Reducing Emissions
Fracking-related methane emissions much lower than previously estimated
Last week saw the publication of an important scientific study on methane emissions at natural gas well sites – a study that should help inform our public policy debates about hydraulic fracturing. It provides additional evidence that, when undertaken using industry best practices, hydraulic fracturing can produce shale energy safely and responsibly.
An award-winning performance in reducing emissions
The drop in GHG emissions over the last two decades is an environmental success story, with a number of characters playing significant roles. As it happens, the lead role has been turned in by the oil and natural gas industry.
IHS CERA and State Department agree on Keystone XL emissions
A new study from IHS CERA shows that building the proposed Keystone XL pipeline would not add to greenhouse gas emissions, confirming a key point in the State Department’s draft environmental review of Keystone XL about potential emissions increases from going forward with the $7 billion project.
Should we really be speeding up new regulations?
Rather than focusing on how to make government rulemaking faster, the White House would do well to spend time considering the overall burden of new regulations on the economy.
Being punished for following the law
Yesterday a jury in a New Hampshire state court handed down a $236 million judgment against ExxonMobil over the use of MTBE in gasoline, the latest chapter in a story that has dragged on for 10 years. MTBE, or methyl tertiary butyl ether, is an oxygenate that was blended in gasoline to reduce lead exposure…
“All the (unexciting, but transformative) news fit to print”
The readers of The New York Times opened their papers this morning to find an insightful column with some, perhaps, unfamiliar ideas. In the “Axis of Ennui,” respected columnist David Brooks writes about the “boring” people and industries that are transforming the U.S. economy for the better. At the top of his list is the U.S. energy industry.
