THE BALANCE SHEET | November 23, 2011

2011-11-23

Our weekly update to unravel the industry and political spin around the energy debate   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT OIL SHALE PROFESSOR SAYS LAMBORN’S BILL TOO MUCH, TOO SOON Phil Taylor wrote a preview piece about oil shale for E&E News, ahead of Friday’s hearing on Rep. Lamborn’s Black Sunday Bill. In the piece,… Read more »

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Oil Shale Bingo hits DC

2011-11-16

On Friday, Rep. Doug Lamborn’s Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will again meet to discuss energy’s “fool’s gold,” oil shale. For a century, the oil and gas industry, and the politicians they support, have turned to the rock that burns whenever they want to distract from high oil prices or tout a new “jobs… Read more »

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The Balance Sheet for November 16, 2011

2011-11-16

Our weekly update to unravel the industry and political spin around the energy debate IN CASE YOU MISSED IT TELLING THE REAL STORY ABOUT OIL SHALE Last week, a former elected official and representatives of sportsman and conservation groups flew into Washington, DC. Their mission was to educate members of Congress and the administration about… Read more »

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It’s Déjà vu all over again

2011-11-16

The Public Lands Team at Think Progress posted a great report last night on today’s House Natural Resources Committee meeting today to discuss drilling. It turns out this is the committee’s 20th meeting on this topic. Again they’re ignoring the fact that U.S. drilling activity is higher now under the Obama administration than at any… Read more »

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Meet the friends of fracking: David Neslin

2011-11-10

A closer look at those in power who are friendly to the fracking industry (Part 3 of 3) Picking your friends is an important task and for the hydraulic fracking industry. It means selecting folks to be part of a close nit group. When the Huffington Post published our Facebook fracking graphic, it showed that… Read more »

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Meet the friends of fracking: Tom Ridge

2011-11-9

A closer look at those in power who are friendly to the fracking industry (Part 2 of 3)   Facebook isn’t just a social network it’s a great way to tell stories. When our friends over at the Huffington Post posted our fracking Facebook post, it didn’t just serve as a social commentary on the… Read more »

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Meet the friends of fracking: John Hickenlooper

2011-11-8

A closer look at those in power who are friendly to the fracking industry (Part 1 of 3)   When Tisha Conoly-Schuller of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association said the way to make fracking cool was to get the fracking community on Facebook, it served as a reminder that there are some interesting friends… Read more »

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THE BALANCE SHEET | November 08, 2011

2011-11-8

Our weekly update to unravel the industry and political spin around the energy debate   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT HUNTSMAN GETS IT HALF RIGHT During a stump speech on the campaign trail, former governor and current Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman failed to address the facts of domestic oil and gas production. Huntsman didn’t… Read more »

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