Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Coal Under Fire: Clean Power Plan Begins

27 States are Suing to Stop the CPP, Where do Things Stand? On August 3, 2015, President Obama and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Clean Power Plan, which is described on the EPA website as “a historic and important step in reducing carbon pollution from power plants that takes real action on climate change.” The Clean Power Plan mandates the federal

Putin, Russia

Putin Gives His Outlook on Oil and Gas, Russia’s Economy

Exploration is a Major Part of Our Future During his time in office, both as the Russian president and prime minister, President Vladimir Putin has held a conference every year. The conference is held with members of the press, both Russian and international, and typically involves reporters asking questions of Putin who then responds off the cuff, though it is

The U.K. Awards Nearly 70 Licenses to Explore Shale

New laws allow for exploration and hydraulic fracturing under national parks The United Kingdom’s Oil and Gas Authority awarded 93 new licenses to explore for oil and gas last week. Around 75% of those exploration licenses relate to shale oil and gas, which will likely require companies to use hydraulic fracturing to produce. The areas covered by the licenses include