Year: 2019
Four GHG Reduction Options the ‘Keep It In the Ground’ Movement Opposes or Dismisses
Reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is priority No. 1 in the global effort to mitigate global…
Data Show Oil and Gas Have Greatly Benefited Humanity
Opponents of the oil and natural gas industry have stepped up their hyperbolic rhetoric of late.…
Fact Sheet: Hydraulic Fracturing No. 1 Reason U.S. Leads World in CO2 Reductions
Southern Illinoisans Against Fracturing Our Environment (SAFE) hosted a “Get Off Fossil Fuels…
Fracking ban would devastate economy, yield no climate benefits
Several presidential candidates have promised to ban hydraulic fracturing, a technology that is a…
Important Context on Illinois Oil & Gas Production Methane Emissions
The Trump administration’s proposed revisions to Obama-era methane regulations on oil and natural…
Debunking SAFE’s False ‘Subsurface Trespass’ Narrative
Note: This blog was updated with supplemental information at 11:17 a.m. on Aug. 2, 2019 Proposed…
Record US oil production softens blow of Illinois gas tax increase
Just in time for Independence Day, Illinois’ gasoline tax doubled this week from 19 cents to 38…