- 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 13, 2019
This Column Is Brought to You by The Rockefellers
The powerful donors fueling the climate litigation campaign got their money’s worth out of yesterday’s Los Angeles Times column. The piece featured the primary actors of the coordinated campaign, highlighting ‘media outlets,’ law clinics, and a public relations initiative – all with direct ties to the Rockefellers and their network of powerful allies.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 9, 2019
NY AG Attempts to Block ExxonMobil Document Discovery Ahead of Trial
As the October 23rd trial date approaches in the New York Attorney General’s (NY AG) lawsuit accusing ExxonMobil of misleading its investors on the risks that climate change poses to its business, the AG’s office is hard at work trying to prevent the company from obtaining discovery documents that could be crucial to its defense.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 9, 2019
New Motion Seeks Details on Maryland AGs Use of Bloomberg Funded Attorneys
A new court filing in the lawsuit against Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh seeks to further pull back the curtain on the Michael Bloomberg-backed State Energy and Environmental Impact Center (SEEIC) at the NYU School of Law, and the program’s continued efforts to place privately-funded attorneys focused on climate change and prosecuting energy producers in state Attorneys General offices around the country.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 9, 2019
5 Key Facts on WSJ’s Inaccurate Portrayal of U.S. Oil & Natural Gas Methane Emissions
A recent Wall Street Journal article packed with scary imagery around methane emissions from the U.S. oil and natural gas industry relied on misleading data and biased sources to highlight an issue producers have well in hand.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 7, 2019
Energy Innovation is Driving U.S. Emissions Reductions, Economic Growth
The United States is a living example that it’s possible to both protect the environment and grow the economy. That was a major theme at the Global Energy Institute’s recent Energy Innovates Summit, where policymakers, energy industry leaders, and regulators came together to discuss the future of U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 6, 2019
U.S. Natural Gas Exports Increase, Driven by European Demand
The U.S. shale revolution has led to strong economic growth, reduced air emissions, and falling prices for American consumers. It’s also helped the United States become one of the largest exporters of liquified natural gas in the world.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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- August 2, 2019
USA Today’s Flaring Editorial Is Glaringly Inaccurate
While a recent USA Today editorial demonstrates the outlet’s desire to add some “flare” to its content, it also showcases a limited knowledge of the oil and natural gas industry’s flaring process.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 1, 2019
Voluntary Environmental Partnership Leading Emissions Reductions Across Oil and Natural Gas Industry
The U.S. oil and natural gas industry is working together to reduce emissions, and these efforts by many of the nation’s leading energy companies are seeing significant results. In fact, companies voluntarily participating in the Environmental Partnership found methane leakage rates across their operations to be only 0.16 percent – 10 times lower than U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 26, 2019
Ohio Agencies Say They Don’t Get Many Fracking Health Complaints
Claims of health impacts from shale development have become a heated topic in the Appalachian Basin, with activists pushing a misleading narrative in the region.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 25, 2019
House Republicans Highlight the Strengths of American Energy Production
Republicans took to the House floor this week to discuss “the American energy renaissance” that’s helped power economic growth, create jobs, boost innovation, lower emissions, and strengthen national security.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 25, 2019
Activist Group Suing Energy Companies Completely Alters Its Complaint
Inspired by the “throw everything at the wall” approach utilized in climate liability cases filed by municipalities across the country, the Rockefeller-funded Conservation Law Foundation is now changing its tactics in its lawsuit against Shell Oil Co.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 24, 2019
Report: Positive Outlook for North American Natural Gas Through 2030
The future of North American natural gas is bright, according to business consultancy McKinsey & Co.’s latest outlook. The firm forecasts growing natural gas demand, strong exports and increased production – driven primarily by the Appalachian and Permian basins – through 2030.- 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.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 19, 2019
Five Key Facts On Controversial Researcher’s Latest Attempt To Link Fracking To Health Impacts
A new study from University of Colorado School of Public Health professor Lisa McKenzie purports to show a link between living in proximity to oil and natural gas production with congenital heart defects.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 19, 2019
Keep It In the Ground Policies ‘Not a Good Way to Go’
