Happy Energy Independence Day
One year ago, President Donald Trump submitted the letter of formal withdrawal from the disastrous Paris Climate Accords, something he pledged to do on the 2016 campaign trail. “It’s time…
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The “Greening” of Pennsylvania: Energy Powerhouse of the East
The Keystone State, an oil and natural gas powerhouse, is under siege by an alliance of well-organized, well-funded “green” activists. From cap-and-trade schemes meant to bleed ratepayers dry to fracking…
The “Greening” of Pennsylvania: Cap-and-Trade Explained
Cap-and-trade is phony “market” economics at its worst. Cap-and-trade programs cap the annual amount of greenhouse gases—mostly carbon dioxide and methane—that companies are permitted to emit. Producers can then trade…
The “Greening” of Pennsylvania: The War on Fracking
The fight to expand the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative hasn’t been fought in a vacuum. Pennsylvania has been targeted by environmental activist groups for years, since victory in the Keystone…
The “Greening” of Pennsylvania: Enter Activism Inc.
The loudest voices demanding a fracking ban in Pennsylvania come from the professional Left, headquartered in California and Washington, DC. While a fracking ban is supported by virtually every environmentalist…
Vladimir Putin Opposes U.S. Fracking Because It Threatens Russia’s Oil & Gas Exports
Russian connections to anti-fracking activism in the United States underscore Russian President Vladimir Putin’s dedication to keeping Eastern Europe dependent on the oil and natural gas which flows from its state-owned…
Beluga Whale: Keeping Us From Energy Independence Since 2008
October 1, 2008 saw the expiration of the moratorium on offshore drilling. It was lovingly dubbed “Energy Independence Day.” As noted in an early post, accessing domestic offshore oil…
Cuban Oil: A Study in State-Run Stupidity
A state-run oil company in Cuba announced that it has approximately 20 billion barrels of oil in its offshore fields, which is more than double its previous estimates. If…
Doom List – Listing the Worst Prophecies of Environmental Catastrophe, Part Four: “Peak Oil”
At GreenWatch we now have archived an interactive list of the “worst environmental prophecies of catastrophic doom.” It is a list of eleven of the most interesting and…
Drilling Ban to Expire!!!
This just in — federal lawmakers are going to let the drilling ban expire at month’s end! According to this report: Democrats have decided to allow a quarter-century ban…