Fracking
Seven Senate Democrats Oppose Fracking Ban in Symbolic Vote
Senator Joe Manchin was one of the Democrats to back the reconciliation resolution amendment.
How an Energy Pioneer Changed the Map of the World
George Mitchell and his band of engineer brothers helped create the U.S. shale revolution.
Governor Newsom, Despite Pledge, Signed 1,709 Oil, Gas Production Permits
President Joe Biden signed an executive order halting oil and gas drilling. California environmentalists are pushing their governor to get on board.
Fact Check: Does Joe Biden's Executive Order Ban Fracking?
As part of his plan to prioritize actions to combat climate change, President Biden issued a new executive order aimed at oil and gas drilling.
Trump Says Lady Gaga's Support of Biden Is 'More Proof' He'd Ban Fracking
"Just learned that Sleepy Joe Biden is campaigning in Pennsylvania with Lady Gaga, a proud member of 'Artists Against Fracking,'" President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter on Monday.
Fact Check: Will Joe Biden's Environmental Plan Ruin Oil Industry?
During the final debate, President Donald Trump claimed that Biden's environmental plan would ruin the oil industry.
Trump Says Texas Governor Assured Him He'll Win State: 'You're Up A Lot'
Trump scoffed at the idea he could lose the Lone Star State: "The governor calls me from Texas and he says, 'sir, that's not true, you are up a lot," Trump said of Greg Abbott at a rally Monday in Pennsylvania.
AOC Says Biden's Mixed Messaging on Fracking 'Does Not Bother Me'
"I think young people right now have a very activist, disciplined mindset and they are not here with the intent of voting for their favorite person," Ocasio-Cortez said Sunday on CNN.
Donald Trump Says Biden Wants to 'Get Rid of Air Conditioning' for Seniors
President Donald Trump alleged on Friday that Joe Biden's transition towards renewable energy would mean "America's seniors have no air conditioning during the summer."
Trump Lied Repeatedly in Debate, but Biden's Fracking Falsehood Went Viral
A video Trump shared showing Biden speaking out against fracking has been viewed more than 10 million times.
Trump's Video of Biden Speaking Out Against Fracking Viewed Over 10M Times
Trump has repeatedly claimed that Biden wants to ban fracking outright despite that not being the position of the former vice president.
Biden Claimed He Never Wanted to Ban Fracking. He Did
"No more drilling on federal lands. No more drilling, including offshore. No ability for the oil industry to continue to drill, period," Biden said in March 2020.
Biden's Resistance to Green New Deal Helps Win Back Blue-Collar Democrats
Those in the Keystone State worried Joe Biden's energy policies might hurt jobs, see the vice president as a better champion of workers' rights than President Donald Trump.
Video Resurfaces of Kamala Harris Saying She Wants to Ban Fracking
"There's no question I'm in favor of banning fracking," Kamala Harris said in video footage that resurfaced on social media Wednesday.
Fact Check: Does Joe Biden Support the Green New Deal and a Fracking Ban?
Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday that Democrats "want to abolish fossil fuels and ban fracking which would cost hundreds of thousands of American jobs all across the heartland."
Trump Says Biden Will End Guns, Religion, Energy and Oil in America
"It's always the thing that they say first. That's what they're going to do," the president warned his supporters.
Sarah Sanders Says Biden's Energy Policy Will 'Destroy' What Trump Did
The former White House press secretary has weighed in on the energy policies of the Democratic presidential contender, who accuses the GOP of misrepresenting his views.
Trump Says Florida COVID Cases Going Down as State Breaks Death Record
Trump also threatened to pull federal funding for schools that don't reopen, called Portland's racial justice protesters "terrorists" and falsely claimed that Joe Biden opposes fracking.
Biden Says Fracking Jobs Won't Be 'on the Chopping Block' If He's Elected
His statement may rile left-leaning climate change activists and supporters of renewable energy, including members of his own Climate Change policy team.
Ginsburg, Breyer Join Conservatives in Supreme Court Gas Pipeline Decision
Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Steven Breyer sided with the court's conservative justices Monday in a decision clearing the way for a permit to be issued for a natural gas pipeline passing under the Appalachian Trail.
Why I'm Thankful for the Shale Revolution
An astonishing 1.2 billion tons of carbon emissions could disappear thanks to American ingenuity and innovation, but don't expect the media to report it.
Irish PM Leo Varadkar Hails 'Benefits' of Climate Change, Angering Critics
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has prompted responses of outrage after stating in a speech that the "pluses and minuses" of climate change will result in some "benefits" for Ireland.
England Suspends Fracking After New Study Threatens Powerful Earthquakes
A report from England's Oil and Gas Authority has caused the government to call for a halt to fracking in the country on the basis of new earthquake fears.
Trump to Open More Than 1 Million Acres of California Land for Fracking
The proposal would end a five-year moratorium on leasing California's federal public land to oil companies.
Trump Sued By Environmental Groups Over Plan to Drill for Oil in California
Two environmental groups have joined forces to sue the Trump administration on Wednesday in response to a U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management plan to open up 720,000 acres of federal land to oil and gas developers in 11 counties within California's central cost region.
Toxic Chemicals From Fracking Found 2,000 Feet Away From Well Sites
Workers and residents near fracking sites in Colorado are exposed to toxic chemicals says a Colorado study.
Fracking in U.S. And Canada Linked to Worldwide Atmospheric Methane Spike
"The commercialization of shale gas and oil in the 21st century has dramatically increased global methane emissions", said the scientist behind the study.
Was Fracking Behind Earthquake That Injured Nearly 100?
Researchers think the practice led to an earthquake that caused tens of millions of dollars in damage.
West Virginia Woman Dragged Out of Capitol for Reading
"John Shott. First Energy, $2,000. Appalachian Power, $2,000. Steptoe & Johnson—that's a gas and oil law firm—$2,000. Consol Energy, $1,000. EQT, $1,000. And I could go on."
Coal Friendly Trump Set to Slash Energy Subsidies
He proposes cutting renewable energy and energy efficiency subsidies by 72 percent.