- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 23, 2021
Study: U.S. Oil & Natural Gas Industry Supported Millions of Jobs, Trillions in Economic Impact in 2019
The impacts of American energy production aren’t felt only in top producing states like Texas and Pennsylvania—the industry is a driver of employment and growth in every sector of the economy and in all 50 states.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 20, 2021
Despite Rising Oil Prices, Western Energy Production Stymied By Leasing, Permitting Uncertainty
Recent news coverage has highlighted rising oil production in New Mexico and Wyoming as a sign that the Biden administration’s illegal federal leasing ban has had little impact on domestic energy production.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 16, 2021
BP: Natural Gas Showed “Great Resilience” In 2020
Despite a drop in global energy demand due to COVID-19, natural gas emerged from the pandemic in a position of strength, according to BP’s recently released 2021 Statistical Review.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 12, 2021
Media, Activist Group Aim to Build a Fracking Straw Man, But Come up Empty On Negative Impacts
There has been much discussion over the last decade about the additives used in hydraulic fracturing (or fracking) fluid and even greater dialogue around the disclosure of them.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 9, 2021
Natural Gas’s Role in Improving Energy Efficiency
For decades, the natural gas industry has addressed customer demand for increased energy efficiency by incorporating incentives and partnering with the federal government.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 8, 2021
Still Waiting: Illinois Sees Bipartisan Support For Expanding Natural Gas Service But Governor Has Yet to Sign
Communities and states across the country are analyzing the best paths forward to lower emissions, while ensuring consumers have access to affordable, reliable energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 6, 2021
Even with Record Russian Imports and OPEC Confusion, Biden Administration Keeps New Oil & Gas Leasing Locked Up
During the 2020 presidential campaign, then-candidate Joe Biden said that if elected he would “phase out fossil fuels.” Just hours after being sworn in, his administration began to make good on that promise, issuing executive and secretarial orders to curtail domestic production.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 2, 2021
Key Questions Ahead of the Federal Lands Report
The U.S. Interior Department is soon expected to release its review of the federal oil and natural gas leasing program that was prompted by President Biden’s Executive Order 14008 which banned new leasing while the review was conducted.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 30, 2021
Two Former Energy Secretaries: Foreign Demand For U.S. LNG “Simply Astounding,” Natural Gas Is Part of Energy Transition
Affordable natural gas has already helped the United States dramatically lower greenhouse gas emissions and the nation should continue exporting the fuel to help allies around the world meet their own climate goals, according to former Energy Secretaries Ernest Moniz and Dan Brouillette.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 29, 2021
Court Ruling on President Biden’s Illegal Ban on Oil & Gas Leasing: A Quick Review
It’s been two weeks since a federal judge ruled that the Biden administration’s ban on oil and natural gas leasing on federal lands (or “pause” as the White House describes it) is illegal, but the Interior Department has still not indicated when leasing will resume.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 28, 2021
Climate Litigation Supporters Admit that Attribution Science is Failing in Court
Hey, they said it. A group of academics – who are outspoken supporters of the climate litigation campaign – released a report this week that admits that the climate attribution science currently being deployed by plaintiffs attorneys has serious flaws.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 25, 2021
Line 3 Pipeline in Minnesota Gets Boost from Biden Administration
The construction of a major pipeline replacement project that would carry crude from Canadian oilfields to a refinery in Wisconsin got a major boost on Thursday from the Biden Administration.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 24, 2021
Backfire: New Center for Climate Integrity Poll Undercuts Own Arguments
The Center for Climate Integrity (CCI) – the activist group which fancies itself as leading the climate litigation campaign – recently released a new poll that was so unremarkable that it generated zero media attention.Rising Oil Imports Show Risks of Restricting U.S. Production
America’s hard-fought energy superpower status could be faltering after data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed that crude oil imports rose sharply in the past week, while exports fell.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 17, 2021
While Claiming ‘Environmental Justice,’ Pipeline Protesters Vandalize Native-Owned Businesses
To stop construction of the Line 3 pipeline replacement project in Minnesota, activists have increasingly argued for environmental justice for Native Americans who live along the route.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 16, 2021
Federal Court Overturns Biden Administration’s Illegal Leasing Ban on Federal Lands
The Biden administration’s attempt to block responsible oil and natural gas development on federal lands and waters was dealt a major blow on Tuesday after a federal court ruled that it was an illegal pause on new lease sales.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 14, 2021
IGU: U.S. LNG Poised To Become A Global Powerhouse
The Covid-19 pandemic and harsh winter brought exceptional challenges across the globe, including energy demand fluctuations. But, as the International Gas Union’s recent report on global liquefied natural gas found: “The LNG sector adjusted to significant demand fluctuations with incredible agility.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 10, 2021
Why Are They Celebrating the Keystone XL Cancellation?
