A new report by Oil Change International and Rainforest Action Network shows how major banks have continued pouring money into fracking companies in recent years despite numerous warnings that the sector was financially unsustainable — on top of the well-documented environmental, health and
EQT bids for Chevron U.S. shale-gas assets in Appalachia – sources
Card – Reuters – 9/16/20
Gov. Northam Signs Utility Consumer Bill, Shale Industry Balks
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed into law April 6 a new law that would protect ratepayers from being charge for the cost of unneeded infrastructure, such as natural gas pipelines, based upon a determination by the State Corporation Commission. HB
Coronavirus May Kill Our Fracking Fever Dream
Card – The New York Times – 4/10/20
Fracking Needs a Shakeout, Not a Bailout
Card – The Washington Post – 3/12/20 Related: Trump considers relief for shale producers during outbreak
Natural Gas Boom Fizzles as a U.S. Glut Sinks Profits
Card – The New York Times – 12/11/19 Related: Shale’s Debt-Fueled Drilling Boom Is Coming To An End
Federal Pipeline Permitting Process Overdue for Renovation, Insiders Say
Card – Natural Gas Intelligence – 10/22/19 Related: Courts Question Pipeline Builders’ Use of Eminent Domain to Take Land Tug of war emerges at FERC over ruling on eminent domain for gas pipelines
Fracking may be a bigger climate problem than we thought
Card – Vox – 8/16/19
Too much rain is messing with pipeline operators’ infrastructure plans
Card – Pittsburg Post-Gazette – 8/5/19
Former Shale Gas CEO Says Fracking Revolution Has Been ‘A Disaster’ For Drillers, Investors
Card – DeSmog – 6/23/19