Energy
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Texans praise court ruling halting Biden LNG export ban, remain cautious
A senior advisor to the president, John Podesta, recently acknowledged the critical role of U.S. LNG exports earlier this year.
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Washington energy choice initiative supporters turn in 431,000 voter signatures
A crowd of a few dozen supporters cheered as more than 18 boxes of signed petitions were loaded onto rolling carts and wheeled inside for verification.
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Federal judge’s injunction ruling filled with scathing criticism of Biden admin’s LNG pause
Trump-appointed Judge James Cain called the Biden administration's decision to pause LNG export permits "completely without reason or logic and is perhaps the epiphany of ideocracy."
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Officials: Texas leads in oil, gas production, jobs due to regulatory environment, innovation
Since the COVID-low point in September 2020, months of increase in upstream industry in Texas outnumbered months of decrease by 33 to 6, the association notes. Over the same time period, the industry added 54,700 upstream jobs, which pay among the highest wages in Texas.
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Substation vandal gets no jail time in scheme to rob stores, ATMs
Greenwood and Crahan cut padlocks and fences to enter the Elk Plain substation in Spanaway and Graham substation in Graham, They manipulated switches and breakers, causing extensive equipment damage along with the power outages, leaving over 15,000 customers without power on Dec. 25, 2022.
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Backlash nixing SEC creating ‘natural asset companies’ succeeded, but some warn concept is not dead
The Bureau of Land Management is currently proposing a rule that would create a new type of lease for non-use of public lands. Critics of a related rule proposed by the SEC argue that the rules were designed to work in conjunction with one another.
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Federal grants will make ethanol-based fuels more accessible
Blending ethanol into gasoline has reduced fuel costs by about 25%, decreasing gas prices nationwide.
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Natural gas industry wants to 'break the poverty cycle'
The Low-Income Energy Assistance Program has received more than $6 billion in funding in the latest fiscal year after dipping slightly from $8 billion in 2021 during the pandemic. The money covers heating and cooling assistance for qualifying families.
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More car dealerships join call to 'tap the breaks' on EVs
Anderson told The Center Square although he spearheaded the letter, it was a collaborative effort, and after sharing it with a few other dealers, thousands more wanted to cosign. To date, the only communication he has received from the administration is confirmation of the receipt of the letter.
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Stigma of 'dirty fossil fuels' drives young people away from lucrative careers in oil and gas work
"Dirty Jobs" host Mike Rowe said a message came down over the decades to young people that a four-year degree was the path to success and trades were the dead-end career choice.
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Industry officials say carbon capture project would bring jobs, revenue
Faucheux highlighted the 346,000 jobs and $54 billion economic impact attributed to the oil and gas industry in Louisiana in 2021, arguing that emerging carbon capture technology will play a critical role in maintaining or increasing those numbers.
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Taxpayers may get stuck with cost of removing an offshore wind farm after Biden admin waives fees
Due to the Biden administration's decision to waive financial assurance fees, should Vineyard Wind fail and not fully fund their decommissioning account in a timely manner, the public will likely have to pick up the tab.
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Wisconsin Senate OKs utility overhaul aimed at EV charging network
The proposed law changes Wisconsin’s utility regulations that currently stop anyone who isn’t a utility from selling electricity by the hour. The hope, lawmakers say, is to allow gas stations to add EV chargers and build a network across the state.