Congress Puts Coal in the Driver's Seat
Despite an abundance of cleaner burning natural gas, Congress is overlooking this important domestic energy resource and placing far greater emphasis on coal and renewables in pending legislation, according to The New York Times. The Times cited a recently released report from the Brattle Group, which says cap-and-trade mechanisms and policies in climate bills will Continue Reading
The Time is Now
As Washington gets back to business after the health care vote, we remind you of the President’s words at his first State of the Union Address, and Governor Bob McDonnell’s response in January. We can work together to make energy legislation part of our country’s future! Continue Reading
BP's Tony Hayward Advocates Greater Natural Gas Use
BP CEO Tony Hayward said that Congress should work harder to promote natural gas, which emits half the carbon emissions of coal. Despite the fact that coal is responsible for about one-third of the country’s carbon dioxide emissions, Hayward noted that it was “disproportionately favored” in climate legislation in the House of Representatives. In a Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Media Coverage 3.25.10
Natural Gas: An Excellent Transportation Fuel – Louisville Courier-Journal – 3/25/10 T. Boone Pickens Touts Energy Independence – Fleet Owner – 3/25/10 T. Boone Pickens Predicts Quick Action on Natural Gas Incentives – Trucking Info – 3/25/10 T. Boone Pickens At The National Fleet NGV Summit Louisville KY – The Auto Channel – 3/24/10 Improving Continue Reading
Houston Chronicle Editorial Against New Taxes on Oil & Gas
The Houston Chronicle has an editorial about an oil-and-gas man named Jim Bob Moffett. Mr. Moffett pushed about $70 million down a 5.5 mile deep hole about 10 miles out in the Gulf of Mexico and found natural gas reserves in the “two trillion between 2 trillion and 6 trillion cubic feet” range. The editorial Continue Reading
Pickens Plan Allies Testify on Capitol Hill
The president of NGVAmerica, Richard Kolodziej, testified on Capitol Hill this week in support of the NAT GAS Act (H.R. 1835 and S. 1408). NGVAmerica is an association of more than 100 companies interested in the promotion and use of natural gas and biomethane as transportation fuels. Mr. Kolodziej, testifying before the Senate Environment and Continue Reading
T. Boone Pickens, founder of the Pickens Plan to reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil, published an op-ed essay in the Louisville Courier-Journal in conjunction with his key note address to the NGV Fleet Summit which is the nation’s largest meeting of natural gas vehicle (NGV) fleet owners. Pickens wrote about there being 11 million Continue Reading
Nat Gas for Power Production in Nevada
In another example American industry making use of the abundance of natural gas in the United States, the New York Times is reporting that: Developers have abandoned their plans for a coal-fired power plant slated for southeastern Nevada, choosing instead to use the site for plants fueled by natural gas and solar power. According to Continue Reading
Fueling North America's Future
Unconventional natural gas has the potential to cause a paradigm shift in the fueling of North America’s energy future. That is one of the many conclusions of a recent report titled “Fueling North America’s Energy Future,” which was released earlier this month. Here are a just a few of the many eye-opening points presented in Continue Reading
China Buys $3 Billion Stake in South American Oil Fields
China’s state-owned oil and gas company has been on a worldwide shopping spree, buying up oil and gas assets. Earlier this week it was announced that Cnooc will invest $3.1 billion in a joint venture with Bridas Energy Holdings to develop exploration and production in Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile. “The deal highlights China’s growing thirst Continue Reading