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Charting Progress: The Decline of Seismic Activity in Texas

In recent years, concerns over the correlation between oil and gas operations, particularly wastewater disposal, and increased seismic events have prompted action by both industry and regulators.  The collaboration between oil and gas operators and regulatory...

Texas Oil & Gas Industry Prepares For Winter Weather

With Texans now in the full swing of the holiday season, it is important to take a look at the various ways the oil and natural gas industry in the Lone Star State has hardened important energy infrastructure in preparation for colder weather. Oil and natural gas...

U.S. LNG Exports Bolster European Energy Security

Since President Biden's spring agreement with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to boost American liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to Europe, the impact has been profound. Texas, the hub of U.S. energy production, has played a pivotal role in...

The Eagle Ford Shale: A History

The Eagle Ford Shale, located in Central and South Texas and extending into East Texas, is the Lone Star State’s second most productive oil field (and, it’s worth mentioning, the Eagle Ford is also the nation’s second most productive oil field). The Eagle Ford Shale,...

Federal Judge Rules Against Enviros

A federal judge ruled against environmentalists’ challenge to a proposed pipeline in Texas. U.S. District Court Judge Robert Pitman ruled against a request to halt Kinder Morgan’s Permian Highway Pipeline based on environmentalist claims the project would damage the...

Austin Climate Plan Demands Too Much For Some

Increased demands from environmental groups for the City of Austin’s proposed climate action plan are facing pushback for being too extreme, even from fellow environmentalists. The City of Austin’s chief sustainability officer Lucia Athens recently called out these...

REPORT: “Zero-Emissions” Relies On “Magic Math”

A recent op-ed in the Dallas Morning News highlighted the failed science of those attempting to implement energy policies claiming to reach zero carbon emission. Scott Tinker, the director of the Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas at Austin, wrote:...

Austin Joins Suit Against Pipeline Not In Austin

Austin City Council is planning to spend taxpayer money to oppose an infrastructure project outside of its city limits. Late last week, Austin City Council voted to spend $100,000 on legal fees to join a lawsuit against the proposed Permian Highway Pipeline, which is...

Overseas Counter-Terrorism Police List Group With Texas Ties As “Extremist”

A police guide in England aimed at preventing young people from being radicalized have listed environmental group Extinction Rebellion as an “extreme ideology.” Counter Terrorism Policing South East, part of the England’s national counter-terrorism policing network,...
Video Appears To Contradict Texas Activist’s Recent Denial

Video Appears To Contradict Texas Activist’s Recent Denial

Texas environmental leader Louis Moncivias Gutierrez claims he has never trespassed during his activism, despite posting videos appearing to contradict his claim. After  law enforcement documents concerning Gutierrez’s conduct were leaked – including targeting...

Recent Op-Ed Highlights Benefits Of Natural Gas Over Wind

Recent Op-Ed Highlights Benefits Of Natural Gas Over Wind

A new op-ed from Environmental Progress president Michael Shellenberger highlights how energy from natural gas is a better choice for Texas than wind energy. Shellenberger pointed to the large quantities of land wind energy would use in contrast to natural gas: “Solar...

Balmorhea Expanding Thanks To Oil & Gas

Balmorhea Expanding Thanks To Oil & Gas

Balmorhea State park is set to be expanded, thanks to state revenue from the oil and gas industry. The 643-acre land was recently acquired by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department through the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund, which has invested state revenue...

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