Edwin Lyman, a senior scientist with the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), Wednesday blasted South Carolina’s two Republican senators for blocking and objecting to the Senate confirmation of Ernest J. Moniz as secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE) to protect a nuclear fuel facility in their home state.
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Senators Bash EPA for Delaying Decision on Pavillion Report
In a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator (EPA) Lisa Jackson Thursday, Republican Sens. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma and David Vitter of Louisiana blasted the agency’s decision to again delay the public comment period on the controversial draft report examining groundwater contamination near Pavillion, WY.
Murkowski: Interior Locking Up NPR-A Natural Gas Reserves
Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, the ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Gas Resources Committee, last week blasted the Obama administration’s final environmental impact statement (EIS) on the land management plan that will guide oil and natural gas development in the years ahead in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A), saying it would restrict access to more than 80% of the gas reserves.
Murkowski: Interior EIS Locks Up NPR-A Gas Reserves
Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, the ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Gas Resources Committee, blasted the Obama administration’s final environmental impact statement (EIS) on the land management plan that will guide oil and natural gas development in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) in the years ahead, saying it would restrict access to more than 80% of the gas reserves.
Policy Analyst Assails Higher Oil, Gas Severance Taxes in Ohio
A policy analyst for a conservative think tank in Ohio blasted Gov. John Kasich’s plans to levy new severance taxes for natural gas, accused the Obama administration of waging a “war on coal” that hurts the state and urged legislators to repeal renewable energy requirements.
Range Natural Gas Volumes Exceed 2Q Forecast
Jet-propelled by organic drilling, Range Resources Corp.’s natural gas-weighted production blasted 42% higher in the second quarter from a year ago and was 10% more than in the first quarter, the independent said last week. Gas production, which makes up 80% of total output, rocketed 48% higher.
Range Natural Gas Volumes Exceed 2Q Forecast
Jet-propelled by organic drilling, Range Resources Corp.’s natural gas-weighted production blasted 42% higher in the second quarter from a year ago and was 10% more than in the first quarter, the independent said Thursday. Gas production, which makes up 80% of total output, rocketed 48% higher.
Seahawk Goes Bankrupt; Moratorium Blamed
Government and business leaders blasted the Obama administration’s continuing de facto moratorium on oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) after Seahawk Drilling Inc., a major GOM shallow water driller, filed for bankruptcy Feb. 11.
Moratorium Blamed for Seahawk Bankruptcy Filing
Government and business leaders blasted the Obama administration’s continuing de facto moratorium on oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) after Seahawk Drilling Inc., a major GOM shallow water driller, filed for bankruptcy on Friday.
Hollywood’s Gasland Nod Rewards Fiction Over Fact
A trade group representing developers of shale gas Tuesday blasted the Academy Awards nomination of Gasland for best documentary feature, saying it grossly misrepresented the facts about the hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking) practice associated with the production of shale.