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The State of American Energy

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Mark Green
Posted December 21, 2010

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A Surprising and Wrong Decision

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Mark Green
Posted December 13, 2010

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Two Paths on Energy Policy

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Mark Green
Posted December 9, 2010

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Energy Tomorrow Radio: Episode - 123 Economic Harm of Offshore Ban

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Jane Van Ryan
Posted December 7, 2010

In today's episode, I interview Sara Banaszak, API's senior economist, about the administration's recent ban on offshore drilling and its impact on the economy, jobs and energy security. 

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Offshore Ban 'Imperiling Our Energy Future'

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Jane Van Ryan
Posted December 6, 2010

"The decision...made last week is inconsistent with the will of the American people." API President and CEO Jack Gerard. 

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The Impact of the Administration's Offshore Leasing Ban

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Jane Van Ryan
Posted December 2, 2010

In a major policy reversal, the Obama administration yesterday announced that it would not include potentially energy-rich areas of the eastern Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic, and the Pacific in the government's next five-year offshore leasing plan. Further, the administration also officially delayed the next two lease sales for the central and western Gulf.

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API: Offshore Drilling Ban Will Stifle Investment, Jobs

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Mark Green
Posted December 1, 2010

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Barnett's Monster Well

domestic energy  energy policy  fracking  government revenue  horizontal drilling  hydraulic fracturing  natural gas  texas  barnett formation  chesapeake energy corporation 

Jane Van Ryan
Posted November 18, 2010

It's being called a monster. It's the biggest natural gas well in North Texas' Barnett Shale formation, and in September it produced more than 17.8 million cubic feet of natural gas per day.

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API, others ask Congress to boost BOEMRE funding

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Mark Green
Posted November 17, 2010

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Addressing Hydraulic Fracturing Issues One-by-One

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Jane Van Ryan
Posted November 12, 2010

A few days ago, a reader submitted a comment to this blog in which she posed several questions about hydraulic fracturing. Her final question asked why the hydraulic fracturing issue had become so adversarial: 

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