by Marc Heller (E&E News/Climatewire) After almost two decades making power from manure, Jon Patterson is done. The electric generator he installed on his dairy farm in upstate New York’s Finger
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by Madison Hirneisen (The Center Square) New oil and gas leasing in central California will be prohibited until the U.S. Bureau of Land Management conducts a more thorough review of the
by Ross Kerber (Reuters) … “To protect the state pension fund, we are restricting investments in companies that we believe are unprepared to adapt to a low-carbon future,” (New York
by Andrew Janes and Serene Cheong (Bloomberg/Yahoo!) … Global benchmark Brent crude has jumped 25% to around $88 a barrel since the end of November. Some in the market now think
by Jeremy Beaman (Washington Examiner) Leaders on the front lines of the oil and gas industry are pushing back against Democrats’ attempts to kick the country’s reliance on fossil fuels. They
by Miranda Green (Washington Post) The long shadows cast here in the San Joaquin Valley come from oil derricks, not palm trees. Two hours inland from the Pacific Ocean, the
by Art Cullen (Storm Lake Times/New York Times) … Few took carbon sequestration seriously during his previous tenure, a time when “resilient agriculture” had not yet entered the vernacular. But
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) If U.S. President-elect Joe Biden tries to restrict development of oil and gas drilling on federal lands, the American Petroleum Institute (API) will use “every tool at
by Patti Domm (CNBC) • Former Vice President Joe Biden may have greener goals for U.S. energy, but he will not end or sharply curtail oil and gas fracking, energy
by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico’s Morning Energy) Joe Biden put some space between his clean energy plan and that of the Green New Deal during last night’s town hall, while also
by James Osborne (Houston Chronicle) With his $2 trillion plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions, Joe Biden might seem a far from ideal president for the Texas oil and gas industry.
by Justin Miller (Texas Observer/Popular Science) … Thousands flocked to the region to get a piece of the boom. “You could be someone with no college degree, no high
by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico’s Morning Energy) Joe Biden said he didn’t back progressives’ Green New Deal during the volatile debate on Tuesday amid charges from Trump that the former vice president
(Our Daily Planet) Yesterday, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state will phase out sales of all gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035. As Governor Newsom said in a separate event with Democratic
(Our Daily Planet) While California Governor Gavin Newsom has called his state “a leader in the fight to transition away from fossil fuels,” watchdog groups have been calling out the fact that
by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico’s Morning Energy) Night 3 of the Democratic National Convention featured a lengthy 11-minute take on Joe Biden’s climate and clean energy strategy that hammered home some of
(OK Energy Today/Politico) Environmental activists are complaining that the Democratic Party’s policy platform sent to delegates ahead of a final vote this week omits a call to end tax breaks and
by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico’s Morning Energy) The drafting of the Democratic Party’s platform was “the latest front in a tug-of-war between moderates and progressives over the direction and breadth of the
by Valerie Volcovici (Insurance Journal/Reuters) The attorney general for the District of Columbia on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Exxon Mobil Corp, BP Plc, Chevron Corp, and Royal Dutch Shell Plc for
by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico’s Morning Energy) The new 12-person DNC panel stacked with progressive climate activists is calling on Biden to back a plan to spend up to $16 trillion to
by Peter Brown (Euro Marketing Tools/Biofuels Digest) This election cycle has confirmed that the United States’ political hopefuls have abdicated any participation, influence and presence in the climate change debate as
by Adele Peters (Fast Company) … Fracking companies have lost billions over the past decade. Some investors may be even more reluctant to invest in the sector now. “I think
“It’s worth remembering that Wall Street can make money even when the businesses that they are funding don’t make money,” explained Saudi America author Bethany McLean in this Strand Book
by Meghan Gordon and Brian Scheid (S&P Global Platts) Trump administration sought $3 billion to buy US crudes; Analyst sees market hit from US failing to take ‘no-brainer policy’ — The Trump
by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico’s Morning Energy) Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Darren Soto led the introduction of a nationwide fracking ban, H.R. 5867, in the House on Wednesday. The measure is
(U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce) Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L.
