Energy

Wolf’s RGGI fixation will slow Pennsylvania’s recovery

Gov. Tom Wolf’s timing for imposing a new energy tax could hardly be worse. Pennsylvania’s economy is trying to recover from the pandemic’s brutal effects. Yet, Wolf’s fixation to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) ignores that the policy will raise families’ energy bills and cripple local businesses. Wolf has tried – without the …

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Shifting Natural Gas and Oil Jobs to the Renewables Sector Isn’t So Simple

Within hours of taking office on January 20, 2021, President Joe Biden signed an executive order cancelling the cross-border permit for the Keystone XL pipeline as part of a plan to phase out natural gas and oil, eliminating thousands of family-sustaining jobs. At the same time, the Biden administration promised plenty of “good-paying” positions would …

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Reps. Keller, Comer Demand Answers on Exporting Energy to Europe During Domestic Energy Crisis

U.S. Reps. Fred Keller (R-PA) and James Comer (R-KY) led a group of Congressmembers in expressing concern over plans by the President Joe Biden Administration to export energy to Europe during a domestic energy crisis. In a letter sent to the President, Keller and Comer said they were concerned that U.S. liquified natural gas (LNG) …

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Please Don’t Count American Oil and Gas Production Out

Heat or eat: That heart wrenching choice grows more probable for countless Americans with surging inflation, gasoline and natural gas prices at seven-year highs, and Americans’ winter heating bills set to rise by at least $13.6 billion over last year. These alarming jolts have been exacerbated by recent decisions that have discouraged investment in American …

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Southeastern Pennsylvania Benefits From Energy Development

President Joe Biden’s $2.25 trillion American Jobs Plan seeks to put people to work by rebuilding our nation’s critical infrastructure. But his plan to “build back better” overlooks the backbone of America’s energy system: pipelines. Not only are these energy assets critical to powering our economy, pipelines are the lynchpin in helping the administration meet …

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State energy, manufacturing, building trades, business leaders tout Pennsylvania natural gas

With President Joe Biden’s $3 trillion infrastructure package on the table, Pennsylvania’s top building trades, business, manufacturing, and energy leaders on Wednesday stressed how state-produced natural gas plays a pivotal role in sustaining climate progress, creating good-paying jobs, and ramping up national security. “Thanks to America’s energy renaissance, Pennsylvania is well positioned to re-shore more …

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Podcast: On Natural Gas in PA

PA Natural Gas: Lots of jobs, lots of taxes, let’s tax it more. Is that good idea? API’s Stephanie Catarino Wissman on the state of PA’s natural gas industry and challenges ahead. Listen Now