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Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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September 5, 2022

Wall Street Journal Reveals that Federal Lease Sales “Slow to a Trickle Under Biden”

An analysis from the Wall Street Journal dug up the receipts and the results are clear: the federal oil and natural gas leasing program has slowed to a near standstill under the Biden administration, undermining U.S.

Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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March 8, 2022

Vox Pushes Misrepresentations of Energy Crisis to Undermine Stronger U.S. Oil and Natural Gas Production

As gasoline prices continue to rise, certain media outlets have seemingly been working in overdrive to absolve President Joe Biden of any blame for the costs that consumers are paying at the pump.

Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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September 1, 2021

Interior Announces New Lease Sales, But Uncertainty Remains

Federal natural gas and oil lease sales have finally been scheduled, but for onshore sales overseen by the Bureau of Land Management uncertainty still remains and no sales – not even those previously scheduled with completed environmental reviews, public comment and protest periods – will take place this year.

Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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July 22, 2021

Real Talk: “Early Summer” Passed Long Ago

It’s now been six months since President Biden issued Executive Order 14008 and more than a month since a federal judge ruled that order is actually an illegal ban on federal leasing.

Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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February 18, 2021

Cancelled Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale A Harbinger of Far-Reaching Impacts of Biden Leasing Ban

Under the executive order signed by President Joe Biden in January, a planned lease sale of approximately 78.2 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico has been postponed – a move that will have significant negative impacts on the economies and employment of states in the Gulf Coast region and puts environmental efforts across the country in jeopardy.

Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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September 10, 2020

Report: Federal Leasing Ban Would Cost U.S. GDP $700 Billion By 2030

A ban on federal oil and natural gas leasing would have devastating effects on the U.S. economy and environment, according to a newly released report.

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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April 15, 2019

Warren’s Drilling Ban Pledge Shows Disconnect with Reality

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren made headlines Monday by announcing her plans to eliminate oil and gas leasing on federal lands if elected president.

Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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February 8, 2019

Oil and Gas Leases Yield Record-Breaking Revenue from Less BLM Land

U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management announced FY2018 revenue from oil and gas sales and the results are staggering: its state offices shattered prior records, generating $1.1 billion from oil and gas leasing, without expanding acreage.