- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 21, 2019
Climate Costs Report is Just Another Rockefeller-Funded Climate Litigation Campaign Tactic
A new report by the Center for Climate Integrity (CCI) calculating the costs of adapting to sea level rise is little more than a poorly masked public relations endeavor, seeking to fuel the campaign pressuring cities across the United States into pursuing litigation against energy companies.Multi-State Health Analysis Exposes Flaws of Fracking Health Studies
The Colorado Department of Public and Environment and Pennsylvania Department of Health recently teamed up to analyze studies claiming to link health impacts to oil and natural gas development.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 20, 2019
Climate Liability Campaigners Target Honolulu After Striking Out in Florida
The list of cities, states and counties suing energy companies continues to grow, as trial attorneys after hefty contingency fees continue their search for their next client.- 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 14, 2019
Judge in Exxon Case to NY AG: Stop Stalling
New York Attorney General Letitia “Tish” James’s case Martin Act case against ExxonMobil is still in pre-trial hearings, but Justice Barry Ostrager is already losing patience.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 14, 2019
BP: In Case There Was Any Doubt, the U.S. Shale Revolution Is Alive and Kicking
The United States shattered the previous record for the largest single-year increase in oil and natural gas production in 2018, according to BP’s annual Statistical Review of World Energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 13, 2019
Climate Activists Attack Oil Company for Supporting Seatbelts and Wildlife Conservation
Climate activists Naomi Oreskes and Geoffrey Supran took to Twitter Wednesday, posting links to a new cache of Mobil documents that they hoped would help expand their #ExxonKnew campaign to include #MobilKnew.- 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
New Mexico Oil & Gas Chief: We’re Ready to Work Together to Reduce Methane Emissions
Lowering methane emissions is a top priority for New Mexico’s oil and natural gas industry, and its already seeing significant results for these efforts.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 11, 2019
Baltimore Climate Lawsuit to be Appealed, Highlighting Litigation Campaign’s Shortcomings
A federal judge’s recent decision in the City of Baltimore’s lawsuit against energy companies is demonstrating how climate litigation can drag on, diverting attention and resources away from making changes that would improve the city’s environment and address climate change concerns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 10, 2019
Shale Development is Driving America’s Oil and Natural Gas Dominance
Horizontally drilled wells now account for 96 percent of U.S. oil production from shale formations, as well as about 97 percent of shale gas production – up from 15 percent and 14 percent, respectively, in 2004 – according to a report from the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 10, 2019
Bloomberg Misses Completely On Natural Gas While “Shooting For the Moon” With Beyond Carbon Campaign
Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg recently announced that he is “shooting for the moon” and spending $500 million “to close every coal-fired power plant in the United States and halt the growth of natural gas,” through a Beyond Carbon campaign led by the Sierra Club.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 10, 2019
Report: The United States Will Be the World’s Top LNG Exporter in the Next Five Years
The United States – currently the third largest exporter of liquefied natural gas – will surpass Australia and Qatar to become the world’s largest exporter of LNG within five years, according to a recent International Energy Agency report.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 6, 2019
“Keep It In the Ground” Vandalism Creates Safety Issues, Prompts New Federal Pipeline Legislation
“Keep It In the Ground” activists have zeroed in on pipeline infrastructure in recent years for activities that risk danger to people and the environment while causing costly construction delays.- 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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- June 5, 2019
Massachusetts Attorney General Sued Over Use of Bloomberg-Funded Attorneys
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is in the hot seat over her use of two privately-funded attorneys in her state government office whose work is focused on clean energy, climate change, and prosecuting oil and gas companies.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 4, 2019
“Keep It In the Ground” Activists Push More Myths Regarding Natural Gas
The activists at Oil Change International said they wanted to dispel what they call the “myth” that American natural gas is a solution to climate concerns in their latest report on our clean energy future.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 4, 2019
Oil & Gas Jobs Lead the Way in Pay
There is more good news for Americans looking to start a career in the oil and natural gas industry: Petroleum engineering tops the list of highest-paid college majors in 2019, according to CNBC.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 4, 2019
Fort Lauderdale Deals Another Blow to Climate Litigation Campaign
It’s a bright day for Fort Lauderdale. Despite a full-court press by climate activists, city officials have decided not to pursue a climate liability lawsuit.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 3, 2019
ACTIVISTS SUFFER MAJOR DEFEAT AS SHAREHOLDERS REJECT CLIMATE RESOLUTIONS
Last week, environmental activists upped the pressure on ExxonMobil and Chevron shareholders to pass extreme resolutions on climate change. Shareholders sent a clear message: no thanks.- 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
KIITG Groups Target Louisiana Pipeline Infrastructure
