DOE Hydraulic Fracturing Report Causes Concern
The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Natural Gas Subcommittee released a draft report on August 11 that makes recommendations regarding the safety and environmental performance of hydraulic fracturing from...
View ArticleManufacturers Need Access to Affordable Energy
Late last week the U.S. Energy Information Administration published their “Today in Energy” and featured coal reserves. According to the report, “The United States leads the world with over 260 billion...
View ArticleShale Gas and Fracking Important to Manufacturers’ Competitiveness
Today the National Association of Manufacturers joined 118 other business groups in sending a letter to President Obama on the importance of shale gas and hydraulic fracturing. It’s essential that...
View ArticleShale Development Delays Will Hurt Job Creation
Earlier this week the U.S. Forest Service delayed the lease sale of approximately 3,300 acres in the Wayne National Forest for shale oil and gas drilling. The Forest Service states that conditions have...
View ArticlePwC/NAM Report Says Shale Exploration Could Create One Million Jobs
In a roundtable discussion at the NAM headquarters today NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons and PwC U.S. industrial products leader Bob McCutcheon released a report that looks at the tremendous economic...
View ArticleWill 2012 Be Another Big Year for Shale?
On the energy front, one of the biggest stories of 2011 was the development of shale gas. And, if the current trends continue, it will likely be the story of 2012 as well. The Wall Street Journal...
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