Criticizing

Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s largest investor on Monday delivered a stinging letter criticizing the board of directors and management team, and urged an outright sale of the company.

Reps. Dan Boren (D-OK) and Tim Murphy (R-PA) have fired off a letter to House Energy and Commerce officials criticizing their decision to investigate the risks associated with hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracing) on the environment and public health, saying it is unnecessary and duplicative given the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) planned study of the same issue.

Reps. Dan Boren (D-OK) and Tim Murphy (R-PA) have fired off a letter to House Energy and Commerce officials criticizing their decision to investigate the risks associated with hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracing) on the environment and public health, saying it is unnecessary and duplicative given the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) planned study of the same issue.

A bipartisan coalition of 69 House lawmakers led by Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) sent a letter to the head of President Obama’s Ocean Policy Task Force criticizing an interim report on ocean policy as being lopsided — focusing too heavily on environmental stewardship while virtually ignoring the development of energy resources.

Calling the proposal “all sizzle and no steak,” Raymond James Energy Group echoed other analysts last week in criticizing the new royalty relief program unveiled last month by the Minerals Management Service (MMS). Analysts believe the proposed plan will not result in enough meaningful economic incentives and will do little to boost drilling or production.

Calling the proposal “all sizzle and no steak,” Raymond James Energy Group echoed other analysts in criticizing the new royalty relief program unveiled recently by the Minerals Management Service (MMS). Analysts believe the proposed plan will not result in enough meaningful economic incentives and will do little to boost drilling or production.

Some environmental groups have decided to refrain from publicly criticizing President Bush’s energy policy in the wake of last week’s deadly terrorist attacks on the nation’s financial district in New York City, its capital in Washington, D.C., and an airliner that crashed in Pennsylvania.