- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 27, 2023
December Winter Storm Once Again Shows Importance of Natural Gas for Grid Reliability
Natural gas has proven to be an essential resource to deliver reliable, on-demand energy to consumers during extreme weather events. In the most recent event, Winter Storm Elliot, natural gas power generation supported intermittent renewable energy sources and supplied residents with the space heating needed to weather the extended freeze.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 20, 2023
Major Cracks Emerge in Research Methodology at Center of New Oreskes/Supran Paper
It’s only been a week since Naomi Oreskes and Geoffrey Supran entered back into the chat with a new “Exxon Knew” study, and, like their past work as part of this campaign, the cracks are already beginning to show.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 13, 2023
Under Scrutiny, Authors of Activist Study on Asthma and Gas Stoves Admit No ‘Causal Relationship’
Authors of a recent study that has been touted by activists, the U.S. Energy Secretary and in media outlets across the country as justification for the Consumer Product Safety Commission to enact a federal gas stove ban have been forced to admit that their study does not actually find a causal link between using a gas stove and increased cases of asthma.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 12, 2023
New Oreskes Paper Comes Clean on Linkage to Notorious Climate Lawsuit Mill
Two of the main drivers of the #ExxonKnew campaign are back with yet another study, this time crediting the company for being on target with climate model predictions.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 12, 2023
State Of American Energy 2023: The Solution is Here
The American Petroleum Institute’s 2023 State of American Energy on Wednesday outlined three areas where sound policy could “make, move, and improve American energy,” making clear the resounding theme that “The Solution is Here” for energy security and economic growth.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 11, 2023
President Biden Says No to Gas Stove Ban. Has His Energy Department Gotten the Memo?
The media frenzy following Consumer Product Safety Commissioner Richard Trumka, Jr.’s comments earlier this week implying the CPSC is considering a ban on gas stoves has forced the White House to distance itself from the controversial proposal.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 11, 2023
U.S. House Energy and Commerce GOP Roundtable Emphasizes the Importance of Domestic Oil and Natural Gas Production
This week, the importance of having an abundance of affordable, domestic natural gas was a key topic during the House Energy and Commerce’s GOP roundtable on how to combat rising energy costs, while helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 11, 2023
What’s Going On With a Federal Agency’s Seemingly Sudden Interest In Natural Gas Stoves?
Headlines across the country this week are saying that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is considering a federal ban on natural gas stoves, following a Bloomberg interview with CPSC Commissioner Richard Trumka, Jr.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 29, 2022
What 2022 Revealed in Climate Litigation: Coordination, Failures, and Duds
Supporters of the national climate litigation campaign had high hopes for 2022, but it was another disappointing year for an effort that has yet to win in court and continues to struggle from further revelations of secret coordination and funding.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 27, 2022
Year In Review: U.S. Oil and Natural Gas Industry Hits Record Production to Meet Rising Global Demand in 2022
With a war in Europe, economies recovering from COVID-19, and an ongoing global energy crisis, the U.S. oil and natural gas industry met the moment in 2022, increasing production to record highs to meet the demand of American consumers and businesses, as well as our allies abroad.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 22, 2022
Analysis: Multnomah County Gas Stove Report Based on Flimsy Arguments, Flawed Research & Lack of Transparency
Today, Energy in Depth is releasing a new analysis of an Oregon county health report released in November that claimed gas stoves are a “health hazard” and recommended residents replace the popular cooking appliances with electric stoves.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 20, 2022
New Jersey Ditches Costly Boiler Electrification Mandate
Victory came for New Jersey residents and businesses earlier this month when the state’s controversial boiler electrification mandate was dropped from the Department of Environmental Protection’s PACT rules.New EIA Report Shows Emissions Falling in the Power Generation Sector Thanks to Natural Gas
A new Energy Information Administration analysis provides great news for the United States’ climate goals: the power generation sector continues to see emissions drop, and the largest decreases can be attributed to the switch to natural gas.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 16, 2022
Building Electrification or New Ways to Tax Residents? Montgomery County Approves New Natural Gas Ban
Backed by a 9-0 vote, the Montgomery County Council became the first county on the East Coast to ban natural gas in new buildings, renovations, and additions in November.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 9, 2022
