biodiversity Destruction from Wind and Solar Being Ignored
biodiversityTom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. [Editor’s Note: It’s about the land and the species that depend on it, including our.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 6, 2021
Natural Gas Workers Among Top Wage Earners In Energy Industry
Workers in the natural gas sector are among the highest wage earners in the U.S. energy industry, with oil workers not far behind, but some other energy sectors are lagging, according to a new report from several leading energy think tanks, research, and advocacy groups.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 6, 2021
Weymouth Kill Bill Demonstrates Just How Bad Government Has Become
Jim WillisEditor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN) A bill introduced by Massachusetts Senator-Demagogues Markey and Warren for the purpose of killing the Weymouth Compressor Station provides a pitch-perfect illustration of how utterly dysfunctional our government has become.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 6, 2021
North Dakota Attorney General Lays Down Marker On Dakota Access Pipeline
Seeking to protect North Dakota’s sovereignty, support good paying jobs and bolster tax revenue, state Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has written to the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 6, 2021
EPA Races to Put Auto Racing and States in Permanent Pit Stops
Duggan FlanakinDirector of Policy Research, Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow … … [Editor’s Note: Duggan Flanakin is on to the EPA and its games of controlling the population, limiting their fun and what it sees as subservient states.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 5, 2021
Offshore Wind Is Off the Charts Political Nonsense
WeSo, global G ... … …[Editor’s Note: Offshore wind makes no economic or environmental sense whatsoever. It is pure politics intended merely to reward special interests.]Shale Gas News – April 3, 2021
Bill desRosiersExternal Affairs Coordinator, Cabot Oil & Gas … … The Shale Gas News, heard every Saturday at 10 AM on 94.3 FM, 1510 AM, 1600 AM, 104.1 FM and Sundays on YesFM, talked about infrastructure, American LNG, Wayne National Forest and much more last week.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 3, 2021
Natural Gas Now Best Picks of the Week – April 4, 2021
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Readers pass along a lot of stuff every week about natural gas, fractivist antics, emissions, renewables, and other news relating to energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 2, 2021
Green Fibs and Red Lies Pervade Our Energy Debates Today
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. Our energy debate and much of what passes for environmentalism today consists of green fibs and red lies told by special interest activists.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 2, 2021
Infrastructure Bill Amounts to A Cruel Green Slime Joke on Americans
Alexander StevensPolicy AnalystInstitute for Energy Research …. … … [Editor’s Note: Biden’s “American Jobs Plan” infrastructure bill is a corporatist giveaway and a Nickelodeon style green slime job on all Americans] Yesterday, President Biden unveiled his $2 trillion infrastructure proposal during a speech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 1, 2021
Extreme Weather Shows Need For Diversified Power Grid That Includes Natural Gas
Recent weather events like the winter storm in Texas serve as a stark reminder of the crucial role that natural gas plays in supporting the power grid.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 1, 2021
Hurricane CLCPA Will Do Massive Damage to the Empire State
Roger CaiazzaIndependent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: Roger looks at New York State’s vulnerability to a really major hurricane and finds “green energy” likely to leave it in disastrous shape.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 1, 2021
Wind and Solar, Though Little, Require Big Energy to Back Them Up
David Wojick, PhDIndependent Analyst … … … [Editor’s Note: Depending on weather-dependent energy takes not only big money but big dispatchable sources of energy when wind and solar do not produce!]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 31, 2021
Blocking the Keystone XL Pipeline Means Relying on Russian Oil
Three months after President Biden signed an executive order revoking construction permits for Keystone XL pipeline, more consequences of his decision are becoming clear.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 31, 2021
EITC Anything But Itsy When It Comes to Career Building with Cabot’s Aid
Bill desRosiersExternal Affairs Coordinator, Cabot Oil & Gas … … [Editor’s Note: The EITC program is being used to help students all over Northeastern PA pursue careers with some help along the way from Cabot Oil & Gas.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 31, 2021
Biden Carbon Free Plan Expensive, Infeasible and Just Plain Stupid
WeSo, global G ... … …[Editor’s Note: The Biden Administration is moving really fast to destroy America’s energy independence and bankrupt the country at the same time.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 30, 2021
Vermont Bill for Green Mountain Political Correctness Coming Due?
Jim WillisEditor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN) [Editor’s Note: Vermont has been selling green virtue signaling badges for some time and now they realize they may have to buy them all back!]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 30, 2021
Natural Gas Markets Serve Consumers Best When They’re Free!