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Electrification and batteries can’t remove the need for carbon,and a more sustainable economy is not a low-carbon economy as much as it will be a renewable
“If the investment currently put into shale gas extraction was redirected to biogas production, we could make a major leap forward in achieving net zero emissions targets whilst helping meet
(Bioenergy Insight) The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) is urging the UK Government to consider biogas as a viable alternative to shale gas following the ‘indefinite suspension’ of fracking
by Clifford Krauss (New York Times) A surge of oil production is coming, whether the world needs it or not. The flood of crude will arrive even as concerns about climate change
(Renewable Fuels Association) Drone attacks Saturday in Saudi Arabia destroyed oil fields and caused a record spike in oil prices overnight, again calling into question claims that increased U.S. oil production
by Sergio Chapa (Houston Chronicle) Rising levels of the potent greenhouse gas methane in the atmosphere have been linked to emissions produced by the shale oil and natural gas industry,
by Clifford Krauss (New York Times) … In the last four years, roughly 175 oil and gas companies in the United States and Canada with debts totaling about $100 billion have
by Merrill Matthews (The Hill/Institute for Policy Innovation) … President Trump wants to roll back unattainable Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards imposed by President Obama. And he wants those revised fuel efficiency
by Mike Carr (The Hill/New Energy America) … In fact, he (oil tycoon Harold Hamm) significantly undercounted the depth of the U.S. Government support for the breakthrough technologies of directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing.
(Energy Today/OilPrice.com) In 2002, oil prices were hovering around $20 per barrel and then rose almost continuously until mid-2008 when the price of a barrel of oil on the New York
by Frank Jossi (Energy News) A federal tax credit passed earlier this year could increase the amount of carbon being stored underground. The revamped “45Q” tax credit boosts the amount of
by Debra J. Saunders (Tampa Bay Newspapers) … But now free-market conservative groups and oil-state Republicans are pushing the administration to cut the corn cord. For Ken Cuccinelli of the conservative
by Dan Solomon (Texas Monthly) In January 2015, there were a dozen little earthquakes in the Dallas–Fort Worth area in less than 48 hours. They weren’t the first, or the last,
(Center for Biological Diversity) Three-quarters of California’s oil is as climate-damaging as Canadian tar sands crude, according to a Center for Biological Diversity report released today at the United Nations climate change conference
by Timothy Cama (The Hill) A federal court told the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Monday that it has to enforce an Obama administration methane pollution rule. The order from Court of
by Dino Grandoni (The Washington Post) In the Trump administration, “energy dominance” has replaced “energy independence” as the go-to phrase for describing the federal government’s broad energy goals — in President
by Rob W. Chase (Cleveland.com) … Less than 5 percent of all service stations in the United States offer ethanol-free gasoline. Almost all the gasoline sold nationally is E10 (10 percent ethanol, 90
by Stanford L. Levin (The Southern) … If corn were used for food instead of for ethanol, two beneficial things would happen. First, we would create more high-paying jobs in
by John Lippert (Bloomberg) Smith leads effort to position standards as security issue; Group calling for electric vehicles, U.S. oil production — To get Donald Trump to come around to tougher
By Matt McGrath (BBC) Up to 16% of hydraulically fractured oil and gas wells spill liquids every year, according to new research from US scientists. They found that there had been
by Steffen Mueller (University of Illinois at Chicago/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Strategically located ethanol sources cannot be economically replaced. — Carbon dioxide sourced from corn-ethanol plants is not a waste-recovery product
