DeJanay Booth | Carlsbad Current-ArgusOp-Ed Ignores Data Showing Natural Gas Has Greatly Improved U.S. Air Quality
Seth Whitehead | Energy in Depth | November 1, 2017
Just in time for Halloween, the Associated Press facilitated some classic “Keep It in the Ground” fear-mongering Tuesday by publishing an op-ed penned by Texas A&M University professor Gunnar Schade that essentially claims the shale boom has damaged U.S. air quality over the past 10 years. From Dr. Schade’s op-ed:
Read moreThe New Mexican: Here They Go Again
In a presidential debate in the 1980s, Ronald Reagan famously responded to Jimmy Carter with the phrase “There you go again.”
Udall & EDF Proposal Would Eliminate Jobs, Over $750 Million in State Revenue for Schools, Health Care and Public Safety
Robert McEntyre | NMOGA | November 9, 2017
SANTA FE, NM – Today, New Mexico Senator Tom Udall joined political activist group Environmental Defense Fund in pressuring regulators to adopt devastating rules on New Mexico oil and gas producers. The rules are estimated to cut oil and gas production, resulting in more than $750 million in lost general fund revenue for New Mexico schools, health care, and public safety. The loss in production could also eliminate 2,200 oil and gas jobs and as many as 5,390 direct and indirect full-time jobs.
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Daniel Fine | Energy Magazine | Report on EPA Data Shows 47% Decline in Methane Emissions in the Four Corners Area Since 2011
SANTA FE, NM – A new analysis of data from the United States Environmental Protection Agency shows methane emissions from oil and natural gas production in the Four Corners area are on the decline. The energy publication Energy in Depth analyzed data collected from 2011 to 2016 by the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program and shows a decline of methane emissions by 47%, from 8.6 Million Metric Tons CO2e in 2011 to 4.6 Million Metric Tons CO2e in 2016.