- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 12, 2022
EU Votes To Label Natural Gas As Climate-Friendly
Energy exports from the United States are securing Europe’s energy future and will only continue to grow following the European Parliament’s vote to classify certain uses of natural gas as a green, or a climate-friendly, energy source, in its taxonomy of sustainable activities.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 30, 2022
New Gas Stove Study Finds Low VOC Levels, Doesn’t Assess Health Risks
A new study from an anti-natural gas activist group is high on scare tactics around gas stoves but acknowledges it found low levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and never assessed the actual risks, if any, to residents.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 23, 2022
Democrats Call Out Biden Administration On Absurdity Of Reinstating Crude Oil Export Ban
Democrats from oil producing states are pushing back against the Biden administration’s prospective proposal to reinstate the crude oil export ban as a hopeful solution to bring down the price of gasoline for American consumers.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 17, 2022
New Furnace Rule Built On Unverified Cost Savings Claims
High efficiency natural gas furnaces could soon be on the chopping block if a proposed new rule from the Department of Energy is implemented.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 2, 2022
Los Angeles Ignores Cost Concerns, Bans Natural Gas In New Construction
The city of Los Angeles has joined the list of California municipalities banning the installation of most natural gas appliances like stoves and furnaces in the construction of new buildings.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 16, 2022
New Report Highlights Strengthened Pipeline Safety
Pipeline safety continues to increase across the country, according to a new report from the Association of Oil Pipe Lines and American Petroleum Institute.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 11, 2022
Dallas Fed Explains Retail Gasoline Prices Are Beyond the Control of U.S. Oil Companies
The claims that U.S. oil companies are gouging Americans at the pump aren’t supported by the economics of a global oil market and the retail dynamics of gasoline, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’ recent analysis.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 3, 2022
Washington State’s Shortcut to Ban Natural Gas
On April 22, the Washington State Building Code Council adopted two revisions to the state’s energy code, blocking natural gas appliances for space and water heating in large buildings.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 26, 2022
Blue States Block Push for Natural Gas Bans
Led by efforts in California, the building electrification movement has largely focused on passing local initiatives to ban natural gas in new or existing buildings.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 11, 2022
Welcome Back to Colorado, Sec. Haaland, Where Are Those Lease Sales?
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is back in Colorado today to talk about infrastructure investment with Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and Rep.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 4, 2022
PREPARE Study Throws Wrench In Argument That Asthmatics Need Electrification
The electrify everything movement has repeatedly claimed that Americans need to give up their natural gas stoves out of concern for health impacts, including exacerbating asthma symptoms.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 8, 2022
Natural Gas Still the Most Affordable Residential Energy Source, DOE Finds
Natural gas is still the most affordable residential energy source. That is the finding of the Department of Energy’s recently-released 2022 residential energy forecast, which compared the costs of five residential energy sources: electricity, natural gas, heating oil, propane, and kerosene.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 7, 2022
Petroleum and Natural Gas Remain #1 Through 2050
Petroleum and natural gas will remain the most-consumed sources of energy in the United States through 2050, according to the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 3, 2022
The Solution to Having Reliable, Affordable Power: Natural Gas
With winter heating costs spiking, and a roiling energy crisis in Europe, the conversation on pacing the energy transition has become a headline issue.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 28, 2022
What They’re Saying: It’s Time to Boost American Oil & Natural Gas Production
As energy prices continue to skyrocket upward in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, elected officials, policy experts, and industry leaders continue to call on the Biden administration to increase American oil and natural gas production to lower prices for consumers and support our European allies.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 7, 2022
Petroleum and You: Winter Sports
Winter sports have undergone major transformations over the century thanks to cost-effective and sturdy petroleum products. While athletes participating in bobsleigh, hockey, skiing, skeleton, and other sports used to rely on bulky wooden equipment and heavy wool pads for protection, today plastic products help boost their performance and improve safety.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 31, 2022
Petroleum and You: Snow Day Edition
For kids, winter cold can turn into joyous snowfall with the right atmospheric conditions and enough pajama snow dances. Falling snow absorbs ambient sound and brings a still night, before settling for a fun morning full of sledding, snowball fights, and snow fort building.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 28, 2022
Keep It In The Ground Policies Are Harming New England Residents
The cold front that recently battered the New England brought frigid temperatures and a harsh reality to residents and policymakers about the importance of their energy portfolio.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 20, 2022
Virginia Embraces Natural Gas In Low Carbon Transition
Natural gas will continue to remain a key part of a Virginia’s energy mix to help ensure reliable and affordable power generation as the state pursues an aggressive buildout of renewables.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 10, 2022
KIITG Group Pushes Electrification When Ventilation is the Answer
A fringe “Keep It In The Ground” activist group in Massachusetts is advocating for residential electrification in order to reduce cooking’s effect on air pollution while downplaying their own cited studies’ findings that proper kitchen ventilation and use of a range hood vastly improves indoor air quality.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 3, 2022
NABTU: Energy Jobs Are Not Apples to Apples for Transferability
A new report is challenging the notion that the transition to renewable energy will provide sufficient employment opportunities for oil and natural gas workers.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 15, 2021
Whistling Past The Graveyard: NYC Passes Electrification Mandate
As advocates celebrate the New York City Council vote to pursue an electrification ordinance in the city, New Yorkers should be wary.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 20, 2021
Report: Negative Claims About Natural Gas Stoves Are ‘Misleading’
Dozens of municipalities in California have considered or passed ordinates that essentially ban the use of natural gas in homes and businesses.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 15, 2021
National Media Calls Out President Biden Over Energy Crisis
A growing number of major national media outlets are highlighting the emerging energy crisis in the United States and the anti-oil and natural gas policies from the Biden administration.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 14, 2021
New IEA Report: Hydrocarbons Will Remain at Center of Energy Transition
