On Thursday, Feb. 10, President Joe Biden promised to “work like the devil” to lower gas prices. However, from day one this administration has ignored the root causes of high oil prices. Instead, they have done everything in their power to limit supply by erecting barriers to new production...
brush fire
The Empire State’s new governor, Kathy Hochul, wants to establish her environmental bona fides. So, what better way to get it done than to jump on the natural gas banning bandwagon as the first state to officially surrender to this absurdity?New York metro voters, after all, know no more...
Texas has the most wind capacity of any state, generating about 16% of its electricity from wind. In August, as temperatures rose to over 100 degrees and consumers increased their use of air conditioning, Texas’ grid operators struggled to meet the record demand for electricity. Many of the wind...
The U.S. has long relied on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for its oil and gas, which it produces under the OPEC intergovernmental organization of 13 oil-exporting nations. However, it appears that the connection between the two states will go deeper than just fossil fuels as the two powers...
The Biden Administration is hot on the heels of U.S. oil and gas producers by ramping up new regulations for methane emissions associated with drilling. Biden chose the 27th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference, known on the street as COP27, to unveil his new regulatory framework, funding priorities,...
Russia and Saudi Arabia
As we leave the 2010s in the rearview mirror and accelerate into the 2020s, the past decade will be forever known as the decade of the “shale boom” “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” Just as in Charles Dickens’ classic “A Tale of Two...
IRA and renewables
Incentives Given by the IRA As companies shift their focus to sustainability and ESG initiatives, the oil and gas industry is investing in a long-term future that goes beyond their reliance on fossil fuels. The world is beginning to transition towards renewables and other lower-carbon alternatives. Government incentives, like the...
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, is putting on a masterclass on how to bring modern Europe to its knees. With a reliance on Russian oil and gas despite voicing objections about their actions in Ukraine, European nations are facing an existential crisis as they move into the fall and winter...
The Inflation Reduction Act
In late August, Senators Schumer and Manchin announced an agreement on a massive bill titled the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) — a slimmed-down version of the Build Back Better (BBB) bill Democrats had been negotiating since President Biden took office. The primary focus of the tax incentives in the...
Energy

They Had No Idea

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It is an observable truism that rejecting a reality does not result in removing that reality; it only makes the person doing the rejecting look ridiculous. One wonders if, years from now, social commentators will scratch their heads in confusion regarding our concerted and seemingly relentless effort to refuse...