FuelFix: Climate Plan Prompts Look at Energy Transportation Emissions *Op-Ed by David Holt - With the President’s recent release of his Climate Action Plan, and his comments on the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, Consumer Energy Alliance believes it’s appropriate to examine the emissions associated with the transportation of crude oil.  It’s not just the refining and consumption of petroleum products that releases GHG’s. The transportation of oil from one country to another also carries a GHG footprint, as fuel is consumed by oil tankers, trains, trucks and pipelines as they move oil from [...]

Energy In Depth.  A new study by the Center for Environmental Health uses well-worn talking points to claim that hydraulic fracturing – a process in use for more than 65 years – poses health threats to women and children.  Tellingly, the report offers no evidence of this occurring and conveniently leaves out the fact that health is improving in communities where shale development and hydraulic fracturing is taking place. Today's American Energy Alliance Links: His Majesty may shout ‘forward’ towards Germany, but the Germams are shouting back go back. The [...]

Fairbanks News Miner by Mark D. Miller (Juneau Empire).  Here is a story that provides a good, current report on efforts to educate Alaskan students on the importance of natural resource extraction.  -dh Tumble Ridge News, by Lynsey Kitching.  The enormous opposition to the potential pipelines (Enbridge and Trans-Canada) in BC has spurred the Northwest Territories (NWT) to speak up and offer a solution to Alberta’s dilemma of getting their resources to market.  David Ramsay, Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment for the NWT says, “If those opportunities don’t come for [...]

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Anti fossil fuel activists are stopping or slowing projects in Alaska, too.  Luckily, a majority of Legislators and the Governor still support a robust investment climate.  Today, the Legislature agreed with the Governor on oil tax reform, passing Senate Bill 21.   Yesterday, the Legislature passed gas pipeline legislation -dh Increasingly, a majority of U.S. citizens are electing 'popular' politicians who oppose job-creating, economy-sustaining domestic energy projects dealing with pipelines, oil, gas, coal and refineries.   Below, we see videos of 'low information voters'.  This may explain why so many politicians [...]

NATURAL GAS WEEKLY UPDATE REPORT RELEASE – April 4, 2013 - Natural Gas Weekly Update - Data and highlights of natural gas in the United States. Calgary Herald.   A $4-billion plan for a pipeline and liquefied natural gas export terminal by Shell Canada Ltd. for Kitimat, B.C., has been submitted to federal and provincial environmental regulatory agencies.

This morning we sent this email to our readers regarding pending oil tax reform legislation Use Technology To Magnify Our Message!   For Our Alaska Readers:   1.  We note, somewhat belatedly, that the grand, Prudhoe Bay oil field passed the 12 billion barrel production mark recently (i.e. from the Initial Production Area only--not including production from surrounding areas).  We also regret this milestone occurred with too little fanfare!  (See Frank Baker's story, left)   2.  Alaska's economic future depends upon whether our tax and regulatory policies will deflect investment to other [...]