How Seattle stakeholders put the brakes on the city’s proposed gas ban Tom DiChristopher, S & P Global Market Intelligence, September 24, 2019 A diverse group of stakeholders succeeded in delaying a proposed natural gas ban in Seattle, showing how industry and labor groups are learning to push back against the sudden rise of municipal ordinances that prohibit gas for … read more

Save the Planet? Try Fossil Fuels First Robert J. Bradley, Jr., Inside Sources, September 23, 2019 It’s time to panic, says Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne. The British royal fears that climate change could threaten our very existence unless the international community develops a sweeping plan to slash carbon-dioxide emissions. He recently warned, “the next 18 months … read more

More Fracking, or More War? Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, September 22, 2019 Here is a news lead that begins with a bang and ends with a whimper: “The strike on the heartland of Saudi Arabia’s oil industry, including damage to the world’s biggest petroleum processing industry, has driven oil prices to their highest level in” — here, Reuters should … read more