Activists across the country are claiming victory over TC Energy cancelling the Keystone XL pipeline this week following years of uncertainty from the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 28, 2021
Pew Poll: Two-Thirds of Americans Don’t Want To Phase Out Fossil Fuels
More Americans are having regular conversations about climate change and believe we should be doing more about it. But that doesn’t necessarily include phasing out fossil fuels, according to a new Pew Research Center poll.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 25, 2021
Failure to Disclose: New Report Exposes Academics With Financial Ties to Law Firms
Just a week after the bombshell admission that a Harvard academic is working under a retainer agreement with a top plaintiffs’ attorney firm without any previous disclosure, a new report puts the spotlight on this practice happening at universities across the country.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 20, 2021
No, IEA Didn’t Call For An End to Oil and Gas Development
The International Energy Agency’s new roadmap to a zero-carbon world lays out a potential path for the energy transition with suggestions – some more realistic than others – for how the planet could drastically reduce emissions and bring access to affordable, reliable energy to everyone.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 17, 2021
Major Setback For Climate Litigation Campaign: SCOTUS Rules In Favor Of Energy Companies
The Supreme Court of the United States dealt another major blow to the climate litigation campaign on Monday, overwhelmingly siding with energy companies on a procedural question that will impact many of the other state and municipal climate liability cases that have argued they should be heard in state court.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 14, 2021
United Nations: Fossil Fuels Have “Greatest Potential” For Methane Mitigation By 2030
Oil and natural gas systems have the greatest potential for reducing global methane emissions, according to the United Nation’s recent Global Methane Assessment.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 14, 2021
BOEM Refuses to Say When Gulf Leasing Moratorium Will Lift, Area Residents Say Impacts Already Felt
Residents of the Gulf Coast are already feeling the impacts of the Biden administration’s offshore leasing moratorium, which has thrown the once-vibrant offshore energy industry into a period of significant uncertainty.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 13, 2021
Bombshell: Naomi Oreskes On Retainer With Plaintiffs’ Law Firm
A major bombshell dropped today about the nationally coordinated climate litigation campaign after it was revealed that Naomi Oreskes – the Harvard researcher and well-known “Exxon Knew” activist – is on retainer with Sher Edling, the plaintiffs’ law firm serving as the outside counsel for more than a dozen states and municipalities that have filed climate lawsuits around the country.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 11, 2021
U.S. LNG Industry to Go Carbon Neutral
Cheniere, one of the leading U.S. LNG companies, announced its first “carbon neutral shipment” to Europe this week after a tanker left Cheniere’s Sabine Pass export terminal in Louisiana and travelled across the Atlantic to supply Shell as part of the two companies’ long-term LNG contract.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 7, 2021
Harvard Report Coverage Misleads on Natural Gas Mortality
Harvard University researchers are painting a misleading picture of their recent study’s findings on mortalities and health care costs resulting from the combustion of fuel sources to provide energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 3, 2021
ENR Hearing: Federal Leasing Ban Is Detrimental to Communities, Has Minimal Climate Benefits
Extending the Department of the Interior’s ban on onshore oil and gas leasing will provide limited benefits to the Biden Administration’s climate goals, according to testimonies given during the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 30, 2021
Report: Electrification Is “Costly and Complex”
Even individuals that have advocated for an “electrify everything” path forward for the United States acknowledge the high costs and complexity of such measures, as recent GreenBiz electrification articles demonstrate.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 29, 2021
The High Cost of the Green New Deal For Public Housing
The Green New Deal for Public Housing recently introduced in the Senate completely shut residential natural gas use out of consideration in new public housing standards.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 29, 2021
Report: Gas Infrastructure Key for Climate Technology Solutions
A report by researchers at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy presents a well-rounded view on the role that natural gas infrastructure will play in reaching net-zero targets and bridging emerging energy technologies.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 28, 2021
Four Key Questions That Need To Be Answered In FERC’s Future Energy Grid Discussion
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will discuss electrification and the future U.S. energy grid during a technical conference that should highlight the major role natural gas plays in lowering emissions from the power sector, serving as the top fuel source for U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 28, 2021
