- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 8, 2020
Shuttering coal plants saved 26,000 US lives: study
The decline of coal could be saving thousands of U.S. lives as power plants reduce air pollution by switching to natural gas, according to a study published Monday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 28, 2019
Natural Gas Now Best Picks of the Week – December 29, 2019
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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- December 19, 2019
Top 6 Things to Keep in Mind When Reading MIT’s Clean Energy Study
As the weather turns colder, more Americans are relying on clean, affordable, reliable natural gas to keep their houses warm and cook family dinners during the holidays.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 13, 2019
Confusing Steam For Methane, and Other Things to Know About the New York Times’ Latest Emissions Story
The New York Times claims in its latest article on methane emissions in the Permian Basin to have found a smoking gun on leaks from oil and natural gas facilities.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 10, 2019
Coverage of Carnegie Mellon Study Omits Clean-Air Facts
Over the weekend, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published an article detailing a Carnegie Mellon University study that claims to have calculated cumulative environmental and employment impacts of the shale revolution that has positively transformed Pennsylvania and surrounding states in the Marcellus and Utica Shale basins.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 5, 2019
Four Things to Know About the Denver Post’s Latest Article on Emissions in Greeley
Oil and natural gas emissions have been a key topic of discussion in Colorado, especially as the state addresses its unique ozone situation and continues to study the health of residents living near development.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 5, 2019
China Talks As U.S. Walks and Chews Gum at the Same Time
Robert Bradley, Jr. Founder and CEO of the Institute for Energy ResearchPrincipal, MasterResource: A Free-Market Energy Blog.. . .. China has been talking climate to make folks happy while burning ever more coal, but here in the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 27, 2019
US energy-related CO2 emissions rose in 2018
Total U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in 2018 rose to 5.27 billion metric tons, 2.7% more than its 2017 level, the Energy Information Administration reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 26, 2019
U.S. Energy Industry Giving Americans One More Thing to Be Thankful for This Year
There’s much to be thankful for this time of year: friends, family, good food, and even fracking. Thanks to continued innovation by industry, the United States is awash with oil and natural gas, helping to bring families together, keep them warm and put money back in their pockets.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 19, 2019
U.S. Natural Gas Leads All Energy Sources in Carbon Emissions Reductions
The world’s leading producer of natural gas continues to utilize this abundant resource as the favored choice for new electricity generation, aiding in the fight against climate change.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 15, 2019
U.S. Petroleum Exports Exceed Imports for the First Time Ever
For the first time in history, the U.S exported more petroleum products to overseas markets than it imported in October, according to the Energy Information Administration’s recently-released “Short-Term Energy Outlook” It represents an historic shift as the United States solidifies its role as an oil and natural gas powerhouse that’s able to provide for its own energy security.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 13, 2019
Climate Change Consensus Shifts in Wind, But Gas Is Still the Right Move
Robert P. Murphy Senior Economist, Institute for Energy ResearchPrincipal, Consulting by RPM … … Climate change consensus? Well, it depends, it seems; whatever is necessary at the moment politically.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 7, 2019
Sound Bite Green Policies Don’t Reduce Emissions; Natural Gas Does
Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. Natural gas has reduced emissions in a big way, but sound bite energy policies focused solely on renewables haven’t says PA Democrat Senator John Yudichak.XOM says banning fracking will aid foreign producers
Banning hydraulic fracturing in the U.S. will aid foreign oil producers at the expense of the American economy, an ExxonMobil (XOM) executive said Friday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 3, 2019
Pa emissions fell 92% as energy production rose almost 3,000%
Pennsylvania emissions fell as much as 92% since 1990, even as the state’s energy demand and production soared eleven fold from 2010 to 2018, and natural gas processing expanded more than eightfold during that time frame, a Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) analysis found.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 30, 2019
Vermont Gas and NG Advantage Fight Global Warming with Natural Gas
Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. Vermont Gas and NG Advantage join hands to deliver CNG and renewable natural gas (RNG) to Vermonters who want to reduce emissions and fight global warming.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 28, 2019
Rockefeller Family Invests in Upstate Green Coal Project
Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. The Rockefeller is making something old new again as it seeks to revive Upstate New York, especially the Catskills and Adirondacks, with green coal.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 25, 2019
U.S. Oil and Gas Production Up, Emissions Down; Catch Us If You Can!
Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. Our friend Mark Mathis at the Clear Energy Alliance has just produced one his most effective videos.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 15, 2019
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Invests $2.5 Billion for Token CO2 Dip
Roger Caiazza Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … Roger Caiazza says the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative has invested over $2.5- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 11, 2019
Chevron CEO touts Texas growth
Chevron’s chief executive on Wednesday touted the company’s Texas growth, from the Permian Basin to Houston refining and chemicals. Speaking at the Greater Houston Partnership’s annual “State of Energy” luncheon, Mike Wirth also urged the energy industry to take the lead on emissions reductions to help combat climate change, the Houston Chronicle reported.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 4, 2019
Pa moving ahead with power plant emission caps
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration is working to bring the state into a regional consortium of states that sets a price and caps on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, part of the Democrat’s agenda to fight climate change, Kallanish Energy reports.Ohio Air Being Cleaned by Fracking: The Fruit of the Shale Revolution
Jim Willis Editor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN) Ohio air is getting cleaner by the day thanks to the shale revolution; that is to say fracking.Natural Gas Now Best Picks of the Week – September 28, 2019
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Natural Gas NOW readers pass along a lot of stuff every week about natural gas, fractivist antics, emissions, renewables, and other news relating to energy.No Surprise: AOC Gets the Facts Wrong In Visit to Colorado
This past weekend, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) paid a visit to Colorado and took the opportunity to tweet out fear-mongering nonsense about the oil and gas industry without bothering to confirm any facts beforehand.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 16, 2019
Almost Three Quarters of Florida’s Electricity Generation Comes from Natural Gas
The Sunshine State could also be called the Natural Gas State, according to data recently released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 12, 2019
Dem. Presidential Candidates’ Anti-Gas Platforms Leave Grid Questions Unanswered
Ahead of tonight’s third Democratic presidential debate in Houston, the energy capital of the world, EID is taking a deeper dive into several candidates’ climate plans and their potential impacts on America’s power grid.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 22, 2019
Vistra Energy closing 4 Illinois power plants
Independent power producer Vistra Energy and its subsidiaries Wednesday named the four coal-fired power plants to be retired to meet the requirements of the recently approved revisions to the Multi-Pollutant Standard (Mps) rule imposed by the Illinois Pollution Control Board (Ipcb).- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 15, 2019
Activist Researcher Is Back with Outlier Claims on Oil, Natural Gas Methane Emissions
A new Park Foundation-funded methane study is generating lots of anti-fracking headlines, despite its conclusions being at odds with the bulk of the scientific community.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 15, 2019
New Natural Gas Record for Power Generation Set
Tom Shepstone Natural Gas NOW … … A new natural gas record was recently set for use of this energy source in producing electric power that sustains our way of living in this nation, says EIA.Debunked Research is Used Yet Again to Attack Oil and Natural Gas Production
A recent Corpus Christi Caller-Times opinion column begins with an emphasis on a claimed lack of “Science. Evidence. Facts.” in policymaking decisions surrounding fracking.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 19, 2019
‘Our Nation’s Air’ Report: U.S. Air Pollutant Emissions Fell 74 Percent Since 1970
Key U.S. air pollutant emissions continue to decline, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s annual Our Nation’s Air report. Combined emissions of six common pollutants dropped by 74 percent from 1970 through 2018, even as energy use and population increased, according to the report. Perhaps even more impressive is that since 1970, when the Clean Air Act was passed, these emissions have declined while the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 12, 2019
Senate Hearing Emphasizes Global Benefits of U.S. LNG export
U.S. liquefied natural gas exports are having wide-ranging global benefits, according to testimony given this week during a Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources hearing.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 11, 2019
Voluntary Efforts Result in Significant Oil, Natural Gas Methane Emissions Reductions
Voluntary efforts to reduce oil and natural gas methane emissions are seeing significant results, according to recently released federal data. Since its inception in 2016, more than 60 companies from all segments of the oil and natural gas industry have voluntarily participated in the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 11, 2019
Holyoke Mayor Goes Full Green with Climate Change Envy, Betrays Cause
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Holyoke Mayor makes green splash to collect pander points with trendy Bay Staters, while betraying the very cause he espouses and denying others what he has.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 9, 2019
Fact Sheet: What Is Flaring?
