THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Energy Boom Puts Wells in America’s Backyards Hydraulic Fracturing Largely Driving Transformation of the Nation’s Landscape By Russell Gold and Tom McGinty Oct. 26, 2013 More than 15 million Americans now live within one mile of a fracking well. The shale boom is creating conflicts between those […]
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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Stephen Moore: Using ‘Sue and Settle’ to Thwart Oil and Gas Drillers The Endangered Species Act is being employed more than ever to block development. Oct. 4, 2013 Oklahoma CityEXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: Since taking office, the Obama administration and its green allies inside and outside federal agencies have been
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October 3, 2013 U.S. Is Overtaking Russia as Largest Oil-and-Gas Producer The U.S. is overtaking Russia as the world’s largest producer of oil and natural gas, a startling shift that is reshaping markets and eroding the clout of traditional energy-rich nations. U.S. energy output has been surging in recent years, a comeback fueled by
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September 6, 2013 Notable & Quotable Germany’s switch to renewables has caused electricity prices to soar. From Spiegel Online, Sept. 4: German consumers already pay the highest electricity prices in Europe. But because the government is failing to get the costs of its new energy policy under control, rising prices are already on the
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– Works and Days – http://pjmedia.com/victordavishanson – Obama Who? Posted By Victor Davis Hanson On August 5, 2013 Critics of the president are convinced that Barack Obama will do lasting damage to the U.S. I doubt it. Obama came to power in the third year of large Democratic congressional majorities. In his first referendum,
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MIDDLE EAST NEWS July 29, 2013, Shale Threatens Saudi Economy, Warns Prince Alwaleed Investor Says Kingdom’s Economy Increasingly Vulnerable r By SUMMER SAID and BENOÎT FAUCON Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has warned that the kingdom’s oil-dependent economy is increasingly vulnerable to rising U.S. energy production, breaking ranks with oil officials in Riyadh
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July 8, 2013 Stephens: Can Environmentalists Think? Think of the Keystone XL pipeline as an IQ test for greens. By BRET STEPHENS EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE:The first application for a Keystone XL pipeline permit was filed with the U.S. State Department in 2008. Since then, the amount of oil being shipped on rails has
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THE ATLANTIC How North Carolina Became the Wisconsin of 2013 With a Republican takeover of state government and weekly protests in Raleigh, the Tar Heel State is the front line in America’s partisan battle . David A. Graham Jul 1 2013 inShare Gerry Broome/Associated Press Nowhere is the battle between liberal and conservative visions
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May 6, 2013 A Tale of Two Oil States While the shale boom lifts Texas, California sits on vast resources. Texas and California have been competing for years as U.S. growth models, and one of the less discussed comparisons is on energy. The Golden State has long been one of America’s big three oil
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April 3, 2013 Merrill Matthews: About Those Tax Breaks for Big Oil . . . The attack line about ‘special’ deals for the industry doesn’t stand up to scrutiny. By MERRILL MATTHEWS EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: Mr. Van Hollen’s ”Stop the Sequester Job Loss Now Act” would raise taxes on individuals—what he calls the
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