Attitudes

U.S. Needs New Attitude to Reflect Gas Bounty, Says Senator

While the United States has undergone a “tectonic shift” underground with the shale revolution, that shift has failed to translate to attitudes above-ground, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) she told a crowd of more than 900 from around the world attending the Energy Information Administration Energy Conference in Washington, DC.

June 24, 2013

Massachusetts Residents Favor Offshore Drilling

There were further indications recently of a sea change in public attitudes toward offshore drilling when a public opinion poll sample in Massachusetts, a bastion of liberalism and environmentalism, indicated that a majority of state residents favored drilling off their New England coast.

October 7, 2008

High Prices, GHG Anxiety Forcing Energy Market Transition, EIA Says

Higher prices, increasing supply demands from developing nations, recently enacted U.S. regulations and changing public attitudes toward greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and alternative fuels are all forcing changes in worldwide energy markets, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its Annual Energy Outlook 2008 (AEO).

December 13, 2007

LNG to Compete Against Renewables, Conservation Alternatives in Northwest

Even though local and state regulatory attitudes are positive — particularly compared to California — liquefied natural gas (LNG) development for the Pacific Northwest may not be able to compete against renewable and conservation alternatives, along with new western onshore natural gas supplies, according to speakers at a western energy conference Thursday.

January 23, 2006