Jim ClarksonPresident, RSM .… … [Editor’s Note: Natural gas markets and consumers have repeatedly suffered from government mismanagement and it’s time free them all and reap the rewards.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 29, 2021
Confessions of a Reformed Environmental Guy from Upstate New York
Chris DentonAttorney, Elmira, New York … … [Editor’s Note: Attorney Chris Denton from Upstate New York confesses that he has returned to being a conversationist, a reformed environmentalist.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 29, 2021
Natural Gas Power Generation Protects Our Independence
John J. FasoFormer U.S. Rep. for NY 19th Congressional DistrictEnergy Consultant. .… … [Editor’s Note: Removing natural gas from the generating mix will leave New York State battery dependent and extremely vulnerable on every level.]Shale Gas News – March 27, 2021
Bill desRosiersExternal Affairs Coordinator, Cabot Oil & Gas … … The Shale Gas News, heard every Saturday at 10 AM on 94.3 FM, 1510 AM, 1600 AM, 104.1 FM and Sundays on YesFM, talked about emissions, royalty settlement, impact fees and much more last week.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 28, 2021
Key Takeaways From Interior’s Forum On Federal Lands Leasing
While some opponents of responsible energy production used a recent Department of Interior forum to call for a ban on all oil and natural gas development on federal lands, or to make the Biden administration’s pause on new leasing a permanent ban, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland began the event with an important acknowledgement: “There is no doubt that oil, gas and coal energy from our public lands and the ocean has helped build our economy and power our nation.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 27, 2021
Natural Gas Now Best Picks of the Week – March 27, 2021
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Readers pass along a lot of stuff every week about natural gas, fractivist antics, emissions, renewables, and other news relating to energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 26, 2021
Carbon Fanatics Come for Our Burgers and Beer, But…
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. Nick Deiuliis offers some extremely prudent advice on reducing our carbon footprint and saving the planet from ourselves.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 26, 2021
Wolf Severance Tax: Flattery for the Dumb and Dumber
Gordon TombSenior Fellow, Commonwealth Foundation .. …. … Tom Wolf, yet again, is attempting to institute a severance tax on the natural gas industry in addition to the impact fee they already pay.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 25, 2021
Texas Power Crisis Provides Lessons for Civil Society
Robert Bradley, Jr.Founder and CEO of the Institute for Energy ResearchPrincipal, MasterResource: A Free-Market Energy Blog.. .… … [Editor’s Note: Robert Bradley draws the lessons for civil society that are to be had from the Texas power crisis or Great Texas Blackout.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 25, 2021
Northern Access Pipeline Gives Cuomo Kick in the Teeth
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals just gave the Northern Access Pipeline what it needs; a good kick in the teeth to Andrew Cuomo.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 24, 2021
Strong Natural Gas Storage Boosted Texas Grid Amid Winter Storm
The Texas power grid was able to call upon a strong supply of dispatchable natural gas held in storage to boost electricity generation and home heating as an historic winter storm hit the state last month.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 24, 2021
The Three Issues That Likely Won’t Get Fair Discussion During DOI’s Leasing Forum
The Dept. of the Interior will hold a virtual forum on Thursday to hear public testimony on the oil and natural gas leasing moratorium on federal lands the Biden administration implemented shortly after taking office.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 24, 2021
Report: New York City’s Cost to Electrify Would Be More Than $25,000
Consumer Energy Alliance’s latest report has calculated a $25,600 price tag per New York City household if the city continues to follow short sighted goals of banning natural gas use in buildings.The ‘Frack Pack’ Is Stuck In the Past
The ‘Frack Pack’ is back with another rendition of its failed hydraulic fracturing legislative package. House Democratic Reps. Diana DeGette (Colo.),- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 24, 2021
Energy Reliability Should Be What It’s About, But It’s New York, So…
Roger CaiazzaIndependent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: Roger demonstrates how New York, instead of focusing on energy reliability and affordability, has gone off the rails into never never land.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 24, 2021
Mariner East Opponents Have Gone Home, But ET Is Still Here Helping
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. Mariner East Opponents played the demagogue and got a lot of press but they’re now gone and ET is still out there supporting communities.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 23, 2021
Texas: The Lessons and the Not Lessons from the Energy Debacle
Roger CaiazzaIndependent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: Roger takes apart the supposed lessons from the Texas energy debacle as offered by a climate change activist and exposes the reality.]DEP Folds, Yet Again, to Fractivists Opposed to Environmental Progress
Jim WillisEditor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN) [Editor’s Note: Pennsylvania DEP, under the feckless leadership of Pat McDonnell, is caving to fractivists to frustrate recycling of wastewater!]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 23, 2021