The head of a New York University program funded by “Keep It In the Ground” champion Michael Bloomberg told members of Congress this week that ending oil and natural gas development on federal lands – as advocated by activists and some Democratic presidential contenders – is “not a good way to go.” When asked by Rep.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 18, 2019
EIA Forecast: Summer Natural Gas Prices Lowest in 20 Years
Summer natural gas prices are forecast to hit 20-year lows, according to the Energy Information Administration’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook. The agency predicts an average natural gas price of $2.37 per million British thermal units at Henry Hub for June, July, and August – the lowest since 1998.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 18, 2019
U.S. Natural Gas Will Drive Global CO2-Emissions Reductions as America Becomes Top LNG Exporter
The transition to natural gas for electricity generation could prevent 1.2 billion tons of carbon emissions from entering the atmosphere, according to a new study by the International Energy Agency.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 18, 2019
Grantham-Funded Report Concludes Climate Litigation is “Costly and Risky”
“Litigation is often a lengthy, costly and risky process, and in certain contexts it can result in broader political backlash, which defeats the original aim of the litigants,” concludes a new report on “Global trends in climate change litigation,” published by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment in partnership with the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University and with funding from the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 12, 2019
Newspaper Column Falsely Attempts To Link Fracking To Low Infant Birth Weight
A recent syndicated column appearing in newspapers around the country provides the latest example of relying on fear-mongering tactics – instead of facts – when talking about fracking and health concerns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 12, 2019
IADC: U.S. Oil, Natural Gas Can Meet Global Demand, Create Jobs and Protect the Environment
A batch of young Capitol Hill staffers in Washington D.C. recently got a first-hand account of America’s ever-strengthening position in the global oil and natural gas market from a veteran offshore drilling industry leader.- 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
U.S. Crude Oil Production Reaches Another Milestone
On the heels of news in April that Texas and New Mexico’s Permian Basin is the highest producing oilfield in the word, we now know that the United States hit another record that same month, thanks in large part to production in that region.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 10, 2019
Bloomberg Program Obfuscates Its Influence Over State Attorneys General
Why do attorney general offices no longer tout their association with billionaire environmentalist Michael Bloomberg and the environmental law center he created at New York University (NYU)?- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 10, 2019
EIA: U.S. Meeting Nearly All of Its Natural Gas Demand
The United States is increasingly meeting its own energy needs thanks to American natural gas, new federal data show. Ninety percent of the natural gas used in the United States last year was produced here, according to the Energy Information Administration.- 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 this, the practice has received negative media attention that is often lacking important context.Members of Congress Renew Attack on Oil and Gas with “Frack Pack” Legislation
It’s “Frack Pack” season again. A group of Democratic members of Congress are again introducing a collection of bills – which they’ve dubbed the “Frack Pack” — taking aim at oil and natural gas development, despite their past failures to overcome strong bipartisan opposition.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 3, 2019
Record-Breaking U.S. Natural Gas Production Making America More Energy Secure This Fourth of July
The United States has long been a top global producer of natural gas, but the shale revolution has solidified U.S. energy dominance in recent years.- 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.” And despite the absurdity of such an argument – when natural gas is credited with helping decrease U.S.- 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
Rystad: The World is Dependent On American Energy
Thanks to the shale revolution, the United States will account for almost a quarter of global oil and natural gas production by the early 2030s, according to the head of Rystad Energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 27, 2019
Sustainable Cities Focus on Solutions, Not Climate Litigation
Cities around the United States are evaluating how to reduce their carbon footprint without harming the economy. For these cities, making smart changes to transportation, construction, and other policies allow residents to maintain a high quality of life while consciously working to mitigate the effects of climate change.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 21, 2019
Union of Concerned Scientists’ Climate Liability Survey Findings Based on Flawed Methodology
Activists are out with a new survey that claims nearly half of Americans believe energy companies should be forced to pay for climate change-related damages.- 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