Oversight Committee’s Anti-Oil and Natural Gas Investigation and Report Turns Out To Be A Giant Nothingburger
After a year-long investigation and a report that was billed as “explosive,” the anti-oil and natural gas charade from Democrats on the House Oversight Committee turned out to be a giant nothingburger right before they exit the majority.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 1, 2022
Oversight Cmte. Democrat Admits Soon-to-be-Released Anti-Oil and Gas Research Won’t Have Much In It, Likely Won’t “Break Through” with Public
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), a top Democrat on the House Oversight and Reform Committee, acknowledged on Thursday that the panel’s year-long investigation into the alleged “disinformation” from the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 1, 2022
UK Windfall Profit Tax Causing Producers to Re-Evaluate Investments In North Sea
Even though gas prices in America have fallen significantly from this summer’s record highs, fringe U.S. politicians continue to make the false claim that oil and natural gas companies are price gouging consumers.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 18, 2022
Oregon Municipalities Push Anti-Natural Gas Agenda Based on Flawed Research
Consumer access to natural gas is under threat in Oregon, where two major municipalities are pushing new policy proposals based on deeply flawed research and scare tactics.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 17, 2022
4 Key Questions Amid Bipartisan Opposition to Climate Litigation in Baltimore County
A Democrat and two Republicans on the Baltimore County Council are united in opposition to a proposal from the county’s legal office to potentially pursue a climate lawsuit and award a no-bid contract to Sher Edling LLP, the San Francisco-based plaintiffs’ law firm that has received financial support from Leonardo DiCaprio and wealthy foundations.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 7, 2022
President Biden Says the Quiet Part Out Loud in New York: “No More Drilling”
At a campaign event in New York on Sunday, President Joe Biden bragged about stopping oil and natural gas drilling during his time in the White House and vowed to block future production.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 4, 2022
U.S. Oil and Gas Innovation Provides a Critical Guide Ahead of COP27
As world leaders descend on Egypt for the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), it’s against a backdrop of a global energy crisis that has countries throughout the world facing energy insecurity heading into the cold winter months.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 3, 2022
IEA: The United States is Poised to Be the Largest Exporter of Natural Gas in the World
IEA: The United States is Poised to Be the Largest Exporter of Natural Gas in the World According to the International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook 2022, the United States is poised to soon become the largest exporter of natural gas in the world.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 2, 2022
Experts Once Again Swiftly Set the Record Straight On Proposed Windfall Profits Tax
In a press briefing this week, President Biden accused oil companies of ‘war profiteering’ and warned of his intention to levy a windfall profits tax in hopes of increasing production and lowering prices.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 1, 2022
Fact Check: Whitehouse and Khanna Push Falsehoods About Energy Prices and Windfall Profits Tax
Calling all fact checkers. In a “Twitter Spaces” conversation on Tuesday, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) pushed blatantly false and easily debunked claims about oil and gasoline prices and a windfall profits tax in yet another attempt to undermine the American energy industry.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 1, 2022
Consumer Report Study Adds to Long Line of Flawed Indoor Air Quality Studies
Recently a Consumer Report study was published on natural gas stoves’ impacts on indoor air quality, perpetuating false claims against residential natural gas use.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 1, 2022
Biden Claims U.S. Energy Companies Not Pumping Oil – Despite Record Production
With just eight days before a high-stakes midterm election, President Biden has a proposal to address inflation and high energy prices – higher taxes.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 31, 2022
Stop the ‘Tricks;’ Three Factual Treats’ for the White House on Gasoline Prices this Halloween
Nothing is scarier on Halloween than a White House that doesn’t understand basic energy economics. Unfortunately, that’s the pattern we continue to see from President Biden who, right before passing out sugary sweets to children at the annual White House Halloween event, will use the podium to attack the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 27, 2022
New SPR Drawdown Plan Is a Political Ploy with No Long-Term Benefit to Consumers
Last week, President Biden announced further drawdowns from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). While the President claimed that the decision was “not politically motivated at all,” members of the media and current and former legislators were quick to draw connections between the move and the looming midterm elections.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 24, 2022
