新年好!     よいお年を!     새해 복 많이 받으세요!​     Bonne Année!     Feliz Año Nuevo!​     С Новым Годом!     سنة جديدة سعيدة!​     Buon anno! ​    מזל ניו יאר​     Bagong Taon Happy​!     Happy New Year!  New Years Eve Energy Clips From Consumer Energy Alliance Fuelfix: Top 5 Ways Energy Production Benefited Consumers in 2013, by David Holt (NGP Photo).  It’s been a busy year for U.S. energy production with consumer prices on the decline due to increasing domestic supplies of natural gas and oil. Here are the Top 5 energy related news [...]

Washington, D.C., by Robert Dillon.  U.S. Sen. Lisa BP announces significant Gulf of Mexico oil find BP has found a major oil discovery at its Gila prospect in the Gulf of Mexico, which it co-owns with ConocoPhillips, BP said on Wednesday. "The Gila discovery is a further sign that momentum is returning to BP's drilling operations and well execution in the Gulf of Mexico," said BP Regional President Richard Morrison.  TransCanada is now looking at using railroads to transport Canadian oil sands to Nebraska as regulatory hurdles continue to delay [...]

Denver Post Op-Ed by Jennifer Diggins (NGP Photo).  In early November, voters in seven communities in Colorado and Ohio were asked to ban hydraulic fracturing. A ban succeeded in five out of seven communities.  Out-of-state opposition groups misled voters to believe fracking contaminates water aquifers, increases air pollution and sacrifices public health. The outcome is a wake-up call for any American who values affordable energy, energy security and a cleaner environment....