Trump Said to Seek Limits on State Power in Pipeline Approvals -
"Trump's order comes as the president continues to chafe at regulatory barriers he says throttle the full potential of American 'energy dominance,' while...more
4/12/2019
/ Automotive Industry ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Brazil ,
Carbon Emissions ,
China ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Drought ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Latin America ,
Marcellus Shale ,
Metallurgical Coal ,
Natural Gas ,
New Legislation ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
States Rights ,
Steel Industry ,
Trump Administration ,
Utica Shale ,
Utilities Sector ,
Water Rights ,
Water Supplies
Trump to Sign Order Seeking to Clear Gas Pipeline Hurdles -
"The administration, which is pushing a policy it calls energy dominance, has been considering an order that would push back against states, including New York,...more
4/6/2019
/ Advanced Batteries ,
Arctic Drilling ,
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
British Petroleum (BP) ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Commercial Insurance Policies ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Storage ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Aid ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Germany ,
Global Warming ,
India ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Medical Expenses ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Power Plants ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Renewable Energy ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Shell Oil ,
Superfund ,
Transportation Hubs ,
Trump Administration
Romney Helps GOP Look for New Path on Climate Change -
"But a group of Republicans -- Romney and Sens. Lamar Alexander and Lindsey Graham, who worked with Democrats in 2009 and 2010 to cap carbon emissions, as well as others...more
4/1/2019
/ Africa ,
Asia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Black Lung Trusts ,
Brownfield Properties ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Electricity ,
Energy Costs ,
Energy Sector ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Manufacturing Facilities ,
Mitt Romney ,
Natural Gas ,
Offshore Wind ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petrochemicals ,
Petroleum ,
Plastics ,
Popular ,
Power Plants ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Shell Oil ,
State Legislatures ,
State Taxes ,
Trust Funds
West Virginia Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in EQT Doddridge County Trespassing Case -
"The state Supreme Court will decide if a lower court judge got it right when he ruled natural gas production company EQT trespassed...more
3/16/2019
/ Africa ,
Bill Gates ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
CEOs ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Economic Development ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Ethane ,
Exports ,
Federal Grants ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Global Economy ,
Governors ,
Green New Deal ,
Internet of Things ,
Investors ,
Mineral Rights ,
Natural Gas ,
New Legislation ,
New Rules ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Popular ,
Power Grid ,
Public Safety ,
Real Estate Development ,
Renewable Energy ,
State Taxes ,
Stock Prices ,
Surface Owner ,
Tax Cuts ,
Tax Deductions ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trespass ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
WV Supreme Court
U.S. Senate Committee to Discuss Climate Change, Electricity Changes -
"U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said the hearing of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources is aimed at putting lawmakers and federal...more
3/9/2019
/ Biodiesel ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Creditors ,
Electricity ,
Green New Deal ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Marcellus Shale ,
Minerals ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trade Wars ,
Utica Shale ,
Wastewater
Plastics: The New Coal in Appalachia?
"With little notice nationally, a new petrochemical and plastics manufacturing hub may be taking shape along 300 miles of the upper reaches of the Ohio River, from outside Pittsburgh...more
3/2/2019
/ Australia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
China ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Electricity ,
Gas Prices ,
Global Warming ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Imports ,
India ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Manufacturing Facilities ,
National Security ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petrochemicals ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Plant Closures ,
Power Grid ,
Race Relations ,
Scientific Evidence ,
Shale Gas ,
Steel Industry ,
UK ,
Utilities Sector
NY Natural Gas Moratorium Due to Lack of Pipelines, but Some in Denial -
"The slowing of economic development resulting from New York's political actions is a testament to what happens when energy becomes politicized."...more
2/23/2019
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Criminal Code ,
Diesel Bans ,
Diesel Fuel ,
Economic Development ,
Electricity ,
Energy Costs ,
Energy Storage ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Germany ,
Green New Deal ,
Incentive Based Contracts ,
Local Ordinance ,
Metals ,
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ,
Mining ,
Moratorium ,
National Emissions Standards ,
National Intelligence Agencies ,
National Security ,
Natural Gas ,
Peer Review ,
Pension Funds ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Power Companies ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Scientific Evidence ,
Scientific Research ,
Solar Energy ,
Theft ,
Trespass ,
Trump Administration ,
Underfunded Plans ,
Wind Power
New Fortress Energy LNG Plant Demonstrates New York Insanity -
"For those unfamiliar with the facility, the plant is a gigantic $800 million investment that will take in natural gas from the Marcellus Shale and liquefy it...more
2/19/2019
/ Automotive Industry ,
China ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Delays ,
Electricity ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Green Energy ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Power Plants ,
Renewable Energy ,
Severe Weather ,
Tesla ,
Utilities Sector
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal Would Reshape the Economy in 10 Years. That Could Shock the Energy Sector.
