Cyclists warned to avoid Baaken oil patch

“The roads are filled with mile after mile of big heavy trucks that make cyclists feel very unsafe.” Continue reading Cyclists warned to avoid Baaken oil patch

Total tamps down safety concerns as it struggles to control North Sea gas leak

“Environmentalists say the incidents highlight the dangers of allowing more offshore drilling, especially in new frontier areas the Arctic and Barents seas.” Continue reading Total tamps down safety concerns as it struggles to control North Sea gas leak

Obama admin: Oil & gas drilling wiping out sage grouse in Wyoming

“Environmentalists hailed the new study, saying it bolsters their calls for BLM to better manage and plan energy development on federal land near critical grouse habitat.” Continue reading Obama admin: Oil & gas drilling wiping out sage grouse in Wyoming

GOP bill would cement state oversight of hydraulic fracturing

“The states are not only capable, but the most appropriate.” Continue reading GOP bill would cement state oversight of hydraulic fracturing

'Remarkable' spate of man-made quakes linked to drilling, USGS team says

“This is very peculiar, what’s going on.” Continue reading 'Remarkable' spate of man-made quakes linked to drilling, USGS team says

Frackopalypse Now: Why Natural-Gas Prices Could Fade to Red

“Nothing lasts forever. By curbing output and tempting users, cheap gas will one day be its own undoing, especially if next winter is cold. Meanwhile, natural-gas markets may have to sit through a summer showing of ‘Less Than Zero.'” Continue reading Frackopalypse Now: Why Natural-Gas Prices Could Fade to Red

Storage sites turn away gas amid glut

“One of the mildest winters on record has pushed stocks more than 50 per cent above normal for this time of year, increasing the potential that capacity will fill up early.” Continue reading Storage sites turn away gas amid glut

Carney: Small-town oil boom makes blue-collar capitalists

Boom-town: Williston, N.D. Continue reading Carney: Small-town oil boom makes blue-collar capitalists

Ratepayers object to Illinois 'clean coal' plant

Such a deal — $12 billion in higher electricity costs to reduce global manmade greenhouse gas emissions by 0.0067% annually. Continue reading Ratepayers object to Illinois 'clean coal' plant

Rockefeller unsure if CCS will help coal plants comply with GHG rule

CCS is a pipedream. Continue reading Rockefeller unsure if CCS will help coal plants comply with GHG rule

TV Ad: Gas Prices

The American Energy Alliance reminds consumers that President Obama and his administration are intentionally boosting the price of gas by restricting access to Americas natural resources. We have enough oil to fuel our economy for the next 200 years. Continue reading TV Ad: Gas Prices

Ryan plan, due to pass today, would bring environmental spending back to '01 levels

More congressional GOP futility. Continue reading Ryan plan, due to pass today, would bring environmental spending back to '01 levels