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Senate energy bill passes committee, could lift crude oil export ban

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Senate energy bill gets thumbs up from oil and gas groups A Senate energy committee approved legislation Thursday that would lift the 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports and open more areas of the Arctic, Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean to oil and gas exploration. Republican Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, chairman of the panel, championed the bill, which passed by a […]

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White House: Keystone XL decision will come before Obama goes

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Republicans support Keystone XL, environmental supporters of Democrats oppose it The White House says a decision will be made on the Keystone XL pipeline while President Barack Obama is still in office, as rumours swirl that the long-delayed project is on the verge of rejection. It’s not saying when the decision will come or what it will be.

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Obama will reject Keystone XL after Congress recesses in August – Sen. Hoeven

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Critics say Keystone XL would carry “dirtiest oil” that needs to say in the ground A U.S. lawmaker boldly predicted Tuesday that President Barack Obama is about to reject the Keystone XL pipeline, after years of delay and debate. The surprise statement came on floor of the U.S. Senate, from an unexpected source. Sen. John Hoeven, a

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Hillary Clinton dodges question about approving Keystone XL

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As Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton said department should approve proposed pipeline A town-hall spectator who elicited a headline-making non-answer from Hillary Clinton understands perfectly well why she dodged his question about Keystone XL. He understands the pipeline represents a political predicament for the Democratic front-runner. “There’s enormous pressure from both sides,” said Bruce Blodgett, a

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Political fight coming over EPA’s new fugitive methane reduction program

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Industry cautious, eco-activists displeased with Natural Gas STAR Methane Challenge Program, designed to reduce fugitive methane emissions The EPA can’t seem to get it right. Eco-activists want fugitive methane emissions regulated, industry wants voluntary measures, and both sides are uncertain about the Natural Gas STAR Methane Challenge Program, launched Friday. In January, the White House announced a goal of cutting methane

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Clean Power Plan: Texas think tank launches challenge with Interstate Power Compact

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Will EPA’s Clean Power Plan be mired in legal wrangling if Interstate Power Compact is successful? A Texas think tank has launched an interesting end run around the Environmental Protection Agency that could hobble the Obama Administration’s key climate change strategy, the Clean Power Plan. The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Fueling Freedom Project announced this week

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Bi-partisan Energy Policy Modernization Act launched in Senate

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Murkowski, Cantwell say Energy Policy Modernization Act updates policy, eco-activists criticize for lack of renewable energy focus The Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 shows Republicans and Democrats can find some common ground on energy issues, such as modernizing the electric grid, but disagree on many other critical areas. Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski, Alaska, and Democrat Senator Maria

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Trump to visit Mexican border, not backing down in candidates feud

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Trump travels to Laredo Texas Thursday NEWARK, N.J. – Donald Trump, provocateur of the Republican presidential race, now plans to go the Mexican border, a flashpoint in the primary contest ever since he declared that immigrants from Mexico are rapists and drug dealers. He will travel to Laredo, Texas, on Thursday, where he will hold a news

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Lift American crude oil export ban now – Porter to Ag Committee

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Crude oil export ban costs jobs, investment in Texas, other energy-producing states The American crude oil export ban is damaging the Texas economy and should be lifted immediately, Railroad Commission Chairman David Porter testified before the U.S. Agriculture Committee Wednesday. Porter emphasized how lifting the ban on crude oil exports would spur new American energy production, foster

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