"The concern is that Ocasio-Cortez's plan to achieve climate goals in just 10 years will not only tee up...more
2/11/2019
/ Africa ,
Asia ,
Australia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Exports ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Gas Prices ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Green Energy ,
Importers ,
Indonesia ,
Innovative Technology ,
Japan ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Petroleum ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Severe Weather ,
Solar Energy ,
Solar Panels ,
Trade Restrictions ,
Utica Shale ,
Venezuela
Trump Eyes Action to Limit States' Powers to Block Pipelines -
"The Trump administration is considering taking steps to limit the ability of states to block interstate gas pipelines and other energy projects, according to...more
2/2/2019
/ Abandoned Property ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Blocking Power ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Water Act ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Foreign Relations ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Germany ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Imports ,
India ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Outsourcing ,
Permits ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Renewable Energy ,
Site Remediation ,
Trump Administration ,
Venezuela
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Floats 70% Tax on Wealthy to Pay for 'Green New Deal' -
"Ocasio-Cortez has put forward a 'Green New Deal' that includes generating the nation's power from renewable sources, building a national...more
1/12/2019
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Brazil ,
Carbon Auctions ,
Carbon Taxes ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Electricity ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Exports ,
Germany ,
Green Energy ,
Imports ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Pakistan ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Utility Rates
New York Sues Exxon Mobil, Saying It Deceived Shareholders on Climate Change -
"The litigation, which follows more than three years of investigation, represents the most significant legal effort yet to establish that a...more
11/2/2018
/ Ballot Measures ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Canada ,
Carbon Taxes ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Crude Oil ,
Eagle Ford Shale ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Exports ,
Exxon Mobil ,
FERC ,
Fraud ,
General Motors ,
Germany ,
Global Warming ,
Imports ,
India ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Petroleum ,
Plant Closures ,
Popular ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serbia ,
Shale Gas ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
Trump Administration ,
Well Drilling ,
Wind Power
Is U.S. Shale as Productive as It's Cracked Up to Be?
"When you look at the data, the question arises of whether E&Ps' well production systems are as efficient and productive as they like to think they are."
Why this is...more
10/13/2018
/ Acquisitions ,
Africa ,
Asia ,
Biodiesel ,
Bioenergy ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Taxes ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Fracking ,
Global Warming ,
Horizontal Wells ,
Imports ,
India ,
International Energy Agency (IEA) ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Paris Agreement ,
Petroleum ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Solar Energy ,
Tariffs ,
United Nations
China Says to Impose 10 Percent Tariff on U.S. LNG from September 24; Keeps U.S. Crude Oil Off List -
"China announced retaliatory tariffs on an additional $60 billion worth of U.S. imports that included a 10 percent...more
9/21/2018
/ China ,
Coal ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Electricity ,
Energy Costs ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Storage ,
Espionage ,
Exports ,
Germany ,
Imports ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Power Grid ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Shale Gas ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Tidal Energy ,
Trump Administration ,
UK
U.S. Army Corps Stands by Permit for Dakota Access Oil Pipeline -
"The U.S. Army Corps said that a permit it granted for the Dakota Access Pipeline last year was environmentally sound, handing a setback to tribal and green...more
9/7/2018
/ Air Pollution ,
Blockchain ,
Canada ,
China ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Dakota Access Pipeline ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Egypt ,
Electricity ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Health and Safety ,
India ,
MATS ,
National Emissions Standards ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
OMB ,
Permits ,
Power Plants ,
Shale Gas ,
Steel Industry ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Tribal Lands ,
Trump Administration ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Utica Shale
Gas Drilling Not Damaging Forests' Waterways, State Finds -
"Pennsylvania's state forests agency says it isn't finding damage to waterways amid the expansion of natural gas drilling in recent years, although it is reporting...more
8/31/2018
/ Carbon Pricing ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Cybersecurity ,
Dakota Access Pipeline ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Electricity ,
Electricity Costs ,
Eminent Domain ,
EU ,
Gas Royalties ,
Germany ,
Land Owners ,
Methanol ,
Mineral Leases ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
PA Supreme Court ,
Pipelines ,
Popular ,
Ports ,
Renewable Energy ,
Secretary of Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Trump Administration ,
WV Supreme Court
Russian Hackers Penetrated Networks of U.S. Electric Utilities -
"Russian hackers gained access to the networks of U.S. electric utilities last year, which could have allowed them to cause blackouts, according to federal...more
7/27/2018
/ Carbon Taxes ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Dismissals ,
Electricity ,
Energy Storage ,
Exports ,
FERC ,
Hackers ,
Imports ,
India ,
Iran ,
Marcellus Shale ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Photovoltaic ,
Pipelines ,
Political Parties ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Shale Gas ,
Solar Energy ,
Trump Administration ,
Utilities Sector ,
Wind Farm
LyondellBasell Looking to Control Braskem; Could Help WV Cracker -
"A deal could breathe life into the ethane cracker Braskem proposed for a site near Parkersburg, W.Va., roughly five years ago."
