Last Wednesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cleared the air, once and for all, about the anti-fracking crusade in Pennsylvania. Their findings show that the contamination found in drinking water wells in Dimock, Pennsylvania was not caused by the extraction of shale gas near wells. The earlier accusations by environmentalist groups were based on pure [...]
More Bad News for the Pumps, Relief Still a Possibility
Shortly after I released an article on how OPEC was having difficulty raising oil production to stave off higher prices, another story came out with more details on exactly what this means for the economy. Though gas is climbing steadily higher, North Carolina’s lawmakers have a real chance to minimize its cost for citizens. This rise in [...]
Over Half of NC Voters Support Offshore Drilling
A recent Civitas poll finds that 56 percent of North Carolina voters support drilling off the state’s coast for oil and natural gas. Thirty-seven percent were opposed and 7 percent had no opinion. Support for oil exploration off the coast has remained consistently strong in Civitas polling results. The May 2009 poll found 71 percent [...]
Some Thoughts on the Gulf as it Relates to Drilling in NC
Since the left seems to be thinking they can capitalize on the mess in the Gulf of Mexico to hamper efforts to increase offshore energy exploration let’s add a bit of sanity to the knee-jerk reactions. 1. The well that is leaking is leaking about 42,000 gallons of oil per day at current estimates. 2. [...]
