- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 14, 2023
2023 Environmental Partnership Report Showcases Industry Innovation in Reducing Methane
The U.S. oil and natural gas industry continues to drive methane reductions across the supply chain, making progress across key performance categories even as production increased, according to data released by the Environmental Partnership in their fifth annual report.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 8, 2023
U.S. Power Grids Saved By Natural Gas, Again
Grid reliability – driven by natural gas – is paramount to ensuring equitable, affordable access to energy for Americans across the United States, especially those living in areas prone to extreme weather events.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 6, 2023
FERC Chairman: Natural Gas Is Critical for Future Energy System
Natural gas is a critical component of the future energy system, according to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Willie L. Phillips.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 25, 2023
OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION PROPELS “WEALTHY OUTLOOK” FOR NEW MEXICO IN 2024
The oil and gas industry continues to deliver record-breaking revenue for New Mexico and will reach unprecedented levels in Fiscal Year 25.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 24, 2023
GOP Candidates Embrace Domestic Energy Production in First Debate
American energy production was top of mind at the GOP debate in Milwaukee as several candidates voiced support of the oil and natural gas industry.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 23, 2023
Here We Go Again…Anti-Fracking Group Peddles Junk Science, Discounts Massive Benefits Natural Gas Has on Appalachia
Benjamin Franklin once said: “In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes” – that, and that the “Keep It In the Ground” Ohio River Valley Group will use junk science to peddle misinformation discounting the massive benefits natural gas has on the Appalachian region.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 17, 2023
To Meet Demand, California Delays Closure of Natural Gas Plants (Again)
Over the last three years, California lawmakers and regulators have struggled to balance energy security with the state’s aggressive decarbonization agenda.Pa. Health Study Finds ‘No Associations’ Between Natural Gas Development and Childhood Cancers
A new study attempting to blame natural gas development for negative health outcomes largely shows the opposite: that no linkage exists between fracking, adverse birth outcomes, and nearly all of the cancers studied.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 26, 2023
Biden Administration’s Latest Gas Appliance Target: Gas Boilers
The Department of Energy proposed a new rule on natural gas boilers two weeks after the DC Circuit Court vacated DOE’s earlier proposal for “[failing] to offer a sufficient explanation in response to the comments [from petitioners] challenging a key assumption in its analysis.”- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 26, 2023
New Polling Shows Americans Concerned with Electricity Reliability And Affordability
Americans have identified reliability and affordability as top energy priorities, and are increasingly concerned about the potential impact on both from renewable-only energy policies, according to a new poll published by Morning Consult and conducted on behalf of the Electric Power Supply Association.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 20, 2023
Five Facts On RMI’s Flawed Natural Gas Leakage Rate Study
Claims that the leakage rate of natural gas wells and infrastructure make the resource worse for the environment than coal are once again circulating – and using the same debunked methodology as previous research by Food and Water Watch board member and Cornell professor Robert Howarth.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 13, 2023
Eugene Repeals Its Gas Ban For Fear of Public Rejection
Eugene, Oregon’s city council recently repealed its ordinance banning natural gas in homes before the issue could come to a vote in November.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 13, 2023
D.C. Circuit Court Rejects DOE’s De Facto Ban On Natural Gas Boilers
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has vacated the Department of Energy’s efficiency standards for commercial boilers.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 12, 2023
Oregon County Climate Lawsuit Blasted as “Fantastical” and Based on “Scientific Unknowns”
The reviews on the climate lawsuit filed last month by Multnomah County, Oregon are in, and they aren’t pretty. The lawsuit, which attempts to blame a number of energy companies for the effects of the 2021 heat dome extreme weather event that hit Portland and the surrounding region, has been met with significant skepticism from across the political spectrum.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 30, 2023
Domestic Production Necessary To Address OPEC Production Cuts Through 2024
OPEC+ and Saudi Arabia’s oil production cuts will impact global oil price and American consumers. While the Biden administration has called these cuts short-sighted, it has failed to plan for the long term and consider the value of domestic production for Americans and global consumers.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 27, 2023
Indoor Air Quality High on Fright Factor, Low on Actual Findings
Proponents of restricting consumer choice continue to use flawed methodology and scare tactics to convince the public gas stoves are a danger.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 23, 2023
Natural Gas Reduces Water Consumption In Power Generation
Natural gas-fired power plants are not only more energy efficient than traditional sources, but have significantly reduced water consumption in electricity generation over the last decade, according to a recent analysis from the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 22, 2023
Proposed Colorado Building Regulation Targets Gas Appliances
Colorado state regulators are set to consider a new proposal targeting gas appliances this August – the latest in a wave of state and local initiatives that have cropped up across the country.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 22, 2023
IEA: U.S. to “Dominate” Global Oil Production Expansion Amid Slowing Demand Growth
