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Missing the Moment on Climate Change
For the last fifteen years, the federal government has imposed climate change regulations that have cost society over one trillion dollars in regulatory cost and lost economic growth. Much of that regulation is directed at stifling U.S. fossil fuel production and use. Despite the enormous cost, the regulation has not significantly reduced greenhouse gas (GHG)…
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Overturning the Absurd Logic of the Endangerment Finding
Today, I filed comments on EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s proposal to roll back the Obama-era Endangerment Finding (EF) and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) standards for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles. After fifteen years of regulation that has been damaging to the economy while delivering negligible, if any, environmental benefit, the action is long overdue. EPA did…
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Regulatory Rollbacks in Memoriam of Charlie Kirk
Last week, EPA released a rollback of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reporting for the oil and natural gas industry, in alignment with the One Big Beautiful Bill’s ten-year pause on the methane emissions tax—or bureaucratically, the Waste Emissions Charge (WEC). Now, I’m not privy to the discussions, but I can almost guarantee what’s going to happen…
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An Open Letter to Energy Secretary Chris Wright
Dear Secretary Wright: Thank you for the excellent report on the state of climate science from DOE’s Climate Working Group (CWG) contained in “A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate”. You have assembled a team of highly qualified scientists and their ability to encapsulate the vast body of climate…
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Still Not Seeing Signs of Support for Climate Actions
As I suggested in my last blog post, the oil and natural gas industry is really not stepping up to the plate to support Energy Secretary Chris Wright, despite all he’s done for us. I’m not really aware of many companies or trade associations that are planning to comment on the Energy Department’s “Critical Review…
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Time to Step Up to Support Chris Wright
For years, my friends and I in the oil and natural gas industry have applauded Chris Wright’s leadership in articulating the huge benefits of fossil fuels to humanity, the insanity of a quick “energy transition” and realistic approaches to climate change. Well now it’s time to show our leadership as well and support the Trump…
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Backlog of Nominees Stalls the Unleashing American Energy Agenda
Over the past few months, I’ve been absolutely overwhelmed by the outpouring of support from public lands stakeholders and policymakers across the West and in D.C. Many have expressed disappointment that I’m not at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to help the administration achieve its goals to unleash American energy as well as to…
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Ready to Get Back at It
After the abrupt withdrawal of my nomination as Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), I basically took off the first part of the summer for a much-needed break after nearly 20 years at Western Energy Alliance. But I’m now refreshed and ready to get back at it. As an aside, what’s been generally…