With the Help of Activists, Anne Arundel County Joins Climate Litigation Brigade
On Tuesday, Anne Arundel County, Maryland became the latest municipality to file a public nuisance climate change lawsuit against energy companies and a trade association representing the industry.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 27, 2021
Déjà vu: Renewed Efforts to Ban U.S. Oil, Natural Gas Efforts Use Same Debunked Claims
Activists aiming to shutter American energy production are returning to an old campaign: trying to block oil and natural gas exports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 27, 2021
Legal Panel Highlights the Flaws and Failures Of The Climate Litigation Campaign
The nationally coordinated climate litigation campaign against energy companies is plagued by flaws and failures (and has been for years), according to a group of legal experts who discussed the lawsuits during a recent panel discussion.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 22, 2021
Despite 0-3 Record, Another Climate Lawsuit Is Filed in New York
Politicians in New York just can’t seem to break their climate lawsuit habit despite being dealt three devastating defeats in the past four years.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 21, 2021
Earth Day 2021: The Oil & Natural Gas Industry Makes Huge Strides In Tackling Climate Change
Oil and natural gas companies are rapidly deploying new breakthrough technologies and spending billions of dollars on research in development in a massive effort to lower global greenhouse gas emissions.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 19, 2021
Local Ordinance Targeting Pipeline Could Jeopardize Other Economic Development
An ordinance up for consideration before the Memphis City Council on Tuesday aimed at an oil pipeline could have long term impacts for energy delivery and economic development opportunities in the region.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 19, 2021
Lawsuit-Supporting Academic: Attribution Science Was Designed Specifically To Bolster Climate Litigation
A prominent academic with direct ties to the climate litigation campaign confirmed in a recent E&E News article that so-called “climate attribution science” was designed specifically to support lawsuits against major energy companies.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 19, 2021
EPA: Oil and Natural Gas Methane Emissions Fall Despite Record Production
Methane emissions in the United States have continued their downward trend from 2005 levels according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2021 Greenhouse Gas Inventory (GHGI).- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 15, 2021
Report: Natural Gas Played Critical Role in Reducing U.S. Power Sector Emissions
The shift to abundant, affordable natural gas over the past 15 years has played a critical role in helping to reduce U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 14, 2021
U.S. LNG Should Be Part of Kerry’s Climate Conversations with China
Special Envoy on Climate Change John Kerry is travelling to China this week to double down efforts on reducing national emissions ahead of November’s Conference of the Parts (COP26) meeting, as well as the upcoming Leaders Summit on Climate hosted by President Biden next week.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 13, 2021
Report: U.S.-Canada Petroleum Trade Doubles in Recent Decade, Becomes a Driving Force in Central, Midwestern Economies
The petroleum trade between the United States and Canada doubled from 2010 to 2019 – a surge that was powered by unprecedented domestic crude oil production, which directly supported the economies of several Central and Midwestern states, according to a new report from a top U.S.-based- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 9, 2021
Biden Administration Opposes Juliana Case In Another Setback for Climate Litigation
Supporters of the climate litigation campaign were dealt a second setback in as many weeks after the Biden Administration came out in opposition to the plaintiffs in the Juliana v.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 6, 2021
Natural Gas Workers Among Top Wage Earners In Energy Industry
Workers in the natural gas sector are among the highest wage earners in the U.S. energy industry, with oil workers not far behind, but some other energy sectors are lagging, according to a new report from several leading energy think tanks, research, and advocacy groups.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 31, 2021
Blocking the Keystone XL Pipeline Means Relying on Russian Oil
Three months after President Biden signed an executive order revoking construction permits for Keystone XL pipeline, more consequences of his decision are becoming clear.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 24, 2021
The Three Issues That Likely Won’t Get Fair Discussion During DOI’s Leasing Forum
The Dept. of the Interior will hold a virtual forum on Thursday to hear public testimony on the oil and natural gas leasing moratorium on federal lands the Biden administration implemented shortly after taking office.The ‘Frack Pack’ Is Stuck In the Past
The ‘Frack Pack’ is back with another rendition of its failed hydraulic fracturing legislative package. House Democratic Reps. Diana DeGette (Colo.),- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 17, 2021
West Coast Attorneys General Trying Again on Climate Litigaton?
