We recently wrote about the situation surrounding President Elect Trump’s choice of Rick Perry for the Department of Energy. Now the PEOTUS is expanding his circle on energy policy by adding 88 year old, Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens as an advisor on energy policy. Fox Business Network reported that Pickens advised Trump regarding energy matters during the 2016 presidential campaign, and more specifically on the energy challenges facing the nation’s future. According to the network, [Read more]
U.S. Lost 70,000 Oil Jobs in 2015
According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, “U.S. oil and gas employment has fallen 14.5 percent (by 70,000 jobs) year over year. Job losses and falling energy prices portend continued distress for the oil and gas sector in 2016.” In their fourth quarter 2015 report titled “OPEC Tips Crude Oil Markets over the Cliff,” the job losses are blamed on the falling U.S. crude oil production. [Read more]
With Keystone Dead, What’s Next for the Green Movement?
We’ve recently reported on the stall of the Keystone Pipeline and the green movement’s role in shutting down the completion of the pipeline that would have run from Canada to the Gulf Coast of Texas. But with the pipeline project dead for now, what will the green movement turn to next? [Read more]
5 energy predictions that didn’t come true
There have been many energy predictions that were deemed to doom us all that never came to be. Granting the predictors the benefit of the doubt, the claims themselves must stand as they are. In that spirit, gathered below are some of the most historic and gloomy predictions concerning energy that never came true. [Read more]
8 Things Most People Don’t Know About the Keystone Pipeline
As anyone who has looked to energy news for the past few years knows, the Keystone XL Pipeline has been a hot topic of contention. The proposed pipeline from Canada to the Gulf Coast of the United States is controversial because it can help create thousands of jobs in Canada and the United States, as well as lower fuel costs. But as with any new change to the energy industry, there are the environmental consequences to think of. To help give a better perspective on what the Keystone Pipeline is [Read more]