natural gas posts, articles, and infographics

Is Wall Street Really Driving Up Gas Prices?

March 8, 2012 by Devon Bass
with 645 views

People want to know what has been driving the price of gas recently. [read more]

Avoiding a Natural Gas Bridge to Nowhere

January 20, 2012 by Jesse Jenkins
with 751 views

Just as the history of unconventional natural gas production in America was fundamentally shaped by government support for new technology development, so too will the future of natural gas depend on America's willingness to make long-term public investments in advanced energy technologies. A convenient narrative has taken hold concerning... [read more]

Clean Energy Fuels Gets $150M in Investment + Energy News Roundup

December 31, 2011 by Benjamin Lack
with 234 views

Clean Energy Fuels gets $150M in investmentClean Energy Fuels Corp., a leading provider of natural gas fuel for transportation in North America, said it has received $150 million from investors, including Boone Pickens. The investments resulted from the exercise of Mr. Pickens’ warrants to purchase 15 million shares of the company’s... [read more]

Decades of Government Funding Behind Shale Revolution

December 21, 2011 by Michael Shellenberger
with 447 views

The technological revolution allowing for the cheap extraction of natural gas from shale occurred thanks to more than three decades of government subsidies for research, demonstration, and production, a new Breakthrough Institute investigation finds. Both directly and indirectly, the government was behind the critical moments and tools... [read more]

Did the Federal Government Invent the Shale Gas Boom?

December 20, 2011 by Michael Giberson
with 1,105 views

In the Washington Post the folks at the Breakthrough Institute try to learn us some history about the shale gas boom. Maybe you think the shale gas boom was some big surprise suddenly made real after the decades-long work of a hard-headed oil and gas guy – George Mitchell – willing to spend millions of dollars on the crazy idea that... [read more]

Fukushima Happened. Now What?

December 19, 2011 by Rod Adams
with 530 views

In the months and years to come, post-Fukushima, people who influence power plant construction decisions will be making choices that will have a large impact on future generations. In this reflective time of the year, it is important to gather the most accurate lessons learned and to offer some food for thought about the motives that... [read more]

Jaczko Must Go

December 14, 2011 by Rod Adams
with 729 views

My professional work habits and standards were formed by 33 years in the US naval service, an organization with a proud tradition of developing independent decision makers who could be entrusted with billions of dollars worth of national assets and thousands of lives. Our tradition includes demanding training, strong mentoring programs,... [read more]

The Battle to Extend Wind Incentives

December 9, 2011 by Geoffrey Styles
with 665 views

With the end of the year approaching, the annual Congressional debate over extending a variety of expiring federal tax credits and other benefits is gearing up again. Few of these measures are as high-profile as the payroll tax cut, but each has a vocal constituency, including renewable energy. The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA... [read more]

Measuring the Shale Gas Revolution

December 8, 2011 by Mark Green
with 467 views

New quantification of the national impact of the shale natural gas revolution going on in the United States, from IHS Global Insight, one of the world's largest economic analysis and forecasting firms:Jobs - In 2010 the shale natural gas industry supported 600,000 jobs. The IHS Global Insight report projects growth to nearly 870,000 jobs... [read more]

Can Natural Gas Be a Bridge to the Low-Carbon Future?

December 6, 2011 by Fred Krupp
with 279 views

Natural gas production is at a crossroads. Abundant, newly accessible reserves make natural gas an affordable, low-carbon alternative to coal. Yet current production practices are under fire for compromising our water, air, and land. Environmental Defense Fund is looking for common-sense solutions that protect public health and the... [read more]

Why Does Russia's Gazprom Oppose Shale Gas?

December 2, 2011 by Geoffrey Styles
with 537 views

I see that Russia's national gas company, Gazprom, is warning Europeans about the environmental risks of shale gas development. Aside from the hypocrisy stemming from a Russian legacy of environmental disregard that rivals the worst excesses committed anywhere, along with the likelihood of Gazprom profiting if it can deter competition... [read more]

EPA's Jackson: States Doing 'Good Job' Regulating Shale Gas Production

November 29, 2011 by Mark Green
with 187 views

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, in an interview aired Sunday by energyNOW on hydraulic fracturing regulation: "The vast majority of oil and gas production is regulated at the state level. There are issues of whether or not the federal government can add to protection and also peace of mind for citizens by looking at large issues like air pollution impacts, which can be regional. ... So it's not to say that there isn't a federal role, but you can't start to talk about a federal role without acknowledging the very strong state role." [read more]

Natural Gas Splits Boone Pickens and Koch Bros While Oil Reaches $100

November 22, 2011 by Jim Pierobon
with 1,091 views

Call it a coincidence but there are undeniable linkages. Crude oil has risen once again is flirting with $100 a barrel. Meanwhile, legendary oilman T. Boone Pickens is ratcheting up his push for legislation that would boost the development of U.S. shale natural gas reserves and deploy the cleanest burning fossil fuel to supplant products... [read more]

Success Slipping Away?

November 18, 2011 by David Hone
with 142 views

Very recently the US Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) released new estimates for global and national emissions for the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 – i.e. the key years in terms of the drop in emissions and first signs of recovery. The US figure is a real good news / bad news story. The rise from 2009 to 2010 was over 200 million tpa, which on the one hand indicates some recovery in the economy, but on the other puts significant pressure on the ability of the US to reduce emissions by 17% by 2020. [read more]