Two firms are vying for control over much of New Mexico’s energy infrastructure, but consumer advocates are fighting back.
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Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Big Tech’s Big New York Gas Pipeline
Gov. Kathy Hochul justified a $1 billion natural gas project by appealing to affordability. But the main reason the state needs the energy is because data centers are hogging it.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Top AIG Exec Has Major Fossil Fuel Ties
A Center for Media and Democracy investigation shows that John G. Rice, AIG’s lead independent director, holds the same position at Baker Hughes, a global fossil fuel technology company that has received major contracts from companies AIG insures.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Trump Is Blinding the Government to Methane Pollution. But Others Are Still Watching.
‘If people could see this with their bare eyes, none of this would be happening.’
Posted inPolitics
Support for Fracking Unlikely to Sway Pennsylvania Voters
Both presidential campaigns have focused on the state’s natural gas sector, but voters’ concerns lie elsewhere.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Biden Gets Climate Boost From Key Policy Group
A report from Evergreen Action claims that the administration has made progress on 85 percent of its climate proposals, and makes the case for one more Biden term to finish the job.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
New Mexico Loophole May Allow Record Methane Releases
Despite efforts to rein in emissions, state is unlikely to meet greenhouse gas reduction goals, group says.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Tim Ryan’s Natural Gas Advocacy Makes a Mockery of Public Service
The former Ohio congressman is leveraging his prior career for a group backed by fossil fuel and petrochemical industry players.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Gas Industry Squeeze Play
The Biden administration has paused new permits for natural gas export terminals. The industry is fighting back by trying to facilitate gas exports from Mexico.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Big Ag and Big Oil Team Up to Lobby for Clean Energy Credits
A coalition of companies like Cargill and Chevron hired new lobbyists as it works to convince policymakers that so-called ‘renewable natural gas’ should get government subsidies.