New Questions over Climate Litigation Financing as NJ AG Files New Case
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin filed a climate lawsuit last Tuesday just weeks after being confirmed by the state legislature.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 19, 2022
Winter Is Coming: New England’s Longtime Natural Gas Supply Issues Could Be Even Worse This Year
Energy In Depth has written about the natural gas supply constraints New England faces ad nauseum over the last decade – from the policies that have prevented new pipeline capacity to the region turning to Russia during the 2018 polar vortex – but as the Wall Street Journal recently reported, this year could be the worst yet for New England’s residents.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 13, 2022
NREL Deems Natural Gas the Most Viable Option To Fill The Gaps Left By Renewables
As the world considers the many challenges posed by the energy transition, a recent National Renewable Energy Laboratory study once again showcases the important role that natural gas will play for affordability and reliability.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 11, 2022
JPMorgan CEO: “Critical” Need for U.S. to Produce More Oil and Natural Gas
Jamie Dimon, the CEO of the largest bank in America, thinks that U.S. oil and natural gas producers should be incentivized to produce as much energy as possible.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 10, 2022
Interior Progresses On Federal Leasing, But Offshore and Onshore Sales Still Months Away
The comment period for the next five-year Outer Continental Shelf offshore leasing plan came to a close this past week, bringing the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 6, 2022
Experts Push Back on Politically Motivated Price Gouging Allegations, Again
The mixed messages on domestic energy production from the Biden administration continue, this time, echoed by California Governor Gavin Newsom as gas prices inch higher across the country and surge in California.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 5, 2022
It’s Time For Policy To Match Rhetoric To Increase U.S. Oil & Gas Production
During this energy crisis, as American drivers continue to pay sky-high prices for gasoline, the Biden administration has continuously ignored the most obvious answer in the world: increase oil production in the United States.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 4, 2022
Granholm’s Proposed Energy Export Ban: Bad for Prices, Terrible for Western Allies, and Disadvantageous To the Environment
Energy Sec. Jennifer Granholm once again met with the CEOs of major energy companies last week to discuss refinery capacity following Hurricane Ian.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 30, 2022
New Methane Flaring Study Runs Counter to Existing Data
A new study authored by researchers at the University of Michigan is making headlines this week for its claims that the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 30, 2022
Rystad Study Places US LNG At the Center of Europe’s Energy Security
A newly released Rystad Energy study co-sponsored by the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the International Association of Oil and Gas producers (IOGP), concluded that U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 29, 2022
SCOTUS Announcement On Boulder Climate Case Expected Soon
The U.S. Supreme Court may announce as soon as this week whether it will take up a key jurisdictional question in the climate litigation campaign, setting up the potential of a huge setback for lawsuit supporters.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 28, 2022
Biden Pushes Debunked Gasoline Price Gouging Claims Amid Hurricane Ian
With Hurricane Ian bearing down the Gulf Coast of Florida, President Joe Biden took the opportunity to once again push debunked claims of gasoline price gouging by the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 23, 2022
UK Lifts Shale Gas Moratorium
The UK Government announced that it has lifted the moratorium on shale gas production in England. It also confirmed its support for a new oil and gas licensing round in the North Sea, expected to be launched by the North Sea Transition Authority in early October with the aim to boost domestic production.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 22, 2022
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly: Federal Permitting Reform
Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) long-awaited permitting bill, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2022, was dropped on Wednesday evening, and similar to the anticipation expected, is a mixed bag for the energy industry.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 20, 2022
U.N. Secretary General’s Windfall Tax Proposal Is Worse Than Mixed Messages – It’s Magical Thinking
U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres wants energy companies to save the day, just before he puts them out of business. Secretary Guterres added to the chorus of mixed messages during his opening speech at the U.N.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 19, 2022
Report: Even In Most Demanding Future Decarbonization Scenarios, World Needs U.S. Oil and Natural Gas
