The Balance Sheet

The Balance Sheet for September 14, 2011
2011-09-14
THE BALANCE SHEET                                                                                 Sept 14, 2011 Our weekly update to unravel the industry and political spin around the energy debate IN CASE YOU MISSED IT IS REP. LAMBORN PROMOTING UNSAFE CX? On Friday, Rep. Doug Lamborn’s Energy & Minerals Subcommittee held a hearing to examine categorical exclusions (CX). During the Bush years, BLM officials used… Read more »
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THE BALANCE SHEET | Aug 31, 2011
2011-08-31
Our weekly update to unravel the industry and political spin around the energy debate IN CASE YOU MISSED IT AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY CREATES JOBS … IN CHINA As part of their “Running on Empty” tour which wrapped-up this week, Americans for Prosperity tried to gin up attendance by handing out $20 gas cards to Diamond… Read more »
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THE BALANCE SHEET | Aug 24, 2011
2011-08-24
Our weekly update to unravel the industry and political spin around the energy debate IN CASE YOU MISSED IT RUNNING ON EMPTY IDEAS Koch Brothers front group Americans for Prosperity brought their latest attempt to distract Americans from the billions that oil and gas companies – like the one the Kochs’ own – receive every… Read more »
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THE BALANCE SHEET | Aug 16, 2011
2011-08-16
Our weekly update to unravel the industry and political spin around the energy debate IN CASE YOU MISSED IT LITTLE VICTORY IN PERMITTING LAWSUIT The Department of Interior’s (DOI) effort to make public land drilling more predictable was setback when the court sided with Big Oil in a suit over the use of a bureaucratic… Read more »
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THE BALANCE SHEET | Aug 10, 2011
2011-08-10
Our weekly update to unravel the industry and political spin around the energy debate IN CASE YOU MISSED IT FOIA ISSUED ON FLAWED EIA STUDY Last week, The Checks and Balances Project, Greenpeace and Oil Change International filed a FOIA request to determine if House members used budgetary threats to force the Energy Information Administration… Read more »
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THE BALANCE SHEET | Aug 01, 2011
2011-08-1
Our weekly update to unravel the industry and political spin around the energy debate   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT BARRASSO AND HASTINGS TURN ROUNDTABLE INTO SPIN ZONE During Politico’s roundtable discussion on Wednesday, Sen. Barrasso (R-WY) and Rep. Hastings (R-WA) strenuously defended their Big Oil campaign contributors in the face of facts they didn’t… Read more »
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2011-07-26
THE BALANCE SHEET | July 26, 2011 Our weekly update to unravel the industry and political spin around the energy debate IN CASE YOU MISSED IT LET’S PLAY PIN THE PRO-DRILLING AMENDMENT ON THE SAFETY BILL Last Thursday, Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) started his birthday by filing pro-oil and gas amendments to S.917 at the… Read more »
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The Balance Sheet | July 18, 2011
2011-07-18
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT WHAT DOES $1.2 MILLION GET THESE DAYS? Last week, former BLM director and Forestry Service Chief Mike Dombeck explained how Interior Secretary Salazar’s leasing reforms are crucial to air and water quality and responsible energy development. His remarks came in response to a letter challenging those common sense reforms signed… Read more »
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THE BALANCE SHEET | July 6, 2011
2011-07-7
Our weekly update to unravel the industry and political spin around the energy debate IN CASE YOU MISSED IT SPECULATING THE PRICE OF GAS According to a new report from the University of Massachusetts, “speculative commodities trading” has inflated the price of gas cost the consumer ” an extra 83 cents a gallon in May,… Read more »
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THE BALANCE SHEET | June 29, 2011
2011-06-29
Our weekly update to unravel the industry and political spin around the energy debate IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ON THE ROSY SIDE OF SHALE GAS This week, The New York Times uncovered serious skepticism within the Energy Information Administration (EIA) about the actual potential for shale gas development in the United States. In one… Read more »
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