Natural gas “emerging as the world’s go-to fuel” for electricity generation

Guest natural gas cheer-leading by David Middleton Dec 15, 2019Global Natural Gas Electricity Is Gaining On Coal Jude Clemente Contributor EnergyI cover oil, gas, power, LNG markets, linking to human…

What Blackouts? Californian Climate Fanatics Demand All Electric Homes

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Because we all know how reliable Californian electricity is. No more fire in the kitchen: Cities are banning natural gas in homes to save the…

Predictions are Hard, Especially About the Future

Gasoline vs Electric Vehicle Future Fuel Costs This was originally a comment on David Middleton’s post, https://wattsupwiththat.com/2019/10/31/the-oil-age-is-doing-just-fine-bloomberg-new-energy-finance-notwithstanding/ The original comment was from Detengineer, in reply to another comment from Mark,…

ExxonMobil & Chevron Eviscerate Democrat Frac’ing Ban Fantasies

Guest “that was easy” by David Middleton Like most Bloomberg energy articles, this is very stupidly written… Starting off with the headline that implies that “Warren’s fracking ban” is something…

No More Cooking With Gas: Environmental Activists Going After the Appliances Consumers Love

From Western Wire by Erin Mundahl October 18, 2019 Consumers are getting caught in the crossfire of environmental activists’ war against natural gas and the new battlefield is in the…

Explaining Natural Gas Flaring to the New York Times’ Explanatory Reporters

Guest “Explanatory Reporting” by David Middleton Hat tip to Kip Hansen for bringing this to my attention. Despite Their Promises, Giant Energy Companies Burn Away Vast Amounts of Natural Gas…

With Gazprom’s Nord Stream 2, Putin Is Getting Ready to Put the Screws on Europe

From Foreign Policy The new pipeline won’t deliver energy security. It will make the EU more dependent on a capricious Russia. By Mikhail Korchemkin| October 7, 2019, 6:24 PM There…

Cuomo orders utility to pump imaginary natural gas

From HOT AIR There’s been a standoff between New York City and utility company National Grid going on since May of this year. As you may recall, plans for a…

Liz Warren Is Introducing A New Bill Blocking Natural Gas Exports

From The Daily Caller Chris White Tech Reporter October 09, 2019 2:00 PM ET Massachusetts’ past reliance on Russian natural gas to keep citizens warm in the winter could cause…

USGS: Marcellus/Utica Natural Gas Resource Has Nearly Doubled Since 2012

Guest cheer leading by David Middleton USGS Estimates 214 trillion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas in Appalachian Basin Formations Release Date: OCTOBER 3, 2019 The Marcellus Shale and Point Pleasant-Utica…

Florida’s Natural Gas Boom

Guest cheer leading by David Middleton Florida has led the nation in the addition of natural gas-fired electricity generation capacity over the past decade, by a very wide margin. SEPTEMBER…

Shale Gas: Penn State Researchers Rediscover Circular Reasoning

Guest “are you fracking kidding me?” by David Middleton Researchers unearth cost-effective method for finding shale gasNew method approximates available gas in untapped areas of Marcellus Shale region using well…

Berkeley to consider another environmental first with proposed ordinance banning new natural gas hookups.

From The East Bay Express As the United States has begun transitioning away from the use of coal and petroleum as a source of electricity and fuel, natural gas has…

Greens Scrambling to Demonize the Climate Impacts of Natural Gas

Guest essay by Eric Worrall In the face of the embarrassing failure of European renewables to reduce CO2 emissions, greens appear to be ramping up attacks on the alleged climate…

Shale Boom Doomed According to Bill McKibben’s Preferred Oil & Gas Industry Experts

Guest commentary by David Middleton People send Charles things and they sometimes wind up in my inbox… The Shale Boom Is About To Go Bust by Tyler Durden Fri, 05/10/2019…

No new natural gas hookups in New York’s Westchester County, Con Ed says

Con Ed is sticking to its plans for the moratorium.  The pain of green policies begins to be felt in NY.~ctm A logo of New York power utility Consolidated Edison…

Trump’s ‘Energy Dominance’ Agenda Is Breaking Russia’s Grip On Poland

From The Daily Caller Tim Pearce | Energy Reporter Natural gas from the U.S. is flooding Polish markets as the European country seeks to loosen Russia’s grip on its energy…

Gas Shortages Give New York an Early Taste of the Green New Deal

From The GWPF Date: 2/16/19 The state is dependent on imports even though it sits atop the abundant Marcellus Shale. The combination of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling—sometimes known as…

LA Mayor Declares Allegiance to the Green New Deal, Ditches Plans to Rebuild Natural Gas Infrastructure

Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t Breitbart – Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has thrown caution to the winds, by announcing plans to cancel a vital multi-billion dollar dollar plan…

Why Did France Just Save Nord Stream 2?

From Forbes Why Did France Just Save Nord Stream 2? Dave Keating Contributor Energy   What a difference a day makes. Yesterday, things were looking bleak for Russia’s Nord Stream…