by Tim Meko and Laris Karklis (The Washington Post) There are more than 900,000 active oil and gas wells in the United States, and more than 130,000 have been drilled since
by Anthony Adragna (Politico’s Morning Energy) Although Norman Bay posted his humorous “Gone Fishin’” tweet at 5:41 p.m. on Friday, FERC was still posting orders the former chairman had signed
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, the Competitive Enterprises Institute has put forth proposals for the next session of Congress including freezing the Renewable Fuel Standard below the blend
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/NewsOK) Regarding “Flaws in Renewable Fuel Standard aren’t going away” (Our Views, Dec. 16): The Renewable Fuel Standard, which requires that refiners blend an increasing
(Environmental Protection Agency) EPA’s report concludes that hydraulic fracturing activities can impact drinking water resources under some circumstances and identifies factors that influence these impacts — The U.S. Environmental Protection
by Rick Uldricks and Hudson Councilman Casey Weinstein (Twinsburg Patch) In truth, when it comes to energy security, there is good news to be found, but not at the bottom of a
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/Boston Herald) … But relying upon fracking for our energy future is dangerous on two fronts. For one, reasonable oil supplies are finite and
by Matt Dinger, & Adam Wilmoth (The Oklahoman) Oklahoma bridges inspected following Cushing earthquake; Regulators working on new directive following Cushing earthquake; Buildings to be closed Monday in Cushing due to
by Ari Natter and James Rowley (Bloomberg) … Fifty rigs need to be drilling for natural gas in America’s most prolific shale region to keep production of the fuel from
(News9/Associated Press) A magnitude 4.5 magnitude earthquake shook north-central Oklahoma late Tuesday. This one occurred at 11:27 p.m. The U.S. Geological Survey reports the epicenter was near Pawnee, about 70
by Tom DiChristopher (CNBC) Hillary Clinton said during the second presidential debate on Sunday that the United States has achieved energy independence, but the country still imports millions of barrels a
by Tom DiChristopher (CNBC) … Clinton says she would extend standards for vehicle fuel efficiency, methane emissions, building codes and appliance standards that President Barack Obama implemented or supported, according to
by Kyle Feldscher (The Washington Examiner) Donald Trump appeared to back off his proposal to eliminate the Environmental Protection Agency
by Rebecca Penty (Bloomberg) Rate of 21% in 2015 compares to average of 59% previously; Bankruptcies so far this year are
by David Vandergriend (Sacramento Bee) … But the day-to-day threat facing many communities doesn’t come from carbon. It comes from
(WNAX) A new study from the National Academy of Sciences says the expansion of corn and soybean acres to supply feed
by Doug Stranglin (USA Today) One of the largest earthquakes in Oklahoma rattled the Midwest on Saturday all the way
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association) … Mr. (Mark) Perry suggests (without any scientific support or a single citation) that ethanol
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/U.S. News and World Report) … Indeed, it’s fairly obvious that (Mark) Perry’s yarn is simply intended
by Zaid Jilani and Naomi LaChance (The Intercept) Two big issues dogged Hillary Clinton during the Democratic primary: the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade
by Jessie Stolark (The Hill/Environmental and Energy Study Institute) … The total amount of U.S. land under production by American farmers is
(U.S. Energy Information Administration) Despite increases in crude oil prices since the start of the year, employment in oil and
by David Weigel and John Wagner (The Washington Post) … Sanders’s role is under discussion, but he has said a more
by Zahra Hirji (Inside Climate News) Two activist groups used government data to show 12.4 million people in the U.S.
