The House has adopted the first two measures in a six-bill package to restore the United States’ “energy dominance” and roll back President Joe Biden’s “green energy policies” that Republicans say increase energy costs and benefit adversaries, including the Chinese Communist Party, Russia, and Iran. Lawmakers on March 20 passed proposals to ban presidents from […]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign has clarified his opposition to fracking, saying the 2024 Democratic presidential candidate would prefer a gradual phase-out of the oil and gas extraction technology instead of a more immediate ban. Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” is a process by which powerful hydraulic pumps push fluid into underground rock formations as a […]
The public inquiry into the UK’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has begun. Its chairwoman says bereaved families and those who suffered will be at the heart of the probe. The Home Secretary proposes banning asylum for illegal immigrants in a bid to tackle the surging number of migrants crossing the English Channel. Business Secretary Jacob […]
The Bank of England has hiked interest rates to 2.25 percent and is warning the economy may already be in a recession. The government has lifted the ban on fracking to secure Britain’s energy independence, but it’s facing backlash from its own MPs over the risk of earthquakes. Prime Minister Liz Truss in her speech to the U.N. […]
U.S. shale oil producers are returning to existing wells to try to boost oil supply in the United States. Re-fracking old wells can give a quick increase in output with smaller an investment than a new well. NTD spoke with Tom McNulty, president of TJ McNulty and Company, an energy industry consultancy, about the U.S. oil industry.
After paying their lockdown party fines, the prime minister and chancellor reject calls to resign. But a Conservative peer has quit as justice minister over what he calls “repeated rule-breaking … in Downing Street.” We hear from an economist who says the UK is heading for the worst cost-of-living crisis in 70 years. As the government orders a review into […]
Energy and chemical giant Ineos this week asked the government for permission to build a fracking test site in the UK. The firm says the practice would reduce the cost of energy and ensure the UK’s energy independence. There are now calls to lift the UK’s fracking ban. NTD spoke with fracking expert professor Richard […]
California will stop issuing new permits for hydraulic fracking by January 2024, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Friday. The Democrat governor also instructed the California Air Resources Board to research how to phase out oil extraction by 2045 in the Golden State. The move is regarded mostly as symbolic as California Department of Conservation records […]
President Joe Biden signs two additional executive orders on healthcare, a fossil fuel group is suing Biden over his order to suspend fracking leases on federal land, and Customs and Border Protection estimates Biden’s order to halt southern border wall construction will cost billions.
President Donald Trump, during a Saturday evening rally in Pennsylvania, announced an executive order to protect fracking as he focuses on putting Democratic nominee Joe Biden on the defensive after the former vice president’s comments about potentially limiting or ending the practice. “Under my Administration, we are no longer beholden to foreign powers or domestic […]
As President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden zeroed in on the key battleground of Pennsylvania on Monday, Biden sought to clarify his position on fracking while Trump doubled down on claims that the former vice president wants “to abolish the entire U.S. oil industry.” Moments into his rally in Allentown, Trump said Biden […]
Energy policy, which is closely tied to the politics of climate change, is one area, among many, where the two presidential candidates differ significantly. President Donald Trump’s policy positions focus on terms like traditional energy, growth and innovation, affordable energy prices, and energy independence. He says a strong economy is vital to maintaining a healthy […]
An activist federal judge in Alaska dealt a significant blow March 29 to the Trump administration’s plans for expanding oil drilling on the U.S. coasts, by invalidating President Donald Trump’s executive order removing President Barack Obama’s bans on oil and natural gas exploration in the Arctic Ocean and on the North Atlantic coast. The Trump […]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed loosening regulations on methane leaks in the oil and gas industry. The new rules would save the industry hundreds of millions with only a marginal increase in greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants. The change would give more breathing room to the hydraulic fracking industry, which has dominated […]
DALLAS (AP)—At Exxon Mobil, profit is down and the stock has sagged too, but debate at the annual meeting is more likely to focus on the oil giant’s stance on climate change and other issues. Shareholder activists are pushing Exxon to study and disclose whether regulations designed to reduce carbon emissions could hurt demand for […]