The United States is poised to dominate global oil supply despite an expected slowing down of global demand, meaning that U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 22, 2023
Early Power Retirements Contributing to Energy Scarcity This Summer Warns NERC
Summer is here and the North American Reliability Corporation (NERC) warns that two-thirds of the United States can see energy shortages if demand surpasses normal summer peak demand.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 20, 2023
First Onshore Oil and Gas Lease Sale in 11 Months Auctions at $79 million
The Biden administration held its first onshore oil and gas lease sale of the year in May, nearly a year after the last auction and eight months after provisions within the Inflation Reduction Act mandated that sales continue.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 20, 2023
Gas Stoves Protected In Not One, But Two Bipartisan House Votes
There is a new development in the gas stove ban saga. Two bills protecting gas stoves from federal bans recently passed through the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 7, 2023
A Domestic Attack on Consumer Choice – DOE’s Attempt to Take Americans’ Gas Stoves
The Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing regulations to establish energy performance standards for cooking appliances that would remove 50-96 percent of natural gas stoves from the market, and further the “electrify everything” crowd’s goal to restrict and eliminate the use of natural gas in buildings.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 7, 2023
Electrification Disadvantages Energy Insecure Homes
Energy insecure homes spend more on energy costs than the average household, a gap that will likely widen with the increasing electrification of homes.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 24, 2023
Windfall Tax Case Study
On the one-year anniversary of the United Kingdom’s windfall tax announcement, Energy in Depth examines the negative impact the tax has had on the North Sea oil and gas industry and continued investment.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 9, 2023
Another Peer-Reviewed Study Debunks Causal Relationship Between Gas Stoves and Childhood Asthma
There is not sufficient evidence demonstrating causal relationships between cooking on gas stoves, indoor NO2, and asthma in children, according to a new published peer-reviewed study analyzing 66 epidemiology studies.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 8, 2023
Natural Gas Production Going Up, Prices Down As Producers Eye Increased Investments In LNG
U.S. natural gas production maintains a steady level of output of near highs for the year, despite lower prices as producers look at increasing international demand for American energy resources.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 28, 2023
New York Ignores Consumer Costs (Again) As Gas Ban Plan Makes Its Way Through State Budget Talks
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recently announced budget deal includes the first statewide ban on natural gas appliances, blatantly disregarding the legislature’s previous rule to keep policy out of budget and removing residents’ say in the debate through the legislative process.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 24, 2023
Biden Administration Exporting California’s Misguided Policies Despite National Security Risk
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed new GHG standards for vehicle emissions that would effectively force the transition to electric vehicles nationwide.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 18, 2023
New Jersey Saga Part II: Emails Reveal CCI “Really Impressed” By NJ Climate Lawsuit Rollout
This blog is the second in a three-part series highlighting new revelations in New Jersey that shed further light on the climate litigation campaign.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 17, 2023
Federal Court Overturns Berkeley Natural Gas Ban
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit just overturned California’s first natural gas ban – an ordinance passed by the City of Berkeley in 2019 – ruling that it is preempted by federal law.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 10, 2023
Momentum Builds for SCOTUS To Take Up Climate Case As the Clock Ticks
Energy companies shot back at the Biden administration’s decision to side with cities and states suing the industry over climate change last week, calling the federal government’s 180 move to support state jurisdiction “shot through with flaws” and driven by “a desire to signal virtue to political bedfellows,” as E&E News reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- April 6, 2023
U.S. Industry can address OPEC+ Supply Cuts If Allowed
The OPEC+ surprise announcement to cut oil production 1.16 million barrels per day (bpd) shows that global market dynamics are again the deciding role in oil prices as the per barrel price in the United States spiked 5.31 percent to $84.13 a barrel.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- April 5, 2023
Biden NHTSA Nominee Bundled Funds from Leonardo DiCaprio, Others for Climate Litigation
Last week, Fox News reported that Ann Carlson – former UCLA environmental law professor and a primary fundraiser for climate lawsuits – has been nominated by President Biden to serve as Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 31, 2023
New Hampshire Rejects CCI-Sponsored Cliamte Litigation Resolution
Earlier this month, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted against a measure that would have encouraged state leaders to sue American energy companies over climate change damages.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- March 31, 2023
North Dakota Judge Orders DOI to Hold Lease Sale In State
The American people were just dealt a partial win in securing the energy future. A federal judge in North Dakota ruled that the Department of the Interior (DOI) did not have the right to stop North Dakota oil and gas lease sales on public land.Arapahoe County Hearing Shows Strong Community Support for Oil and Gas Development
Arapahoe County residents and community groups showed up in force to speak in support of continued energy production at a hearing this week to consider a six-month moratorium on new oil and gas permits.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 29, 2023
Permitting Reform Needed For All Energy Sources, So Why Is Biden Administration Threatening to Veto HR1?
