A prominent “Keep It In The Ground” activist group is demanding more information about the firing of former University of Colorado Boulder researcher Detlev Helmig, refusing to believe the university’s reasons for his dismissal. Helmig was fired earlier this month after it was determined that...
Oil and natural gas companies have gone beyond providing needed energy and the resources required to make life-saving medical equipment by donating time, money and supplies in their communities – even while facing unprecedented challenges brought on by COVID-19 and the state of the oil...
A controversial CU Boulder environmental and climate researcher – who has been featured recently in Colorado media including the Denver Post and Colorado Public Radio and is widely cited by state and local government leaders and activists – was abruptly fired from his position at...
The federal government has acted swiftly to provide economic support to American workers and businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but a small, fringe group of congressional Democrats is arguing against the bipartisan support of the energy industry and its employees. In a recent letter,...
In an increasingly partisan world, there is one facet most Americans have in common: a desire for a thriving local economy. For Ohioans, that shared goal is attainable because of the state’s (and region’s) abundant energy supply. The Appalachian Basin, nicknamed the “Shale Crescent” region...
Armed with absolutely no evidence, ”Keep It In the Ground” activists Earthworks recently accused Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection of failing to adequately inspect contamination complaints during the COVID-19 outbreak. This serious accusation was not only false, but also a wholly irresponsible attempt to cause...
Colorado families scored a big win in federal court last week when a judge granted a motion to dismiss filed by the natural gas and oil industry, effectively ending a lawsuit that would have greatly inhibited energy production, the Denver Post reported. The lawsuit, filed...
Energy, the environment, and climate change have played prominent roles in the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries. Candidates have made these issues a key part of their platforms, pressured by environmental activists pushing for radical “Keep It In the Ground” policy proposals that would undercut American...
University of Colorado researcher Detlev Helmig is out with another study falsely blaming oil and natural gas production for poor air quality in the Denver Front Range. Helmig doesn’t actually publish anything new, instead reviewing old work that uses inaccurate measurements, ignores key context, and...
Consumers in New York may face the consequences of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s efforts to stymie natural gas pipeline development across the Empire State once again. In a new report, utility National Grid hints that it will “have to restrict new gas customer connections,” if the...
Flaring intensity in Texas is well below the historic highs of the 1950s and much lower than other nations around the world, according to a new Texas Railroad Commission report. As Commissioner Ryan Sitton, author of the report, explained: “Currently, Texas flaring levels – and...
Protesters have been wreaking havoc in Canada recently in attempts to block the construction of a pipeline that would move natural gas from British Columbia to an LNG facility on the Pacific coast. While these “Keep It In the Ground” activists say they are acting...