- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 22, 2020
RGGI Is A Really, Really Bad Deal for Pennsylvania
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. Our buddy, Kevin Mooney, has written as good an article on RGGI as I’ve read and he illustrates what a really bad deal it is for PA!- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 24, 2020
Europe may boost state aid to green projects
Europe will need a huge amount of sustainable investment to achieve its green goals, and state aid limits may need to be boosted, according to the European Commissioner for competition.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 11, 2020
Poll Shows Bipartisan Support For Increasing Natural Gas Usage In United States
There is broad, bipartisan support for natural gas heading into the 2020 election with 55 percent of respondents in favor of “increasing the use of” the fuel, according to a new poll from the Brunswick Group.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 1, 2020
PGNiG partners with Toyota on hydrogen initiative
Polish oil and gas company PGNiG has expanded its hydrogen development project through a new partnership with Toyota Motor Poland, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 26, 2020
Emissions Games: The Full Story on How New York Is Cooking the Books
Roger CaiazzaIndependent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor Comment: The Cuomo administration has cooked the books with respect to its baseline emissions inventory, ensuring a future day of reckoning.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 18, 2020
Renewables could curb Asia Pacific LNG plants’ emissions by 8%
Liquefaction plants in the Asia Pacific region could reduce their emissions by 8% if they run on renewables power instead of feedgas, Wood Mackenzie said on Monday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 12, 2020
Natural Gas-Fired Generation Up 9% for First Half of 2020
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. The Energy Information Administration reports natural gas-fired generation of electric power in the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 8, 2020
Natural Gas Now Best Picks of the Week – August 8, 2020
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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- August 3, 2020
OMV achieves 2025 carbon reduction targets ahead of schedule
Austria-based oil and gas company OMV has achieved its 2025 carbon intensity targets and is now aiming to further reduce its carbon footprint, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 23, 2020
Famed Boulder Environmental Warriors Have Emissions Problem In Their Own Backyard
Well, this is awkward. Out of all the neighborhoods of the entirety of the United States, one zip code in Colorado’s own Boulder County is responsible for producing the most greenhouse gas emissions per person.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 15, 2020
Activist Groups Attack Renewable Natural Gas Despite Environmental Benefits
Two “Keep It In The Ground” activist groups that work to stop the of use natural gas have become so opposed to anything involving “gas” that they have now resorted to attacking renewable natural gas (RNG), a non-fossil fuel alternative with tremendous environmental benefits.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 11, 2020
Climate Alarmism That Ignores Real Solutions Has No Future
Robert Bradley, Jr. Founder and CEO of the Institute for Energy ResearchPrincipal, MasterResource: A Free-Market Energy Blog.. .… … [Editor’s Note: Climate alarmism is deadly with the public and will do nothing to advance real global warming solutions such as those provided by natural gas and technology.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 13, 2020
AFL-CIO Takes on Tom Wolf for Selling Out Labor to Greens
Jim Willis Editor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN) Tom Wolf seems focused on alienating every last working person in Pennsylvania in signaling his green virtues to gentry class peers.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 8, 2020
Rub Out RGGI, Bi-Partisan Group of PA Legislators Tell Tom Wolf
Jim Willis Editor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN) Tom Wolf, Gov. Condescension, is pushing RGGI during a health crisis he helped create and a bi-partisan group of legislators is saying no and fighting back.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 1, 2020
Hydrogen Technology May Turn Gas Green and Fractivists Red with Rage
Jim Willis Editor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN) Jim explores and projects the reaction to technology that will separate hydrogen from natural gas without releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere!- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 30, 2020
New Methane Emissions Calculations: Do As I Say, Not As I Do
Three Environmental Defense Fund-affiliated studies this month make some pretty alarming claims about oil and natural gas methane emissions in the Permian Basin and Gulf of Mexico.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 24, 2020
Ohio’s Oil & Natural Gas Industry Demonstrates Its Commitment to the Environment
Ohio’s oil and natural gas industry has proven to be a leader in reducing carbon emissions and protecting the environment – a fact that resonated in various events that took place across the state for Earth Day’s 50th anniversary.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 23, 2020
Tom Ridge Shows Us Why He Was Such An Awful Governor
Jim Willis Editor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN) Jim says perfectly expresses my views on Tom Ridge, who was a pitiful governor responsible for turning DEP and the DRBC into monsters, especially the latter.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 21, 2020
CO2 Emissions Have Declined Here More Than Anywhere
... … … No country on earth has done more to reduce CO2 emissions than the United States. Its emissions have declined big-time since 2005 while others’ grew.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 30, 2020
BP, green investors to draft joint climate resolution
British oil major BP said Friday it will work on its climate change resolution together with green shareholders group Follow This, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 12, 2020
More than $15 Billion Being Invested on Natural Gas Power Plants in Ohio
It’s no secret that Ohio is quickly becoming one of America’s top energy hubs. It’s a major reason why the state has seen proposals for nearly a dozen new natural gas-fired power plants representing more than 9,200 megawatts and more than $15 billion in investments in recent years.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 6, 2020
CLCPA Begins, But Some Advice Regarding the Baloney
Roger Caiazza Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act or “CLCPA” process has begun and suspicious minds are very much warranted, says Roger Caiazza.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 5, 2020
Natural Gas-Fired Power Generation Helps Lower Emissions in Colorado
The production of natural gas in Colorado and its use in electricity generation has grown significantly in the past decade at the same time emissions of key air pollutants have fallen dramatically, data from the Environmental Protection Agency shows.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 29, 2020
CLCPA Goals Set by Climate Change Zealots Will Only Force Its Repeal
Roger Caiazza Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … The New York Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act or “CLCPA” is purely aspirational with no hope of being practicable.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 18, 2020
The UAE OKed to operate 1st nuclear power plant
The United Arab Emirates independent nuclear regulator Monday issued the operating license for Unit 1 of the country’s $24.4 billion Barakah Nuclear Power Plant, the first nuclear power plant in the Middle East, CNBC reported.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 14, 2020
Draft Federal Data: Oil and Natural Gas Methane Emissions Continue to Fall
U.S. methane emissions continue to decline despite significant increases in oil and natural gas development, according to the latest Environmental Protection Agency data.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 14, 2020
RGGI or Not? Only If You Like Hidden Costs and Subsidies!
Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. Mark Mathis, at the Clear Energy Alliance, has just out a video explaining how RGGI is but a hidden cost initiative to promote more green eggs and scam.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 6, 2020
Tillerson: Not sure humans can impact climate change
Former Secretary of State and ex-CEO of ExxonMobil Rex Tillerson told an industry conference in Houston he questions whether there is anything humans can do to combat climate change, Bloomberg reported.Range Resources Says “It’s Electric” When It Comes to Fracking
Jim Willis Editor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN) Range Resources has announced it’s electric and it’s not talking about dance moves but, rather, fracking and stimulating natural gas well production.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 30, 2020
Williams joins The Environmental Partnership
Energy infrastructure giant Williams said Wednesday it’s joined The Environmental Partnership, a coalition of energy-provider companies committed to improving environmental performance and accelerating emissions reductions, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 9, 2020
Natural Gas: Saving Lives While Helping the United States Reduce Emissions
The unprecedented switch to natural gas for power generation across the United States is not only reducing U.S. emissions, but also helping to save thousands of lives, according to new research from the Rhodium Group and University of California at San Diego.- 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 billion of our money, paid in electric rates, for miniscule CO2 reductions.- 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