John Hugh DeMastri

Fearing Economic ‘Slowdown,’ Oil Drillers Just Shut Down The Most Rigs In Any Week Since 2021

Oil drillers in the U.S. cut the number of active rigs by the largest weekly amount in nearly two years,…

12 months ago

Biden Admin Closes Off More US Lands To Oil And Gas Drilling

The Biden administration on Friday ordered a 20-year ban on new oil and gas drilling leases within 10 miles of…

12 months ago

Biden-McCarthy Deal Hands Joe Manchin A Victory In Pipeline Permitting Battle

The debt ceiling deal between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden, would grant approval to the Mountain Valley…

12 months ago

Oil Giant’s Shareholder Meeting Devolves Into Chaos As Climate Protesters Attempt To Storm Stage

Climate activists engaged in more than an hour of protests that delayed the beginning of energy giant Shell’s annual shareholder…

12 months ago

New Biden Admin Mandate Will Raise Costs On Mobile Homeowners For ‘Zero’ Climate Benefit, Experts Say

The Biden administration’s upcoming rules requiring stricter energy efficiency standards for mobile homes will raise costs for low-income homebuyers while…

12 months ago

Manchin Torpedoes Vote On Biden Energy Nominee Over Crackdown On Gas Stoves

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia cancelled a planned vote Wednesday to advance the nomination of a Department of…

12 months ago

EPA Issues Climate Rule Forcing Power Plants To Adopt Expensive Tech Or Shut Down

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released proposed emissions rules Thursday that would effectively require coal-fired power plants to use carbon…

1 year ago

Georgia Classifies Old Tires As ‘Biomass’, Approves Burning Them For Fuel

The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) recently approved rules that allow power companies to consider scrap tires as a form…

1 year ago

Dozens Of Dem Lawmakers Pressure White House To Crack Down On Natural Gas

A group of 44 congressional Democrats on Monday sent a letter to the White House calling for the Biden administration…

1 year ago

Putin’s ‘War Economy’ Is Still Fueled By Oil Despite US Sanctions, Experts Say

U.S.-led sanctions targeting the Russian energy sector have failed to stall production of Russian oil, and oil exports continue to…

1 year ago

Electric Vehicle Startups Keep Bleeding Cash

American electric vehicle startup companies are burning through cash ahead of their first-quarter earnings reports this week, as pricing wars…

1 year ago

Biden Admin Pushed Out $182 Billion Worth Of Regulations In A Single Week

The Biden administration last week proposed or finalized regulations totaling $182 billion in compliance costs while adding 1.8 million yearly…

1 year ago

Oklahoma Blacklists Over A Dozen Major Financial Firms For Boycotting Oil And Gas

The state of Oklahoma will no longer work with 13 financial firms after state Treasurer Todd Russ determined they were…

1 year ago

Biden’s Offshore Wind Push Faces New Headwind — Massive Turbines Breaking Down

Offshore wind turbines — a key component of President Joe Biden’s push for more renewable energy — are facing significant…

1 year ago

Massive EV Battery Packs Could Exacerbate ‘Fatality Crisis’ On US Roads, Experts Warn

Safety experts are increasingly raising concerns that the large weight of electric vehicles [EV] could pose serious risks to public…

1 year ago