This year’s newly published World Energy Outlook (WEO) from the International Energy Agency attempts to steer countries away from fossil fuels, but the report’s findings continue to prove the continued need for oil and natural gas to maintain modern living standards and to support emissions reductions goals.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 7, 2021
EIA Outlook: Canadian Natural Gas Will Be Most Economical Energy Source by 2050
The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s 2021 International Energy Outlook describes a promising future for the role of natural gas throughout the next 30 years or so, particularly for Canada.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 5, 2021
With Winter Coming and Energy Prices Soaring, Biden Administration Doubles Down On Anti-Energy Domestic Policies
Thanks to the development of America’s abundant shale resources, energy supply shocks seemed to be a thing of the past. But with winter approaching, the Biden administration’s refusal to allow timely lease sales for production on federal lands is set to contribute to the highest energy prices in years.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 22, 2021
European Energy Crunch Shows Need for Affordable, Reliable U.S. LNG
American LNG exports to Europe are all the more essential since dwindling natural gas stockpiles and lower-than-anticipated wind generation have caused energy prices to spike.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 20, 2021
U.S. LNG Exports Supporting Europe’s Low Carbon Goals
Natural gas is supporting Europe’s energy transition and plan for a low carbon future. Today, natural gas supplies over 20 percent of the continent’s energy mix and is expected to remain integral to regional energy planning with the buildup of pipeline and liquified natural gas (LNG) infrastructure.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 10, 2021
Environmental Partnership: Seizing the Moment To ‘Accelerate Emissions Reductions’
The U.S. oil and natural gas industry is committed to reducing its environmental footprint through collaboration, investment and innovation, and as the Environmental Partnership’s latest annual report demonstrates, companies are seeing significant results from these efforts.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 7, 2021
Industry Leaders and Academics Agree, Natural Gas and LNG to play Key Role in Energy Transition
It won’t be possible to reach global climate goals without utilizing natural gas as a part of the global energy strategy, according to academic researcher Marianne Kah, a board member of the Center for Global Energy Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 1, 2021
California Turns to Natural Gas to Address Grid Reliability Issues
As California continues to face high energy demand and low supply issues, the state has turned to five natural gas plants to ensure the reliability of the electrical grid.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 12, 2021
Illegal Leasing Ban Threatens High-Paying Offshore Jobs
The Biden administration’s illegal ban on new oil and gas leasing on federal lands is a major obstacle to creating new high-paying jobs, according to a new report from the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) and Energy and Industrial Advisory Partners (EIAP).- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 12, 2021
Western States Beg to Differ On Impacts Claims In NRDC-Funded Federal Leasing Ban Study
Government and business leaders across the west have been warning that the Biden administration’s illegal ban on federal oil and natural leasing will have both short- and long-term consequences for America’s energy security.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 5, 2021
IHS Markit: Natural Gas Could Be A “Second Pillar Of Decarbonization”
Far from being left behind by the green energy transition, natural gas will continue to be an important energy source around the world, writes IHS Markit in a new report.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 4, 2021
Pro-Electrification Studies Undercut Economic Case for Transition
Activists have called building electrification a “lynchpin” to solving climate change, resulting in sympathetic lawmakers introducing legislation to push Americans to electrify their houses—ostensibly to save money on their utility bills.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 3, 2021
Support for a Rapid Electrification Transition Would Harm Residents
Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is beefing up the agency’s support for energy efficiency building standards – including a ban on natural gas in new homes and commercial buildings.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 2, 2021
Former FERC Chairman Cautions On Risks to Grid Reliability, Increased Electricity Costs From Rapid Energy Shift
A rapid energy shift may have unintended consequences to the grid that U.S. regulators need to take into consideration, according to outgoing Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Neil Chatterjee.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 19, 2021
California’s Uphill Battle Against Reliable, Affordable Energy
California’s war against oil and natural gas use is disrupting consumers’ pocketbooks and undermining businesses across the state. The result is that California state is facing a shortage of reliable, affordable energy when it needs it the most.- 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 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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- June 18, 2021
Canadian Crude Values Increase 15-Fold, Ontario Authorizes 28 New Natural Gas Expansion Projects
A new report by Statistics Canada and the Canada Energy Regulator (CER) found that the value of the nation’s crude oil exports increased by a factor of 15 since 1990; a growth that is demonstrated through what is now a sizeable share of Canada’s overall exports.- 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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- 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 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 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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- 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 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 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).California Bill Banning Fracking, Restricting Production Dies in Committee
Fracking opponents suffered a defeat in California, where SB467, legislation that would have severely restricted energy production in the state, failed to pass a committee vote.- 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 8, 2021
Analysis: Texas Storm Showed “Resiliency,” Importance of Residential Natural Gas
Residential natural gas helped keep many Texas families warm during February’s unprecedented freeze. The demand for natural gas to heat homes and power electricity generation set new records in February, and a reliable supply was crucial to ensuring that the state had access to the energy it needed, according to new analysis from the American Gas Association.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 24, 2021
Report: New York City’s Cost to Electrify Would Be More Than $25,000
Consumer Energy Alliance’s latest report has calculated a $25,600 price tag per New York City household if the city continues to follow short sighted goals of banning natural gas use in buildings.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 12, 2021
Federal Lands Orders Are Already Hurting Workers and Small Businesses in Western States
President Joe Biden’s executive order halting oil and gas leasing on federal lands has already dealt a severe blow to the economies of western states, but these impacts were minimized in the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest energy outlook.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 9, 2021