A new Washington Post/ABC News poll on the Keystone XL pipeline adds to the drumbeat of strong public support for building the pipeline. The Post/ABC survey shows a nearly 3 to 1 margin, with 65 percent saying Keystone XL should be approved. Details of the poll show why: 85 percent say the pipeline will create a significant number of… Keep reading →
Northeast distillate inventories decreased by 19% in the past 3 weeks and are currently 50% below the 5-year average, according to the EIA. “Demand for heating oil has outpaced supply during January’s cold snaps, resulting in a drawdown of stocks… In addition to increased demand from consumers that regularly use oil heat, press reports indicate… Keep reading →
At the mouth of the Gulf of Mexico along the Texas-Louisiana border, Cheniere Energy could be just weeks away from breaking ground on the first natural gas exporting facility ever built in the lower 48 states. It’s also where a new fight with echoes of the Keystone pipeline is building, pitting economic development against environmental protection. To Cheniere and its supporters, the 500-plus acre, $10 billion plant represents a boon for the American economy.
