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Oil & Gas Industry

Will Governor Veto non-transparency Bill?

Oil rig off shore

The oil and gas industry wants to self-report spills and, of course the State legislature gave them what they wanted. This is the fox guarding the hen house and the quesstion is what will the Governor do? Veto or not?

George Bond June 29, 2021January 20, 2024 Advocacy, Media Watch Read more

Senate Reinstates Methane Rules

methane readings

Democrats and environmentalists called the methane rollback one of the Trump administration’s most egregious actions to deregulate U.S. businesses.

George Bond June 26, 2021June 26, 2021 Media Watch Read more

Are We a Gas and Oil State – or a Renewable one – or both

Photovoltaic cells

Are we gas and oil or renewables?

George Bond June 20, 2021January 20, 2024 Advocacy, Media Watch Read more

Oil Executives react to lifting the ban

Oil rig

Oil industry executives comment on lifting the ban

George Bond June 18, 2021June 18, 2021 Advocacy, Media Watch Read more

Reduced fines but also give us less oversight – Big Oil does not want much!

Ah oil, we love it

Legislature eliminates reporting requirement for pipeline leaks of less than 1,000 pounds

George Bond June 16, 2021June 16, 2021 Advocacy, Media Watch Read more

Biden’s War on Oil is hurting the State – or is it?

Mix of renewables

The philosopher George Santayana wrote, “Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”

George Bond May 28, 2021May 28, 2021 Advocacy, Media Watch Read more

State to Oversee Plugging Old Oil Drilling? Don’t Bet On It

Oil well

Neither the Federal requirements of the States inspect underwater oil and gas pipelines

George Bond April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 Media Watch Read more

Oil Industry Backs Federal Price on Carbon Emissions

Pumping Oil

The oil and gas industry’s top lobbying group on Thursday endorsed a federal price on carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global warming, a reversal of long-standing industry policy that comes as the Biden administration has pledged dramatic steps to

George Bond March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 Advocacy, Media Watch Read more

Biden – Defend the Attacks from Industry on your Climate Plans

The way it should be

guest OP ED by KAREN C. SOKOLA, from Loyola University applauds President Biden for his climate plans but urges him to fight off the attacks from industry. A week after taking office, President Joe Biden issued an executive order “on

George Bond March 12, 2021January 20, 2024 Media Watch Read more

Advocate Staff Editorial – All Industry

Advocate Staff Editorial – All Industry

President Biden and his green ideas are not welcome in Louisiana. His proposed policies have raised the hackles of the oil industry, the Governor and the legislature. Now the Advocate comes out in opposition – but maybe not entirely! We

George Bond February 14, 2021February 25, 2021 Media Watch Read more
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