Not surprisingly, the new study Economic and Environmental Impacts of Oil and Gas Development Offshore the DelMarva, Carolinas and Georgia by Dr. Timothy J. Considine, the School ... Keep Reading
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EPA tells the truth about fracking
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 ... Keep Reading
Civitas Poll: Support for Offshore Drilling Increases among Unaffiliated Voters
Raleigh, N.C. – Sixty percent of unaffiliated voters in North Carolina support offshore drilling, according to a new poll released by the Civitas Institute. According to the ... Keep Reading
Civitas Poll: Voters Don’t Like Perdue Veto of “Energy Jobs Act”
Raleigh, N.C. – Amidst stubbornly high gas prices, 60 percent of North Carolina voters disagree with Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue’s veto of the “Energy Jobs Act,” according to a new ... Keep Reading
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 ... Keep Reading
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 ... Keep Reading
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 ... Keep Reading