Why this is important:...more
6/22/2018
/ Canada ,
China ,
Coal ,
Coal Ash ,
Crude Oil ,
Drinking Water ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Export Bans ,
Exports ,
Hydraulic Fracturing Study ,
Imports ,
International Relations ,
Iran ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Market Manipulation ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Permits ,
Petrochemicals ,
Pipelines ,
Popular ,
Public Health ,
Rolling Stone ,
Russia ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Shale Gas ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Toxic Exposure ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
Water Supplies ,
Well Drilling
State Files Motion to Dismiss Federal Lawsuit by EQT -
"Lawyers representing the Secretary of the state Department of Environmental Protection have filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by the natural gas company EQT over a...more
6/11/2018
/ Carbon Pricing ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Contracts Clause ,
Cybersecurity ,
Dakota Access Pipeline ,
Department of Environmental Protection ,
Due Process ,
Electricity ,
Eleventh Amendment ,
Eminent Domain ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Germany ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Incentives ,
Land Owners ,
Methanol ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
PA Supreme Court ,
Pipelines ,
Ports ,
Power Grid ,
Public Utilities Commission ,
Secretary of Energy ,
Secretary of State ,
Shale Gas ,
Trump Administration
FERC Won't Consider Big Climate Change Effects in Pipeline Reviews -
"FERC's three Republican commissioners issued the surprise ruling as part of an otherwise routine decision on a pipeline upgrade proposed by the utility...more
5/26/2018
/ China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Commodities ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Foreign Policy ,
Fracking ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Material Suppliers ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
OPEC ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
State and Local Government ,
Steel Industry ,
Trump Administration ,
Venezuela ,
Wind Power
Study Finds No Evidence of Groundwater Contamination Attributable to Natural Gas Development -
"A multi-year study conducted by researchers at the University of Cincinnati, and partly funded by organizations opposed to...more
5/18/2018
/ Amicus Briefs ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Contamination ,
Economic Development ,
EIA ,
Electricity ,
Exports ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Groundwater ,
Health and Safety ,
Hydraulic Fracturing Study ,
Local Ordinance ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Permits ,
Petrochemicals ,
Pipelines ,
Power Grid ,
Russia ,
Sanctions ,
Shale Gas ,
Shipping Bans ,
State Agencies
Oil World Turns Upside Down as U.S. Sells Oil in Middle East -
"Yet, in a trade that illustrates how the rise of the American shale industry is upending energy markets across the globe, the U.A.E. bought oil directly from...more
2/9/2018
/ Attorney General ,
China ,
Clean Water Act ,
Clean Water Rule ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Department of Environmental Protection ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Exports ,
Fracking ,
Fracking Bans ,
Global Warming ,
Joint Venture ,
Mineral Leases ,
Natural Gas ,
Obama Administration ,
Oil & Gas ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Rescission ,
Secretary of State ,
Shale Gas ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys ,
Steel Industry ,
Supply and Demand ,
Trump Administration ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) ,
Venezuela ,
Water Quality Control Boards ,
Well Drilling ,
Wetlands
Northeast Could be Second U.S. Petrochemical Hub -
"'While the region with its ample and reliable supply of ethane is primed for the emergence as a second major petrochemical manufacturing hub in the United States, it...more
1/18/2018
/ BP ,
Climate Change ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Electricity ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Review ,
EU ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petrochemicals ,
Pipelines ,
Public Utilities Commission ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Shale Gas ,
Solar Energy ,
Solar Panels ,
Storage Tanks ,
Sustainability ,
UK ,
Utility Rates
Appalachia Underground NGL Storage Facility Clears Big Hurdle -
"The Appalachia Storage & Trading Hub initiative got approval for the first of two application phases for a $1.9 billion U.S. Department of Energy loan, the...more
1/5/2018
/ BP ,
China ,
Coal ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Fracking ,
Futures ,
Gas Royalties ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Russia ,
Severe Weather ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Trees ,
Trump Administration
China Energy Investment Signs MOU for $83.7 Billion in West Virginia Projects
"China Energy Investment Corp, the world's largest power company by asset value, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to invest $83.7...more
11/10/2017
/ Canada ,
Chemicals ,
Chevron ,
China ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Easements ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Eminent Domain ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Storage ,
Energy Trading ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Fracking ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Investment Funds ,
Land Owners ,
Memorandum of Agreement ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
OPEC ,
Regulatory Takings ,
Repeal ,
Shale Gas ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Reform ,
Tesla ,
Trump Administration