When it comes to the future of energy in the United States, the difference between President Obama and Gov. Romney is clear. While the two agree on striving for American “energy independence,” they clashed over the issues of high gas prices and increasing domestic drilling in last night’s town hall Presidential debate. President Obama advocates…
UPDATE (10/17/12): Presidential Energy Debate California’s strict air pollutant regulations (well worth it!) and higher gas taxes are the usual culprits for the state’s more expensive fueling costs in comparison with the rest of the country, but why have prices at the pump hit an all time high this week? Experts say disruptions at…
Nathanial Gronewold, E&E reporter. Published: Monday, August 20, 2012 NEW ORLEANS — A new era in oil and gas activity in the Gulf of Mexico is opening, one that may be an improvement from the way things were done before the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, but also unprecedented in scale. Within weeks or possibly…
We all know that in the last few years, and the last month in particular, gas prices have been hitting new pinnacles causing holes to wear out our pocket books and placing additional pressure on the political forefront to come up with a solution. A prominent hot button issue we are now seeing candidates…