Hilcorp clears hurdles; Oil enters bear market

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Hilcorp clears some regulatory hurdles to conduct a seismic survey in lower Cook Inlet Renee Gross, KBBI, August 6, 2019 The Texas energy company had originally hoped to conduct the roughly 45-to-60 day survey earlier this year. However, due to concerns about the effect of the survey during the fishing season as well as permitting delays, its plans were pushed … read more

Democratic naivete toward oil & gas. Oil numbers are in, legislature is out

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Dems want to kill oil and gas leasing. Here’s why it matters Heather Richards and Timothy Cama, E&E News, August 6, 2019 The idea of stopping new leases is grounded in the notion that the U.S. government has a particular responsibility for emissions stemming from fossil fuels extracted from federal property or via transfers of government-owned mineral rights. The U.S. Geological Survey … read more

The sky is falling: prioritizing the “conserve” in conservative

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Climate Could Be an Electoral Time Bomb, Republican Strategists Fear Lisa Friedman, The New York Times, August 2, 2019 In conversations with 10 G.O.P. analysts, consultants and activists, all said they were acutely aware of the rising influence of young voters like Mr. Galloway, who in their lifetimes haven’t seen a single month of colder-than-average temperatures globally, and who call … read more