By Kevin Mooney — Despite an adverse court ruling out of Ecuador, Chevron continues to remain on the offensive against trial lawyers who are suing the company over environmental allegations that have been hotly disputed.  An Ecuadorian appeals court in Lago Agrio  upheld a ruling earlier this month ordering the company to pay $18 billion in damages to plaintiffs who [...]

By Kevin Mooney — Manufacturing jobs are coming back to Louisiana thanks to innovations in the energy industry that pressure groups in the northeast are attempting to block. The substantial deposits of natural gas that are now available could create about 35,000 jobs in the state as key industries mobilize to exploit these resources, according to the American Chemical Council [...]

By Paul Driessen — Hydraulic fracturing sends “huge volumes of toxic fluids” deep underground at high pressure, to fracture shale rock and release natural gas, Food & Water Watch claims. “Billions of gallons of toxic fluids” will “contaminate” groundwater and drinking water “for generations.” We need to “Ban Fracking Now.” Environmentalists used to support “clean natural gas.” Whence the intolerant [...]

By Kevin Mooney — “Wealthy liberals” are spreading false and misleading information about new drilling techniques that have opened up natural gas resources in Pennsylvania, according to a report from the Commonwealth Foundation. A geologic formation known as the Marcellus Shale, which cuts across New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Viriginia, was beyond reach at one time. But this has [...]

By Rick Manning - What if you were to learn that a massive Saudi Arabia sized supply of oil was available just 500 miles north of our border? What if this supply of oil was controlled by an ally of the United States who wanted to develop it and ship it south? What if this supply of oil did not require [...]

By Kevin Mooney – Have you or your business been on the receiving end of mistreatment from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)? If so, you could have a job in a new Herman Cain Administration. The presidential candidate said in an interview that he would like to set up a regulatory reduction commission that includes victims of the renegade government [...]

By Rebecca Difede – President Obama made headlines this week when he announced his intention to open up domestic drilling in the Gulf of Mexico as well as in Alaska (though not in the holy land of ANWR). While many Democrats might see this and breathe a sigh of relief, this release has Republicans clenching their teeth in disbelief. On [...]

By Kevin Mooney — Just prior to the one year anniversary of the moratorium on Gulf of Mexico, Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) has announced that he will introduce the Agency Moratorium Act. The legislation would require congressional approval for expansion of federal regulations restricting energy exploration on federal lands and the Outer Continental Shelf that could provide domestic natural resources [...]

By Bill Wilson – This week, House Republicans will be making moves to ramp up U.S. oil production, specifically by voting to lift Barack Obama’s de facto moratorium on drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.  HR 1229 and 1230, being presented by House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings. According to the Committee, “Despite officially lifting the moratorium in October [...]

By Robert Romano – Answering a question on America’s foreign dependence on oil from a Northern Virginia Community College student at a town hall event on April 19, Barack Obama boldly alleged, “we have actually continually increased U.S. production, so U.S. production is as high as it’s ever been.” It was a claim so false as to be laughable. In [...]