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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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

2011-10-26

Facebook, “South Park” and perhaps an image makeover are what the dirty gas industry needs to clean up its reputation. by Andrew Schenkel Just a few short weeks ago the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission was described as having its collective “ass kicked” when it came to hydraulic fracturing. A Colorado natural gas executive… Read more »

2011-10-26

On Monday, the Energy Information Administration (EIA), at the behest of Congressman Ralph Hall (R-TX) released a report on a proposed clean energy standard. The parameters for this study, as set by Congressman Hall, were so flawed that the EIA had to develop new nomenclature to distance itself from the report’s findings. Fittingly, EIA named… Read more »

THE BALANCE SHEET | Oct 25, 2011

2011-10-25

Our weekly update to unravel the industry and political spin around the energy debate IN CASE YOU MISSED IT NEXT API AND EXXONMOBIL WILL BE COUNTING LEMONADE STANDS The Washington Post’s Steven Mufson and Jia Lynn Yang looked at API’s questionable use of “induced” jobs in their claims of job creation. For instance, API… Read more »

Gingrich attacks oil and gas subsidies

2011-10-25

At yesterday’s Iowa Faith and Freedom conference, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich called for a level subsidies playing field. He pointed out how politicians claim to be looking for every way to cut the deficit, but many in the GOP steadfastly refuse to touch the billions in tax dollars that go to oil and gas… Read more »

2011-10-20

Agreements to frack on private property could cause defaults and plummeting home prices. By Andrew Schenkel For the more than one million Americans who have been offered cash for the right to hydraulically fracture their property, an investigation by The New York Times outlines their biggest fears: devalued property and potential defaults. Ian Urbina’s… Read more »

Having your cake and eating it too…

2011-10-18

Ted Zukoski at unEarthed compares the oil and gas industry to a hungry, angry baby in his blog post today examining Secretary Salazar’s and the BLM’s latest decision to protect Colorado’s Vermillion Basin while allowing drilling on the vast majority of lands in the area. “Meet the oil and gas industry in Colorado, the crybaby… Read more »

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