A couple of new data points from the government show the importance of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to America’s trading posture and to its global energy security role, as a growing supplier of natural gas. First, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that the U.S. exported more natural gas than it imported in… Keep reading →
Recently, it seems like everyone is competing to become the next big thing in the energy sector. Whether it’s electric vehicles, smart grid technology, or energy storage, innovation continues to pop up left and right as we work to build a smarter, cleaner electric grid. If innovation and technology spark your competitive drive, here’s your… Keep reading →
New York is a national leader on energy and climate. The state’s Clean Energy Standard provides that half its electricity will come from renewables by 2030. The state has also committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80% below 2005 levels by 2050. Governor Andrew Cuomo’s new plan to reduce methane pollution directs state agencies to develop policies… Keep reading →
On July 26, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published its analysis of the upstream greenhouse gas emissions attributable to the production of sugar beets for use as a biofuel feedstock.
EIA recently released State Energy Data System estimates for net energy supply, which provide data on each state’s total primary energy production and consumption.
It’s a positive step – for U.S. energy, economic growth, consumer benefits and climate progress – for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to begin rescinding its 2015 hydraulic fracturing rule – one that we argue duplicates existing and effective state regulation and risks delaying energy development, potentially impacting consumers. The Interior Department’s Katharine S. McGregor explains: “Maintaining positive, productive working relationships with… Keep reading →
A couple of data points for the minority leader of the U.S. Senate, who asserted earlier this week that gasoline prices never go down. The first point is that gasoline prices have come down. Nationally, the average price of a gallon of gasoline the third week of July was $2.392 – about 42 percent lower… Keep reading →
EIA forecasts that most of the growth in U.S. crude oil production through the end of 2018 will come from tight rock formations within the Permian region in Texas and from the Federal Gulf of Mexico.
Comments related to seismic surveys in the Atlantic that API and two other associations will submit to federal officials stress a number of important points about the underwater tests used to establish the size and location of oil and natural gas reserves: Importance of U.S. Offshore Energy By federal estimates, the Mid- and South Atlantic outer continental shelf… Keep reading →
Climate of Hope, United States Climate Alliance … These are a couple of initiatives and organizations formed by individual citizens, cities, and states to fight climate change since the President withdrew the United States from the Paris Agreements. And, I’m proud to say New York City is in on it. Earlier last month, the New… Keep reading →