A new report from the Breakthrough Institute examines future oil and natural gas demand through the lens of four decarbonization scenarios and the possible impacts climate policies and international politics might have on the industry.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 15, 2022
Foreign-Funded “Keep It In The Ground” Activists Target American Energy Investments With Deeply Flawed Report
Responsible oil and natural gas production in the United States is under attack from “Keep It In The Ground” activist groups who are funded by foreign money and have published a deeply flawed report attempting to pressure private equity investors to divest assets from the energy sector.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 15, 2022
Natural Gas Fuels Clean Power Generation
The increased use of natural gas in power generation has grown significantly, while at the same time, carbon intensity has fallen, new data from the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 1, 2022
UK and EU Leaders Proposing Unprecedented Solutions to Address the Region’s Escalating Energy Crisis
With the current energy crisis worsening, the United Kingdom and Europe are looking to winter with trepidation and an increased focus on building up energy inventories.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 31, 2022
Energy Secretary Urges Refiners to Limit Fuel Exports While Biden Drains the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Last week, U.S. Energy Sec. Jennifer Granholm sent a letter to refining companies instructing them to limit fuel exports in anticipation of peak hurricane season and elevated domestic demand in the winter months.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 29, 2022
U.S. Electricity Generation from Natural Gas Hits Record High in July
The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently reported that daily U.S. electricity generation from natural gas hit a record in mid-July. Across the lower 48 states, natural gas fired power reached 6.37 million megawatt hours, surpassing the 2020 record and EIA’s short term outlook for natural gas-fired generation.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 26, 2022
Fact Check: U.S. Methane Emissions Continue to Fall
Politico’s recent energy newsletter echoed misleading claims often heard in the oil and natural gas industry that deserve a more thorough examination.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 25, 2022
Triple Whammy: Interior Analysis Finds Cutting Offshore Leasing Would Reduce Supply, Hike Prices, and Increase Dependence on Foreign Oil
An E&E News analysis of the U.S. Department of Interior‘s proposed 5-year National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program finds that if the Biden administration followed through on its threats to reduce or eliminate offshore leasing, it would cause negative effects for consumers and American energy security.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 25, 2022
Even “Blockbuster” Congressional Report Doesn’t Show Evidence of Gas Price Gouging
Claims that oil and natural gas producers are price gouging have been met with swift rebuttal from experts across the country, but that hasn’t stopped members of Congress from pushing this narrative.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 24, 2022
U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve Hits Lowest Level Since 1985
The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) hit historic lows this week as President Joe Biden continues to order a record release of barrels from the emergency stockpile.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 24, 2022
Star Tribune Says Minnesota Climate Lawsuit Has Become “An Issue in Attorney General’s Race,” But Leaves Out Key Context
The political fallout from the climate lawsuit filed by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison in 2020 continues as the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports the case “has become a campaign issue” in the state’s attorney general’s race less than three months before Election Day “as Ellison defends his seat this year.”- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 16, 2022
Environmental Organizations Adopt Climate Litigation Tactics To Push Gas Bans
Environmentalist groups have been trying to chip away at residential natural gas for several years with increasingly restrictive building codes and building decarbonization mandates.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 10, 2022
Why Natural Gas Is “Better Than Many Environmentalists Admit”
In an analysis piece for Bloomberg, columnist Matthew Yglesias highlights the environmental benefits of the American shale revolution, stating, “Natural Gas Is Better Than Many Environmentalists Admit.”- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 4, 2022
It’s Not Price Gouging, Says Literally Everyone
Misguided claims of gasoline price gouging continue to bounce around Capitol Hill with the latest salvo coming from Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone (D-N.J.)- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 3, 2022
President Biden’s Failed Mission Impossible: OPEC
After President Biden ignored invitations to see first-hand how hardworking Americans across the country produce, transport and supply energy from the well head to your home, choosing instead to visit Saudi Arabia and attempt to negotiate OPEC into increasing its oil production to lower U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 2, 2022