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Federal Court Once Again Tells Activists They Can’t Block American Offshore Energy
On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit rejected environmental groups’ appeal to effectively ban Lease Sale 261 and mandated the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to hold an auction within 37 days. The decision is the latest development in the...
Activists Call for Rapid Shutdown of Federal Oil & Natural Gas Drilling while Claiming to Support a ‘Just Transition’
It’s been one year since President Joe Biden implemented an illegal ban on oil and natural gas production on federal lands, and over the past twelve months, “Keep It In The Ground” environmental activists have shown their true colors. Many claim to support a so-called...
With Winter Coming and Energy Prices Soaring, Biden Administration Doubles Down On Anti-Energy Domestic Policies
Thanks to the development of America’s abundant shale resources, energy supply shocks seemed to be a thing of the past. But with winter approaching, the Biden administration’s refusal to allow timely lease sales for production on federal lands is set to contribute to the highest...
Failed Activist Group Runs Debunked TV Ad on Natural Gas Stoves
“Keep It In The Ground” group Colorado Rising, after failing with its anti-fracking ballot measure in 2018, is trying out a new anti-energy campaign – this time it’s going after Colorado’s appliances. Colorado Rising teamed up with Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) – a national...
Activists Applaud The “Huge Victory” That Halts Pipelines And Will Kill Thousands of Jobs
“Keep It In The Ground” activist groups across the country were out in force this week to applaud the news that three major oil and natural gas pipelines have been halted or outright cancelled despite the tremendous economic benefits the projects bring and the importance...
Super Tuesday Voters Reject Radical Environmental Policies
Energy, the environment, and climate change have played prominent roles in the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries. Candidates have made these issues a key part of their platforms, pressured by environmental activists pushing for radical “Keep It In the Ground” policy proposals that would undercut American...
Exploitation of Endangered Species Act Undermines Texas Energy and Conservation Efforts
Since the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was first introduced in 1973, environmental activist groups – like the Sierra Club and Center for Biological Diversity – have exploited the ESA as a tool to block infrastructure development and further an anti-fossil fuel agenda. In reality, these...
Polis’s (And China’s) Christmas Gift to Coloradans: Ozone Non-Attainment
Colorado is set to get a big Christmas gift after Governor Jared Polish finally got his wish this week by successfully lobbying the Environmental Protection Agency to classify the state as a “serious” ozone pollution violator in a move aimed squarely at the oil and...
“Keep It In The Ground” Activists Going All Out to Block Federal Leasing
“Keep It In the Ground” activist groups have added a self-proclaimed “sophisticated” effort to their misinformation campaign to stop oil and natural gas leasing on federal lands. The groups have bolstered their total war approach by filing formal protests to nearly every lease application across...
INFOGRAPHIC: Less Than Six Percent of Federal Lands in Ohio Leased for Oil & Natural Gas
Ohio’s shale production has been steadily increasing in recent years. In the third quarter of 2018, the last quarter of available data, Ohio experienced a more-than-30 percent increase in both oil and natural gas production over the same quarter in 2017. Despite the vocal opposition...
INFOGRAPHIC: Less Than 1 Percent of Federal Lands in California Leased for Oil & Natural Gas
California remains one of the nation’s most significant oil and gas producing states but very little of that production happens on public lands. In the past several months, a series of New York Times articles have suggested that the Trump Administration and the energy industry...
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