Texas is on its way to leading the nation in the public disclosure of hydraulic fracturing chemicals. Gov. Rick Perry Friday signed into law HB 3328, making the Lone Star State a leader on an issue with which other states producing natural gas from shale plays have struggled.
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Texas Enacts Frack Fluid Disclosure
Texas Gov. Rick Perry Friday signed into law legislation (HB 3328) requiring the public disclosure of chemicals in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) fluids, making the Lone Star State a leader on an issue with which other states producing natural gas from shale plays have struggled.
North Carolina Bill Backs Review of Shale Gas Laws, Offshore Drilling
North Carolina lawmakers are considering a bill that would authorize a review of existing onshore shale gas laws and create a framework for possible new state regulation, as well as allow offshore natural gas drilling and create a compact with neighboring states.
Texas Lawmakers Seek More Air Monitors in Barnett Shale
Thirty Texas lawmakers recently wrote to Gov. Rick Perry seeking an emergency proclamation for additional air monitors in the Dallas-Fort Worth area to track emissions from Barnett Shale natural gas activity.
How Much Shale Gas Is There? ‘Really, Really a Lot,’ Says Expert
Rick Smead, a director in Navigant Consulting Inc.’s Energy Practice, co-authored the firm’s 2008 North American Natural Gas Supply Assessment, which was considered a breakthrough in recognizing the potential of unconventional natural gas supplies. However, many of the two-year-old supply assumptions already need to be updated because of remarkable advancements in technology, he said Wednesday.
Lone Star Governor: Look to Texas — not Taxes — to Fight GHG
A cap-and-trade scheme to regulate greenhouse gas emissions would be “the single largest tax in the history of our nation,” Texas Gov. Rick Perry told attendees at the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) annual meeting in Biloxi, MS, last Monday. Perry was named chairman of the group of governors from oil- and gas-producing states.
Texas Governor Decries ‘Energy Taxes’
A cap-and-trade scheme to regulate greenhouse gas emissions would be “the single largest tax in the history of our nation,” Texas Gov. Rick Perry told attendees at the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) annual meeting in Biloxi, MS, Monday. Perry was named chairman of the group of governors from oil- and gas-producing states.
Former Detractor Turns Proponent of Climate Change Bill
Rep. Rick Boucher of Virginia, one of the moderate Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee who had several concerns with the climate change bill, Thursday said he will vote for the legislation in mark-up next week after reaching an accord with Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) on key matters.
Repeal of Seven-Year Reinspection Rule Gets Chilly House Reception
Chairman Rick Boucher (D-VA) of the House Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee last Wednesday indicated he was on the fence about a proposal that calls on Congress to repeal the mandatory requirement for natural gas pipelines to reinspect their systems every seven years.
Repeal of Seven-Year Reinspection Rule Gets Chilly House Reception
Chairman Rick Boucher (D-VA) of the House Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee Wednesday expressed doubt about a proposal that calls on Congress to repeal the mandatory requirement for natural gas pipelines to reinspect their systems every seven years.