Flaring is a temporary and necessary practice in oil and natural gas production that is used to ensure safety and mitigate emissions. Despite- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 8, 2019
Enviros Reject NMOGA Plan to Reduce Oil, Natural Gas Methane Emissions
Reducing methane emissions has been a significant focus of both the U.S. oil and natural gas industry and environmentalists in recent years.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 4, 2019
Independence Day Is No Time for Stupid Carbon Guilt Trips
Robert Bradley, Jr. Founder and CEO of the Institute for Energy ResearchPrincipal, MasterResource: A Free-Market Energy Blog.. . .. Independence Day is a day to reflect on American freedom and greatness, but some of authoritarian persuasion want to make it a day to atone for carbon guilt. Fourth of July, the national celebration of combustion, presents an opportunity for atonement….- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 3, 2019
“Absolutely Absurd” Report Claims LNG Will Make Climate Change Worse
In its latest attack on increased use of natural gas, Global Energy Monitor claims that liquefied natural gas “poses a direct challenge to Paris climate goals.”- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 29, 2019
Low Energy: First Dem Debates Disappoint With Lack of Energy Discussion
After weeks of buildup, the first two Democratic presidential debates this week in Miami featured little discussion of the 20 candidates’ views on climate and energy policy, disappointing both those who favor an all-of-the-above energy approach that has seen the United States catapult into a global energy leader and the ”Keep it in the Ground” activists.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 27, 2019
Emissions Going Higher in New York Due to Green Political Correctness
Ken Girardin Policy Analyst, Empire Center for Public Policy, Inc. Emissions, especially CO2, are going to go up in New York because the state’s insane energy policies are forcing consumers into higher emissions choices.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 19, 2019
U.S. Oil & Natural Gas Industry Has Caused a “Tectonic Change” in Energy Markets
Following a “tectonic change” in global energy markets over the past decade from the shale revolution, “there is a bright future for natural gas,” according to American Gas Association President and CEO Karen Harbert.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 19, 2019
EU scolds 15 countries on renewables target
Industry association WindEurope said Tuesday the European Commission called out 15 countries for not meeting their renewables targets, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 12, 2019
Obama-Era EPA Head Doesn’t Believe U.S. Can Both Create Jobs and Protect the Environment
Former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy complained to Congress this week that the current EPA is doing too much to propel economic growth and boost job creation.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 11, 2019
Zero Emissions Claims Don’t Pan Out for Electric Vehicles
... … … Zero emissions claims are popular these days but they seldom pan out, as is the case with electric vehicles in Germany.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 5, 2019
Activists Demonize Natural Gas While Cheering Its Clean-Air Benefits
Environmental activists who have cheered the ongoing power transition in the United Kingdom — which went a record 18 days and 6 hours of powering its electric grid without using coal — are overlooking an inconvenient fact for their cause.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 31, 2019
Anti-Fracking Researcher Quietly Admits: Studies Show No Harmful Pollutants Near Oil and Gas Sites
The activist who wrote a 2012 memo encouraging anti-fracking groups to connect health problems and fracking even when no evidence existed to support the claims recently co-authored a report admitting that the vast majority of scientific research shows no harmful air pollutants near oil and natural gas sites.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 30, 2019
Coal to Gas Switching Reduces CO2 Emissions by 15%
Tom Shepstone Natural Gas NOW … … Coal to gas switching in electric generation has averted 95 million tons of CO2 emissions and reduced them by 15% from what they would have been.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 29, 2019
Range Resources Reducing Emissions and Impacts Everywhere
Tom Shepstone Natural Gas NOW … … Range Resources just put out a 2018 Corporate Sustainability Report that highlights just how fast and how far it has gone in reducing emissions and impacts.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 23, 2019
UPS trucks in to fuel up with renewable natural gas
International shipping giant UPS said Wednesday it’s buying 170 million gallon-equivalents of renewable natural gas from California-based gas provider Clean Energy Fuel by 2026 — the largest commitment ever of any U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 21, 2019
How Is the Natural Gas Industry Leading the Way to Reduce Emissions?
Jennifer StewartSenior Vice President for Government and Regulatory AffairsSouthwestern Energy Co. … … The natural gas industry is making enormous progress and, in fact, leading the way in reducing emissions, says Southwestern Energy, one its own leaders.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 10, 2019
Study: Natural Gas Will Have Long-Term Role in U.S. Power, Economy
Natural gas will play a major role in the U.S. power market and wider economy through 2040, according to a new study from the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) Foundation.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 7, 2019
2020 Dems Take Extreme Positions on Oil & Gas Development
With the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination getting more crowded every week, gaining the financial favor of deep-pocketed fringe activists could make a difference for candidates hoping to escape the first round of Democratic tryouts.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 21, 2019
Cuomo’s Energy Initiatives Put New York City at Risk of Another Blackout
Roger CaiazzaIndependent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … Andrew Cuomo’s plans for New York City’s natural gas peaking plants depend on untried and technologically challenging renewables.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 19, 2019
Colorado Air Regulator Walks Back Denver Post Story on 90 Day “Loophole”
Colorado’s top air quality regulator took issue with recent media portrayals of the state’s emissions regulations during the Air Quality Control Commission monthly meeting Thursday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 9, 2019
Oil & Gas Industry Moves to Innovate Away CO2: What Will Fractivists Do?
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. Green energy fans proclaim renewables are necessary to reduce CO2 emissions and will soon replace gas but the oil and gas industry keeps innovating CO2 away.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 5, 2019
Andrew Cuomo’s PSC Proposes Heat Pumps and Solar: It Won’t Work
Roger CaiazzaIndependent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … ConEd and Cuomo’s PSC say some combination of solar, other renewables and heat pumps can substitute for the gas Cuomo keeps stopping at the border.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 29, 2019
Group takes oil refinery fight to North Dakota’s high court
An environmental group is taking its battle against an oil refinery being developed near Theodore Roosevelt National Park to the North Dakota Supreme Court.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 28, 2019
Extremist Extinction Rebellion Group Deserves Extinction
Johnny WilliamsBradford County Writer Johnny Williams digs into a wacky group known as Extinction Rebellion that can’t seem to face the truth: that natural gas lowers carbon emissions.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 26, 2019