Month: August 2011

EPA exaggerated GHG emissions from fracking, says new study

Estimates used by the EPA and others for greenhouse gas emissions from upstream shale gas production are likely significantly overstated, says a new report from IHS CERA. The estimates are based on assumptions that do not reflect current industry practice and should be reevaluated, the reports says. Click for “Mismeasuring Methane: Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Upstream Natural Gas Development”.

IBD: Sucker-ing California

Editorial, Investor’s Business Daily, August 23, 2011

Junk Science: Environmental debate is often framed as a conflict of progress vs. conservation. But in California, a federal environmental agency’s bid to halt local conservation efforts reveals the real objective: expanding power. Continue reading IBD: Sucker-ing California

Obama's Regulatory Reform Practical Joke

The White House has released a regulatory reform plan that will allegedly save businesses $10 billion over the next five years. But businesses will need every penny as the coming EPA ozone rule alone is estimated to cost $1 trillion per year.

Obama's prescription for easing the burden of over-regulation

EPA's Looming Blackouts

August 23, 2011, Investor’s Business Daily

It won’t matter which light bulbs we use as the administration’s implementation of cross-state pollution rules shuts down coal plants across the country. Where will the jobs be when the lights go out? Continue reading EPA's Looming Blackouts