This week, Harvard Law School was scheduled to screen the film, ‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline,’ alongside director and Harvard graduate, Daniel Goldhaber and Professor Jon Hanson. The movie is a screen adaption of Eco-Marxist Andreas Malm’s book. Both the film and book argue “divestment and marches” are not enough, and protestors must “learn to…
We are excited to announce the release of our first video in a new series focusing on the relevant issues in the U.S. energy sector. September’s video features Neal Crabtree, a pipeline worker affiliated with Pipeliners Local Union 798. With more than twenty-five years of experience, Neal is an expert in pipeline construction. Neal offers…
Pipelines play a critical role in safely and efficiently transporting oil and gas for consumer use, and most Americans agree. A recent poll conducted by the Wakefield Research on behalf of the Association of Oil Pipe Lines found the general public consensus around oil pipelines were largely favorable, revealing the popularity of pipelines has increased…
E&E News reported recycling and reuse facilities can create new job opportunities and boost economies around the world, according to a study from the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA). The study found that recycling creates more than 50 times as many job opportunities as landfills or incinerator plants. Recycling plants utilize labor and technology…
FOX Business reported an op-ed discussing how Biden’s executive order barring oil and gas drilling on federal lands could threaten job opportunities and economic growth in New Mexico. According to the EIA, New Mexico has more than 5% of the nation’s natural gas reserves and is the nation’s third-largest oil producer as of 2018. The…
E&E News has reported House Republicans have proposed a new piece of legislation to support infrastructure development and energy security amid President-elect Biden’s proposed oil and gas drilling ban on public lands. Rep. August Pfluger of Texas has proposed a bill entitled “Saving America’s Energy Future Act” (H.R.218) that would restrict the secretaries of the…
In a win for our nation’s energy security and domestic energy capabilities, E&E News reported Minnesota regulators have given Enbridge Inc.’s Line 3 upgrade project final approval to move forward into construction. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued a construction stormwater permit allowing Enbridge to replace and expand its aging Line 3 system across the…
The Associated Press reported Wyoming will employ federal coronavirus relief funding to help push forward oil and gas projects that have been idle amid pandemic-induced shutdowns. The pandemic has taken a toll on a number of industries – and the nation’s oil and gas industry is no exception. Federal support for an industry that is…
This week the Trump Administration continued its efforts to streamline and modernize regulations surrounding our nation’s infrastructure, now including America’s water resources and accompanying infrastructure. On October 13, 2020, President Trump issued an executive order outlining reforms to the organization of agencies and agency efforts towards water management and infrastructure. It reads: “Abundant, safe, and…
Real Clear Energy published an opinion editorial from Col. Tom Magness, a former commander in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, regarding the energy strategy of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Magness remarks how Biden is proposing a $2 trillion public spending project that lacks detail and will leave taxpayers to pay the price. Biden’s…
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