A new poll being released by the American Petroleum Institute finds broad support for domestic energy production and decreasing reliance on foreign sources amid the three-week-old Russian invasion of Ukraine. The poll shows that 82% support oil and gas production in the United States to protect the country and our allies against actions by Russia, …
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If Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration gets its way in Commonwealth Court, Pennsylvania will join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) in a matter of weeks. The administration’s potential victory — a hollow quest to lower carbon emissions in Pennsylvania — will cost residents $2 billion in the next five years. How? According to the Department …
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Pennsylvania’s production is more than double the capacity of Putin’s controversial and now-stalled Nord Stream 2 pipeline Interested in ending Vladimir Putin’s reign of terror in Ukraine, as the world’s largest geopolitical threat? Unleash Pennsylvania’s extraordinary amount of clean, efficient natural gas. Pennsylvania is an energy powerhouse. The Keystone State is the nation’s largest net exporter of electricity, the …
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Access to affordable, clean and reliable energy is at the center of the crises unfolding across Europe and the events leading up to Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. For far too long, Russia’s leadership has weaponized their energy resources, inflicting pain on regional nations to gain political and economic influence. These vulnerabilities have been exacerbated …
As the war between Russia and Ukraine wages on, many Americans have been quickly reminded just how global our economy really is. A war involving Russia, which provides the United States with 8% of our nation’s oil and refined products, can suddenly spike fuel prices at your local gas station. Nearly two weeks ago, drivers …
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As the editorial board recently pointed out in its Feb. 26 editorial, the “decision by the Biden administration to delay new oil and gas leases on federal lands is unconscionable” amid soaring inflation and the deepening Russia-Ukraine crisis. The White House’s string of perplexing policy decisions — including the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline — hamstring …
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The ongoing unprovoked atrocity on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his regime against the people and government of Ukraine has shocked the conscience of the world. The daily news clips of women and children huddled in subway tunnels turned into makeshift underground shelters, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky courageously leading his people, and so …
President Biden announced Tuesday that the U.S. will ban Russian oil, natural gas and coal imports as part of his administration’s response to Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s invasion of Ukraine. “The United States is targeting the main artery of Russia’s economy. We’re banning all imports of Russian oil and gas and energy,” Biden said in remarks from the …
The battle over Pennsylvania’s entrance into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) entered a new era when a pair of state senators requested an independent audit of the modeling. Senators Gene Yaw (R-Williamsport) and John Yudichak ( I-Swoyersville) say the information is outdated and the Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) needs to get involved. “The IFO’s impartial …
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An op-ed published Feb. 9 neglected to mention why the United States leads the world in emissions reductions. It also fails to mention the costs of burdensome government mandates and mischaracterized recent legislative proposals. First, Pennsylvania’s embracement of competitive markets has resulted in the second-largest reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from the power generation space among …
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