Louisiana is a key player in producing and refining America’s oil and natural gas resources, and as such has been the target of “Keep It In the Ground” activism that has particularly focused on an important piece of critical infrastructure: pipelines.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 29, 2019
Report: Independent Oil and Gas Producers Will Continue to Drive U.S. Energy Markets Through 2025
The United States is experiencing record-breaking oil and natural gas production, led by America’s independent oil and natural gas producers, according to a new IHS Markit report.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 24, 2019
American Shale Is Reshaping World Energy Markets and Stabilizing Global Oil Prices
American shale production continues to dramatically reshape world energy markets—not only by lowering prices, but also by ensuring price stability, according to a new report by the Dallas Federal Reserve.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 23, 2019
Whoops: #ExxonKnew Activists Cite Decades-Old Report that Undermines Their Campaign
After being quiet for months, the #ExxonKnew campaign team was back to their cherry-picking ways last week when they tried to seize on a single chart —out of literally thousands of documents – to malign an energy company on the impacts of climate change.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 16, 2019
NOAA: Previous Methane Studies Overestimated U.S. Oil and Natural Gas Emissions
Not only have there been no large increases in U.S. methane emissions over the last decade, but previous studies have significantly overestimated these emissions from U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 16, 2019
Rep. Diana DeGette Pushes Duplicative Regulations…Again
The same Congresswoman who for years attempted to pass a federal bill commonly referred to as the “FRAC Act” is back with yet another piece of duplicative oil and natural gas legislation that further exemplifies a push towards fringe policies that don’t reflect the latest technology and data.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 14, 2019
Game Changer: US Shale Now Second Cheapest Source of New Oil Supply
Dramatic growth in American energy production has reshaped world energy markets over the past few years. U.S. shale oil – which was the world’s most expensive oil resource a mere four years ago – is now the second most affordable source of new oil supply globally, trailing only the giant onshore oil fields of the Middle East, according to a recent Rystad Energy report.- 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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- May 3, 2019
‘I Believe in Suing Everybody:’ Activists Double Down on Climate Litigation
Last year wasn’t great for lawyers or environmentalists in the courts. Even though cities, counties, and one fishermen’s association filed lawsuits against major energy companies, none of the cases have gotten very far in the court system and many were thrown out entirely.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 2, 2019
Activists Call For Halt On U.S. LNG Shipments to Europe Despite Growing Demand
“Keep It In the Ground” activists apparently don’t want to see our European allies enjoy a safe and reliable supply of energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 26, 2019
New Nature Study Affirms the Climate Benefits of Increased Natural Gas Use
The increased use of natural gas in electricity generation contributes to long-term “climate stabilization objectives,” according to a new study published in Nature.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 25, 2019
Analysis: Methane Emissions Intensity Declines in Top Shale Basins
Increased natural gas consumption has generated a truly incredible story for the environment as U.S. greenhouse gas emissions have fallen to their lowest levels since 1992.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 22, 2019
Massachusetts and New York AGs Renew Old Tactics In Another Attempt to Avoid Transparency
State attorney general offices in Massachusetts and New York are continuing a worrisome trend of refusing to release their communications with environmental activists to the public.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 18, 2019
Victoria’s Resolution for Class-Action Climate Lawsuit Defeated at Association Meeting
Last weekend local municipal officials in British Columbia (B.C.) met for the annual meeting of the Association of Vancouver Island Coastal Communities (AVICC) and rejected a resolution put forward by the city of Victoria that would have asked the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) to look into the possibility of a class action lawsuit filed by municipalities against a handful of energy companies for climate damages.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 18, 2019
EU Parliament Rejects #ExxonKnew Campaign
Despite recent efforts by anti-oil and gas activists and Green party members, the European Parliament voted not to strip ExxonMobil of its access badges to Parliament on Tuesday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 17, 2019
#EXXONKNEW ACTIVISTS RELEASE MANUAL TO ELIMINATE ENERGY INDUSTRY
Climate activists and lawyers have released an over 1,000-page legal compendium that provides a cynical playbook for eliminating fossil fuels – threatening thousands of jobs, energy security, and the economy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 16, 2019
Latest EPA Data Show U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions At Lowest Levels Since 1992
Total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2017 reached their lowest levels since 1992, according to the final Environmental Protection Agency Greenhouse Gas Inventory released this month.- 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.Voters Agree: Expediting Energy Infrastructure Will Make America Cleaner, Stronger
More than three-quarters of Americans want to see critical energy infrastructure developed more quickly – a goal of President Trump’s recent executive orders – and just one in five voter supports the so-called Green New Deal, a new report found.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 12, 2019
Dem Oversight Chairman Criticizes Campaign to ‘Eliminate’ Energy Industry
