Energy and Environment
America's Green Enemies
Written by Alan Caruba
It was good news that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved the nation’s first nuclear power plants on February 9th, clearing the way for the construction of two reactors by Southern Company at its Plant Vogtle site near Atlanta, Georgia. The bad news is that these are the first new nuclear ...
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A Bird-Brained Use of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Written by Joe Luppino-Esposito
Do you own a home with large windows? Is there a cat that you let out in your backyard? If so, then you might just wind up violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), if the federal government’s interpretation of the Act is allowed to stand.
The 1918 law was meant to protect migratory ... Read more: A Bird-Brained Use of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
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BLM Issues Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Oil Shale and Tar Sands
Written by Right Side News
Preferred Alternative Identifies Research and Development as Appropriate First Step on Public Lands Read more: BLM Issues Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Oil Shale and Tar Sands
Opens 90-day public review and comment period: To read the Draft PEIS click·here.
Washington, D.C. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has published the Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Draft ...
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Obama Administration to Close Public Lands to Shale Development
Written by IER
IER Statement on Administration's New Fracturing, Oil Shale Regulations Read more: Obama Administration to Close Public Lands to Shale Development
WASHINGTON D.C. — The Obama administration released today a draft of new Interior Department regulations regarding hydraulic fracturing that are designed to impose yet another layer of bureaucratic obstruction to full-scale ...
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Agenda-driven "science" at EPA
Written by Willie Soon and Paul Driessen
Newly proposed air pollution rules impose exorbitant costs for illusory health benefits
In December 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency released new Clean Air Act “National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants.” Once again, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson touted the supposedly huge ...
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Poland Gives Green Light to Massive Fracking Efforts
Written by John C.K. Daly of Oilprice.com
There is perhaps no more controversial energy source after nuclear than "hydraulic fracturing," or "fracking," of subterranean shale deposits containing pockets of natural gas. Read more: Poland Gives Green Light to Massive Fracking Efforts
While the process can liberate previously unusable sources of natural gas, political, environmental and scientific ...
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Triple-Digit Oil Investing and a Natural Gas Price Rebound: Bill Powers
Written by George S. Mack of The Energy Report
Powers Energy Investor Editor Bill Powers doesn't shy away from microcaps; he embraces them. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, he explains why triple-digit oil is here to stay and how the best-positioned companies will be sitting pretty when natural gas prices rise—as will ... Read more: Triple-Digit Oil Investing and a Natural Gas Price Rebound: Bill Powers
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Keystone a Key Ingredient Missing from Obama’s Economic Recovery Recipe
Written by Nicolas Loris
President Obama’s State of the Union address laid out his long-term economic recovery plans, which he claims will “work for everyone, not just a wealthy few.” That is, unless it is the pipeline construction business. President Obama’s politically intoned decision to reject TransCanada’s permit ... Read more: Keystone a Key Ingredient Missing from Obama’s Economic Recovery Recipe
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Destroying America by Denying Access to Energy
Written by Alan Caruba
It is the crime of the century that America, home to some of the world’s greatest reserves of coal, natural gas and oil, is being deliberately destroyed by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Interior as they do everything in their power to restrict access and drive energy ...
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