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Oil more than offsets drop in coal production
Production of crude oil and natural gas has more than offset the drop in coal use over the last six years, the federal government said Monday. Energy production has soared over the last half-decade, with shale oil leading the nation to record energy development, according the Energy Department's independent research ...
Isaac Orr: Millennials misguided on energy
A recent USA Today/Rock the Vote survey of millennials shows 80 percent of millennials support transitioning to “mostly clean” or renewable energy by 2030. Although their hearts may be in the right place, few millennials appear to realize how much energy their lifestyles actually consume, where this energy comes from ...
Federal judge puts fracking waste ban on hold until Feb. 11 hearing
Posted: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 7:57 pm By Sarah Plummer REGISTER-HERALD REPORTER A federal judge has granted an emergency injunction to prevent Fayette County from enforcing a countywide ban on the storage and disposal of oil and gas waste. Judge John Copenhaver Jr. granted the injunction Tuesday to put a ...
CBS News Money Watch
ByRobert Hennelly MoneyWatch December 18, 2015, 6:00 AM Look no further than Ohio, that essential swing state in presidential elections. Gasoline is now $1.57 a gallon at the GetGo in Madison, Ohio, well below the $2 per gallon national average. Back in January 2014 the average price in Ohio was ...
Frack leases on state lands yield $18M; none from production
CHARLESTON, WV (AP) - West Virginia has brought in $18 million by leasing the right to drill for oil and natural gas deep below state wildlife management areas and waterways, including beneath the Ohio River. But as natural gas prices stay low, no companies with the state leases have begun ...