The attorneys general for Washington State and Oregon will join forces with the Center for Climate Integrity (CCI) tomorrow in what could be a step toward a climate lawsuit in the Pacific Northwest that’s been considered for years before but has ultimately never come to pass.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 16, 2021
Court Urged to Throw Out Massachusetts AG’s Lawsuit and “Absurd” Claims
On Friday, a Massachusetts court heard arguments on why it should dismiss the state attorney general’s climate lawsuit against a major energy company.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 11, 2021
Democratic Opposition Builds Against Biden’s Federal Oil, Natural Gas Orders
A growing number of top Democratic policymakers from around the country are voicing opposition to the Biden administration’s orders to place an indefinite moratorium on new permitting and leasing for oil and natural gas development on federal lands.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 11, 2021
Biden Administration Shows Openness to Continued U.S. LNG Exports
As the Biden administration continues to develop their energy policy priorities, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm gave some insight recently into the potential future of U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 9, 2021
Upcoming Hearing Puts Spotlight On Massachusetts Attorney General’s Politically Motivated Climate Lawsuit
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey’s climate lawsuit faces yet another challenge since her investigation began more than four years ago, with a March 12 hearing putting the spotlight on the attorney general’s politically motivated case and extensive coordination with activist groups.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 7, 2021
Policymakers, Executives at CERAWeek Agree: Natural Gas Remains Critical to Energy Transition
The consensus from CERAWeek is out: natural gas is a key component of the world’s energy transition. Throughout CERAWeek, which took place the first week of March and brings together political leaders, executives, and energy’s most prominent thought leaders, one topic remained top of mind: the energy transition.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 2, 2021
IEA: Natural Gas is “Fastest-Growing” Fossil Fuel in India
India’s natural gas demand will more than double by 2030 as the fuel source replaces higher emitting resources, particularly in the industrial sector, according to the latest long-term special report by the International Energy Agency.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 2, 2021
Report On Shift To Renewables Jobs Leaves Out Key Details
A new Brookings Institution report makes the case that fossil fuel industry workers in areas of the country where such jobs are plentiful could easily transition to the renewables sector, but the analysis leaves out key details that would have major implications for workers.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 25, 2021
Biden Administration Breaks Campaign Promise, Lets Fracking Ban Proceed Unopposed
President Biden has promised on numerous occasions that he will not ban fracking, yet in a first test today the Biden administration refused to uphold this commitment, offering its support of a fracking ban: “The federal government is abstaining from today’s vote.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 24, 2021
Day 2: Rep. Haaland Goes Further, Says Federal Lands Moratorium Is Not A “Permanent Thing”
During the second day of her confirmation hearing to serve as Interior Secretary, Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) definitively said that the Biden administration’s “pause” on oil and natural gas permitting and leasing on federal lands won’t become a permanent policy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 23, 2021