Oil executive: ‘Very stressed relationship’ between industry, Obama White House
Environmentalists are strongly opposing Shell’s plans to drill in the harsh Arctic seas Ben Geman reports from The Hill that Royal Dutch Shell’s top U.S. official credits the White House for...
View ArticleKeystone XL pipeline, climate change among second-term energy challenges for...
The sun rises behind electricity poles and wind turbines. Photo by AP Photo/Ferdinand Ostrop The emergence of cheap, plentiful natural gas in particular poses a dilemma for Obama, who supports gas...
View Article53 senators urge approval of Keystone XL pipeline
At a news conference Wednesday, senators said the pipeline should be a key part of Obama’s “all of the above” energy policy, in which he has expressed support for a range of energy sources from oil...
View ArticleFinding a common thread of government, green energy, taxes and waste
Obama calls for creation of $2 billion green energy fund Put this under things unlikely to happen, especially considering how much money President Obama’s administration has squandered on green energy...
View ArticleCourt Order Forces Energy Department to Drop Long-Collected Nuclear Waste Fee
Steel cargo containers of transuranic waste are being stacked for above ground storage at the Nevada Test Site Area 5 Radioactive Waste Management Site. This historic photo shows storage of the waste...
View ArticleIn The Markets and Elsewhere — It’s the Friday Afternoon Energy News Dump
Chicago Mercantile Exchange, photo by liz_noise, courtesy of WikimediaCommons. Feds Revamped Process Hurts Some Energy Stocks, Boosts Chenier Energy stocks were moderately lower Friday with the NYSE...
View ArticleState Dept. Revises Key Injury, Fatality Numbers from Hauling Oil Upward
BNSF eastbound oil train in Bad Rock Canyon. Empties making the return trip to North Dakota for more Bakken oil. Near Columbia Falls Mont. Photo taken Jan. 5, 2013 by Roy Luck, courtesy of...
View ArticleLifting Oil Export Ban May Be Boon For Dispirited Economy, Cover For Obama
A pumpjack doing its work in South Texas near the Eagle Ford shale play. Photo by Tony Cadwalader. Limited modified hangout by U.S. allows opening for oil exports Perhaps it is a grudging concession by...
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