Thought Piece The US has had several regional gold/oil rushes, but most cities survived. I love the All American Williston story. Oil bust was actually good for a town called 'Shale City' By BAILEY SCHULZ on 3/12/2018 NEW YORK (Bloomberg) -- As the price of oil goes, so goes Williston, North Dakota. Now, though, the community located deep in the [...]
Thought Piece “In all likelihood, the United States will live up to its Paris commitment, not because of the White House, but because of the private sector.” Erik Solheim, UN Energy Program chief TIDWELL PROVES THE AMERICAN DREAM CAN STILL BE GREAT AGAIN A little over 15 years ago, Steven Tidwell, who then was a farmer [...]
Thought Piece “In all likelihood, the United States will live up to its Paris commitment, not because of the White House, but because of the private sector.” Erik Solheim, UN Energy Program chief. Why isn’t the United Kingdom at least aware of the remarkable US Shale Revolution’s environmental successes, with its profound economic and geo-political benefits. [...]
Thought Piece Now that the UK has been reminded of the longstanding Russian practices of being duplicitous and often ruthless, I can’t help but notice this piece from today’s Financial Times. Although, the representative from Wales omitted including the US when talking about LNG allies. Also, there was no discussion about UK’s abundant shale oil “left [...]
Thought Piece For that matter, why is the UK importing 50 % of their natural gas from Russia, while sitting an enormous amount of their own? “We will continue to work to protect communities from the threat of fracked gas pollution,” said Sierra Club attorney Nathan Matthews. Why Is Russian Gas in Boston Harbor? Environmentalists’ war [...]
Thought Piece The power of the shale revolution continues to provide geopolitical benefits to the world and of course significant future emission reductions. One can hope that Israel will now start harvesting more and more of its offshore natural gas assets. Noble Energy, Israel’s Delek to Supply Gas to Egypt in $15 Billion Deal Agreement is [...]
Thought Piece In case nobody saved my recent post, this piece will have to do. Roger Pielke, Jr and Judith Curry had interesting things to say about this Award and the state of media science. World’s Largest Science Organization Gives Top Honor To Conspiracy-Monger Michael Mann The world’s largest science organization is bestowing a top honor [...]
Thought Piece The most important part of the following piece from Jim Willis and the Marcellus Drilling News is the thoughtful guest piece of Chris Acker. It is a real boots-on-the-ground testimonial about the importance of responsible management of natural resources and economic development to the socio-economics and human health of forward-looking communities, counties, and regions. [...]
Thought Piece Jude Clemente continues to be one of the most balanced writers on natural resources and conservation in the U.S. He has always been worth the effort to read and understand. The “Keep it in the Ground” has always reminded me of a bad idea with no sense of direction. “Cave woman to cave man: [...]
Thought Piece This article adds some real texture to the recent Houston oil “flood,” which is a double entedre with a reminder of the remarkable recovery of Houston after the recent flood. While U.S. Oil is an important part of the Shale Revolution, the other two large revenue streams can’t be ignored. American liquid natural gas [...]
