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Kathleen Sgamma, Washington Examiner | February 26th, 2022The situation in Ukraine is dire, but President Joe Biden refuses to use the power he has at hand to inflict pain on Russia. The power does not come from sanctions, which require diplomacy and consensus-building with allies that inevitably watered them down to the point of zero deterrent impact. It’s the strategic energy power he had at hand but chose to squander in the name of unrealizable climate change goals. The United States doesn’t need to continue to look weak in the face of real-world, great-power competition.

Anne Bradbury, Houston Chronicle | February 25th, 2022

Russia’s brazen invasion of Ukraine has put into sharp focus the European Union’s dependence on natural gas and how easily Vladimir Putin can weaponize energy exports. We cannot stand idly by. One way we can counter Putin’s aggression is with our own energy resources.

Adrian Hedden, Carlsbad Current-Argus | February 24th, 2022

A sale of public land in New Mexico to the oil and gas industry could be delayed again as the federal government and a U.S. district court in Louisiana debate how to properly evaluate the environmental impact of operations on the lands in question.

Adrian Hedden, Carlsbad Current-Argus | February 22nd, 2022More oil and gas pipelines are coming to southeast New Mexico as operators in the Permian Basin seek to up fossil fuel production in response to growing demand.

Did you know that the oil and natural gas industry powers our New Mexico agriculture? To learn more about how the oil and natural gas industry produces the energy needed to feed New Mexico families continue reading below.

Neil Irwin, AXIOS | February 19th, 2022For decades, politicians have talked about the U.S. achieving energy independence, a seemingly elusive goal of producing enough fuels to avoid relying on the rest of the world to fill up gas tanks and keep electricity flowing.