You would think the relationship between U.S. oil production and imports would be a topic of prime interest to the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, especially considering the central role played by fossil fuels in the generation of greenhouse gases the agency is determined to regulate. You would think that, but you would be wrong, at least as far as the current EPA Administrator, Lisa Jackson, is concerned. Read More

While reading this morning's Wall Street Journal news article bearing the headline "Drilling is stalled even after the ban is lifted," my eyes came across a quote from Elgie Holstein, described as "an Environmental Defense Fund staff expert." Read More

In January, the documentary Gasland won a special jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival. The documentary attacked the process of “fracking,” which involves pumping a solution that is 99 percent sand and water, plus a few trace chemicals, underground at high pressure. This creates fractures in the rock formations that allow oil and gas to flow to collection points. The film claimed that the process pollutes groundwater with devastating consequences. Read More

Pennsylvania’s secretary of the environment says “Gasland” – an award-winning HBO documentary about the natural gas industry in which he appears – is “fundamentally dishonest” and “a deliberately false presentation for dramatic effect.” Read More