As activists continue to push the misleading #ExxonKnew narrative, energy companies have continued to make strides on researching and combatting climate change, and Congress is taking notice.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 11, 2019
“New” Health Study Compendium Is Repackaging of the Same Old Discredited Fracking Studies
A literature review of studies that have unsuccessfully attempted to show fracking is negatively impacting health is getting some media attention based on its claim that air quality monitoring and modeling may not capture the full picture of oil and gas development impacts.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 8, 2019
Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps Has “Second Thoughts” on Climate Lawsuit
The mayor of the city leading the push for municipalities in British Columbia (BC) to file a class action lawsuit against energy companies for climate damages recently announced that she no longer believes climate lawsuits are the best way to deal with climate change.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 28, 2019
New Reports Offer Solutions to Protect Against “Recent Surge” of Climate Liability Lawsuits
The U.S. Chamber’s Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) recently released two reports examining the impacts of climate liability lawsuits in the United States. Waking the Litigation Monster focuses on the misuse of public nuisance action, while Mitigating Municipality Litigation examines the growing trend of municipalities engaging in costly lawsuits against different industries.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 28, 2019
IEA: Natural Gas Prevented More Significant Rise in Global Energy-Related CO2 Emissions in 2018
The switch to natural gas for electricity generation prevented 95 million tons of CO2 emissions in 2018, according to a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 27, 2019
AGs Dodge Transparency Laws while Seeking the ‘Truth’ on Climate Issues
In recent years, attorneys general in the District of Columbia, New York, Maryland and a handful of other states have sought to burnish their climate credentials by pursuing investigations and litigation against oil companies.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 26, 2019
Shale Revolution Helps Prevent More Than 11,000 Deaths Annually
Lower heating costs – brought on by increased natural gas production from the shale revolution – reduced winter mortality rates from 2000 to 2010, according to a new National Bureau of Economic Research paper.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 23, 2019
CANADIAN BUSINESS GROUPS CONDEMN VICTORIA’S DIVISIVE CLIMATE LITIGATION PUSH
Two associations representing business interests in the Canadian city of Victoria recently wrote letters to the city’s mayor, Lisa Helps, asking her to back away from a resolution calling for a class-action lawsuit from local municipalities demanding payment for climate related damages to local infrastructure.#KIITG Activists Take ‘Ban and Delay’ Agenda to the States
A new wave of aggressive anti-oil and natural gas legislation is cropping up in several states, driven by national “Keep It In the Ground” (KIITG) groups that have failed numerous attempts at the federal level to restrict development.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 21, 2019
Infographic: Oklahoma Earthquakes Decline for Third Straight Year As Oil Production Increases
Earthquake activity in Oklahoma declined for the third straight year in 2018 even as oil and natural gas development increased in the area, according to the latest data from the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 21, 2019
U.S. Production by the Numbers: 2018 Natural Gas Hits Record High, Oil Continues to Surge
Surging production that made 2018 a banner year for U.S. oil and natural gas is carrying into the new year, data show.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 20, 2019
DC Attorney General’s Investigation Raises Questions of Profit Motive, Impartiality
District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine’s investigation of ExxonMobil over climate change has opened the door to hedge funds and other monied interests to directly profit from the #ExxonKnew campaign.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 20, 2019
New Hearing, Old Tricks: #ExxonKnew Takes Debunked Testimony to Parliament
This Thursday, the European Parliament’s (EP) Committee on Petitions and Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety will hold a joint hearing on “Climate Change Denial,” specifically focusing on ExxonMobil and the #ExxonKnew campaign.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 19, 2019
Fact Sheet: Natural Gas Is A Boon to the U.S. Economy…and Environment
The United States leads the world in carbon emissions reductions – a fact that has been widely attributed to the increased use of natural gas made possible by shale production.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 14, 2019
Overheard at CERA: We Are ‘Approaching the Dawn of the New American Energy Era’
The United States is approaching the dawn of a new American energy era, marked by energy abundance, security and choice, speakers said at this year’s CERAWeek by IHS Markit conference in Houston.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 12, 2019
IEA: ‘The Second Wave of the U.S. Shale Revolution is Coming’
A growing U.S. shale industry will trigger a rapid transformation of the world oil market and dominate global supply growth for the next five years, the International Energy Agency said in its newly released annual oil forecast.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 12, 2019
In Defiance of Judge’s Ruling in Climate Case, New York Attorney General Refuses to Comply with Discovery Requests
The New York Attorney General’s Office (OAG) is refusing to comply with ExxonMobil’s discovery requests even after the New York Supreme Court ruled the company could proceed with discovery related to the AG’s investigation of its climate change disclosures.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 12, 2019