A legislative package (H.R. 1) making its way through the U.S. House would streamline permitting of energy projects, increase domestic energy production, ensure reliable energy supplies and reduce emissions – all things that have been deemed critical on both sides of the aisle.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- March 29, 2023
What’s New With New Jersey’s electrification push?
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) is taking a second look at electrification as part of his new plans to accelerate the state’s climate ambitions and secure his title as “America’s greenest governor.”- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 24, 2023
Appellate Judge Lays Out Compelling Case for Why Supreme Court Needs to Get Involved in Climate Litigation Cases
As petitions asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review whether climate lawsuits against American energy companies belong in federal or state court continue to stack up, a federal appellate judge has called on the high court to get involved.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 21, 2023
EIA: U.S. To Remain Net Energy Exporter Through 2050
The Energy Information Administration’s 2023 Annual Energy Outlook (AEO) projects U.S. energy production to remain high, exports to grow, and natural gas consumption to remain stable as renewable energies integrate onto the grid through 2050.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 20, 2023
EU Places Confidence in U.S. LNG
The European Union continues to place its confidence in natural gas, announcing it will increase its number of LNG import terminals from 27 to 35 by next year.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 14, 2023
Act of Cooking, Not Fuel Responsible for Indoor Air Quality Says New Report
Claims that natural gas stoves are harming residential health are unrealistic and undermining decision-making aimed toward protecting human health, according to a recent report published by Catalyst Environmental Solutions (CES) and commissioned by the California Restaurant Association and the California Building Industry Association.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 13, 2023
Healthy Oil and Natural Gas Industry Good for America
Domestic oil and natural gas production is pivotal in meeting energy demand, decreasing emissions, and safeguarding energy security at home and abroad, said Independent Petroleum Association of America President & CEO Jeff Eshelman while delivering the keynote address at the recent Ohio Oil & Gas Association annual meeting in Columbus.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 13, 2023
Ohio’s Fourth Quarter Report Shows Oil Production on the Upswing
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) recently published 2022 fourth quarter production totals that showed oil production reached nearly 5.9 million barrels this past quarter and is up 33 percent over the fourth quarter of 2021 and 16 percent over the third quarter of 2022.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 2, 2023
Natural Gas Part of Solution To Policy-Driven Retirements That Are Threatening Firm Capacity In PJM’s Market
Mandated retirements of thermal generation and a backlogged review process for new entries on the grid is hurting PJM Interconnection’s ability to meet growing demand through 2030 and threatening reliability in the nation’s largest interconnected market, according to a recently published PJM report.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 2, 2023
Draft Emissions Inventory Shows U.S. Oil and Natural Gas Methane Emissions Continue to Decline
Methane emissions continue to decrease in the United States, according to data in the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2023 draft Inventory of U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 2, 2023
Ohio Conservancy District Shows Oil and Gas Leasing Commission How to Safely Develop Public Lands
Ohio operators have been safely leasing and developing oil and natural gas on public lands in the state for years, according to a presentation the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) gave the Ohio Oil & Gas Land Management (OGLM) Commission on Wednesday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 27, 2023
IEA: Projected EU Supply-Demand Gap Highlights Need for American LNG Production
The United States is uniquely poised to fill the natural gas gap in Europe using existing infrastructure, while helping the bloc meet their climate targets, according to a recent International Energy Agency report.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 23, 2023
Polis Gets It Wrong On Natural Gas
Back in 2019 when the highly contentious SB-181 – a complete overhaul of Colorado’s oil and natural gas regulations – was signed into law, Gov.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 22, 2023
Activists Slow Roll Federal and State Projects In Ohio
The process for building new energy-related infrastructure projects can take years because of the extensive environmental reviews and public comment periods that are required before any permits can be issued.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- February 8, 2023
Report: Proponents of Gas Stove Bans Are Working With Government Officials
Environmental groups and electrification supporters are working with local government officials to pass natural gas bans in their communities, according to new emails uncovered by Energy Policy Advocates and reported by The Washington Times.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 8, 2023
American Energy Exports to Europe Increase as Russian Sanctions Take Effect
U.S. oil and natural gas is helping Europe stave off supply shortages as more Russian sanctions take effect this month. American energy exports of liquified natural gas and crude oil will continue playing a key role in stabilizing Europe by filling the “energy gap” left by Russian imports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 7, 2023
Natural Gas Kept Colorado Warm, Now Gov. Polis Wants to Abandon It For Intermittent Power
When a January cold snap kept highs across Colorado in the teens, Coloradans were grateful for natural gas to keep their homes and businesses warm and well lit.- 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 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
- Blog
- January 13, 2023
New York Governor Announces Plans to Ban Natural Gas in Buildings
Amid the ongoing backlash to the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) interview foreshadowing a gas stove ban earlier this week, New York Gov.- 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 20, 2022