by Darryl Fears (The Washington Post) Now, after the growth of a natural gas production operation commonly known as fracking,
by Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) The fracking party is over, and a quiet desperation has descended on the state’s once-booming communities
(Union of Concerned Scientists) Tight oil is a major source of global warming emissions. Better regulations—and an industry held accountable
by Jim Talent (Americans for Energy Security and Innovation/The Hill) Opponents of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) claim that the
by Darryl Fears (The Washington Post) But a study by the U.S. Geological Survey appears to have answered a critical question
by David Roberts (Vox.com) Media coverage of the Democratic primary has not shed much light on Hillary Clinton’s proposals for
(Environmental Defense Fund) Higher Baseline Plus Year-on-Year Increase Make Sector the Top Emitter over Ag — The oil and natural
by Chris Mooney (The Washington Post) … Environmentalists have charged for some time that the fracking boom — the rise in
by Swetha Gopinath and David Henry (Reuters) Nearly two years into an epic oil rout, U.S. shale drillers that have
by Alan Neuhauser (US News and World Report) America’s fracking boom promised big paychecks, but thousands of workers were exploited,
by Adam Klasfeld (Courthouse News Service) Officially linking a controversial natural gas-drilling method to earthquakes for the first time, the
(350.org) “Break Free” protests this May will see actions at fossil fuel sites around the world — Hundreds of people
by Bill McKibben (The Nation) Our leaders thought fracking would save our climate. They were wrong. Very wrong. … Meet
by David Babson (Union of Concerned Scientists) … But recent science suggests that we don’t have a great handle on how
by Asjylyn Loder (Bloomberg BusinessWeek) … The excitement made it easy to ignore one big problem: It was one of the
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) … Held Feb. 15 to 17 in New Orleans, the NEC painted a strong
by Ben Adler (Grist) … Instead of embracing gas as a supposedly cleaner “bridge fuel,” Sanders wants to go straight to
For Immediate Release February 12, 2016—Frederick, MD Advanced Biofuels USA correspondent Robert E. Kozak analyses the potential for a reinvigorated US shale
Efforts to promote a sustainable use of natural resources are not a waste of money, but rather an investment capable
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) … Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Bob Dinneen has spoken out to reject (American
(Associated Press/Frederick News Post) The Garrett County Commissioners are considering a Deep Creek Lake watershed management plan that would restrict
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) … If Big Oil truly believed its product (oil) was better than ethanol, why not launch a campaign
by Tona Kunz (Argonne National Laboratory) The U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory this week released a pair of
by Robert E. Kozak* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Conventional wisdom about declining oil prices, mostly originating from US Department of Energy/Energy
(The Washington Post) Editorial: THE OBAMA administration released new pollution rules on oil and natural gas production Tuesday to predictable howls
(Thompson Reuters) An Oklahoma woman who was injured when an earthquake rocked her home in 2011 can sue oil companies
by Sam Nejame & James Evangelow (Biofuels Digest/Promotum and Chemical Strategies) Sad to say Cobalt Technologies is dead – no really they’re
by Robert Tuttle (Bloomberg News) The news was bittersweet for Canada’s Northwest Territories. While the region found out last week
by Jay Fitzgerald (Boston Globe) Is America’s energy boom coming to an end? As companies shut down oil- and gas-drilling
by Ben Geman (National Journal) Natural-gas profits have Shell and BP, among others, calling for increased use of carbon-emissions fees
by Scott Waldman (Capital New York) … The Department of Environmental Conservation released the 2,000-page final Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement for
by James Stafford (OilPrice.com) Saudi Arabia continues to ratchet up production, taking market share away from U.S. shale producers. According
by Damian Carrington and Harry Davies (The Guardian/MSN.com) The world’s biggest and most profitable fossil fuel companies are receiving huge and
Evaluating a Groundwater Supply Contamination Incident Attributed to Marcellus Shale Gas Development
by Garth T. Llewellyn, Frank Dorman, J. L. Westland, D. Yoxtheimer, Paul Grieve, Todd Sowers, E. Humston-Fulmer, and Susan L. Brantley
by Miguel Bustillo adn Dan Molinski (The Wall Street Journal) Scientists say practice of wastewater injection has caused seismic activity
by Eric Morath (The Wall Street Journal) Quarterly decline is first since end of recession in 2009 — U.S. industrial output
by Natasha Khan (PublicSource) A new report out Tuesday says Pennsylvania provided more than $3.2 billion in subsidies to the
by Jon Hurdle and Susan Phillips (StateImpactNPR.org) Radon levels in buildings near unconventional natural gas development in Pennsylvania are higher
by Dan Doyle (OilPrice.com) The upstream oil and gas industry is not a black hole. There’s no mystery wrapped in
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, the advanced bioeconomy takes to the airwaves as The New Voices debuts today as
by Martin Tillier (OilPrice.com) … The low price brigade cites another factor in making their predictions, the rise of alternative energy sources.
