House Tax Bill Prefers Fossil Fuels Over Green Energy
So far, the House tax bill, passed wholly by the Republican party, picks the winners and losers in the energy industry. Wind power and other green energy actors are the Continue Reading
Early pressure mounts on overhaul of U.S. offshore oil and gas rules
Members of the U.S. House next week take up a measure on offshore drilling that advocates say checks off the wish-list for the oil and gas industry. The House Natural Continue Reading
Alaska energy threat a new low, House leader says
The Trump administration walked an ethical line by using a “bag man” to threaten Alaska’s energy over a healthcare vote, a leader in the U.S. House said. U.S. Sen. Lisa Continue Reading
Fastest-Growing Type of Loan Faces Political Backlash
Momentum is building in the U.S. Senate to rein in a popular government-supported loan program used to finance energy-saving home improvements. Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) plans to introduce legislation Wednesday that Continue Reading
The Most Dangerous Bill You’ve Never Heard Of Just Passed The House
Last, week, under the cover of a media bliss-out except among Koch funded right-wing channels, the House of Representatives passed a bill which would effectively repeal future standard setting under Continue Reading
Trump’s First Law Removes Transparency Rule For Big Oil
President Trump’s first legislative act was to sign into law a repeal of a transparency rule aimed at keeping public oil companies in check with regard to their international operations Continue Reading
Oil Companies, Corrupt Governments to Benefit as Congress Guts Transparency Rule
On February 3, the Republican-led Senate used an obscure procedural tool to end a bipartisan provision meant to fight corruption and overseas oil bribery, a rule opposed by Rex Tillerson Continue Reading
Republicans kill energy sector disclosure, emissions rules
U.S. Republicans on Friday repealed a securities disclosure rule aimed at curbing corruption at oil, gas and mining companies and voted to ax emissions limits on drilling operations, part of Continue Reading
Congress Moves to Rescind Rule Requiring Big Oil to Reveal Foreign Government Payments
The Senate voted Friday to rescind a rule that would have required energy companies to report payments to foreign governments for the right to develop oil, gas and mineral assets, Continue Reading
U.S. lawmaker moves to scrap SEC’s ‘resource extraction’ rule
A senior U.S. lawmaker unveiled a legislative plan on Monday to scrap a rule devised under the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law requiring publicly-traded mining, oil and gas companies to Continue Reading