by Ben Adler (Grist) … But many of the administration’s moves, including a string of recent actions by federal agencies under
by Lori Montgomery (The Washington Post) … What to do about the plague of earthquakes is, however, very much an open question
by Robert E. Kozak* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Imagine if you will a country with two natural resource industries. Both produce
(National Biodiesel Board) The National Biodiesel Conference and Expo opens with a fiery speech by the industry’s chief spokesperson. Arguing that
by Michael Wines (The New York Times) Not long after two mild earthquakes jolted the normally steady terrain outside Youngstown, Ohio,
by Joby Warrick (The Washington Post) The methane that leaks from 40,000 gas wells near this desert trading
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/PennLive) In a recent diatribe on Pennlive, (“Don’t subsidize renewable energy; fossil fuels are the
(North Country Public Radio) New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration will move to prohibit fracking in the state, citing unresolved
by Mary Kanga, Cynthia M. Kannoa, Matthew C. Reida, Xin Zhangb, Denise L. Mauzeralla, Michael A. Celia, Yuheng Chen, and Tullis C.
by Talla Buford (The Center for Public Integrity) … By 2018, the land (Stacey) Ryan and other holdouts have fought
by Nancy Lofholm (The Denver Post) … For some reason, one that is not known and may never be, Beau
by Seth Borenstein (AP/SFGate.com) Cheap and plentiful natural gas isn’t quite a bridge to a brighter energy future as claimed
by Wendy Koch (USA Today) People living near natural-gas wells were more than twice as likely to report upper-respiratory and
by Wenonah Hauter (Food and Water Watch) … Over the next few years, scientific evidence mounted, showing not only that fracking
by Eric Hand (Science Magazine) So far in 2014, Oklahoma has seen more earthquakes than California—and seismologists are increasingly blaming
by Steven Mufson (The Washington Post) The multibillion-dollar Anschutz Exploration Corp., which helped make its founder, Philip Anschutz, one of the
by Seth Borenstein (Associated Press) In Pennsylvania’s gas drilling boom, newer and unconventional wells leak far more often than older
(Grist) President Obama explained his thinking about climate change during a sit-down interview with New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman; it will
by Janet Pelley (Chemical and Engineering News) Energy: New study looks at the contested effects of increased shale gas production
by Steve Baragona (Voice of America) … Another benefit, according to Bob Dinneen, head of the ethanol trade group the Renewable Fuels
by Dana Milbank (The Washington Post: Opinion) On the eve of the Obama administration’s release Tuesday of a report warning about
by Lisa Song and Jim Morris (InsideClimateNews.org) Gas drilling facilities have sporadic emission spikes that spew toxins harmful to human
by Asjylyn Loder (MSN Money/Bloomberg) Jan Arps is the most influential oilman you’ve never heard of. In 1945, Arps, then a
by Kevin Begos and Marc Levy (Associated Press/Fuel Fix) An energy company is dusting off an old, unused state law
by Will Drabold (Columbus Dispatch) While geologists raised questions yesterday about whether a northeastern Ohio fracking operation caused a series
by Donnelle Eller and Christopher Doering (Des Moines Register) The future of the cellulosic ethanol industry depends on convincing investors
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Ethanol enhances America’s economy by creating jobs, raising the GDP, increasing incomes
(Chesapeake Climate Action Network) Independent study provides lawmakers and the public with first Maryland-specific risk assessment, coming on the heels
by Juan Forero (The Washington Post) … The allure for these giants is Brazil itself, where most cars are built to run
by Matthew Daly (Associated Press/ABC News) The National Park Service has withdrawn “inappropriate” comments about a proposed rule regulating hydraulic
by Michael Wines (The New York Times) Gov. John W. Hickenlooper of Colorado proposed on Monday tough new limits on
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … The flares — Dakota fireflies — dot the landscape like pin-lights. They burn natural gas
by Matthew McFeeley (The Energy Collective) Fracking’s water footprint is higher than previously thought, according to a new report that combined data
(American Chemical Society) A new study has found that liquid wastes from hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” that was treated and
by Joseph Romm (Think Progress/The Energy Collective) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports that methane (CH4) is far
by Benoit Faucon, Wayne Ma and Summer Said (The Wall Street Journal) A top energy watchdog forecast the U.S. will