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3 Industries Thriving From Record-Low Natural Gas Prices
Low natural gas prices aren't bad for everyone. A few other industries are seeing enormous boosts with cheap, readily available natural gas. 
Don't Frack Me Up: Correcting Misinformation On Hydraulic Fracturing
Forbes sets the record straight with facts about fracking, not playing on emotion like many of the frac-tivists do.
Energy plays key role in Obama's State of the Union
For the third year in a row energy played a central role in President Obama's State of the Union address, with the president leaning hard this year on the twin themes of increased domestic oil and gas production and the need to invest more in renewable sources.
Encana cites 'critical mistakes' in U.S. EPA's fracturing study
Encana, the second largest natural gas producer in the United States, questions the results of a recent EPA report linking natural gas development with contaminated water in the tiny hamlet of Pavillion, Wyoming.
Pipeline delay prompts LR layoffs
A decision by President Barack Obama to delay the approval of a pipeline that would take oil from Canada and the northern U.S. to the Gulf of Mexico caused Welspun Corp. Ltd. to lay off about 60 workers at its Little Rock facility.
Claims That Fracking Causes Water Pollution Are Not Crystal Clear
Fracking in Pavillion, Wyoming, differs from the majority of fracking wells: geological characteristics, shallower wells, vertical fracking and the proximity of fracking activities to the drinking-water aquifer. So, EPA claims may of polluted water do not necessarily apply to most states who are using hydraulic fracturing.
TransCanada Pipeline Bill Would Force U.S. Permit Within 60 Days
Senate Republicans introduced a bill that would require the Secretary of State to issue a U.S. permit for the Keystone XL pipeline within 60 days. This still "provides adequate time for Nebraska to shift the route of the pipeline" while allowing construction to begin elsewhere.
EPA to probe gas drilling's toll on drinking water
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday released the outlines of its long-awaited probe into whether hydraulic fracturing - the unconventional drilling technique that's led to a boom in domestic natural gas production - is contaminating drinking-water supplies.
Natural gas viewed as key
Economist, Edmond Seifried, says the economy is stagnant and the cure for our ailing economy lies one mile below the Earth's surface.
Fayetteville shale gas output up as spending eases
Southwestern Energy Company has produced 320 bcf from the Fayetteville in the first 9 months of 2011 compared with 350 bcf in all of 2010.
Group formed to fight proposed severance tax hike
A group led by the president of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce-Associated Industries of Arkansas has formed to fight a proposed 7 percent hike in the severance tax on natural gas.
Boom Town: What Brings Thousands of Jobs to One Ohio Town?
More than 300 new jobs have already come to Steubenville Ohio. And as many as 10,000 more are expected in the next three years. If jobs keep growing at this pace, every adult in Steubenville could be working by April. What is creating this tremendous job growth?
Ark. Agency Proposes Changes To Permits For Wells
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) is proposing changes to the permits for saltwater disposal systems - also known as injection wells.
Unconventional No More: Huge Gas And Oil Plays Emerge
"Conventional" or "Unconventional" - regardless of the name, the fact remains - oil and natural gas from shale is growing in the United States.
Gas Drilling Boom Brings New Life To Steel Industry
While much attention has been paid to the environmental risks of drilling into the Marcellus Shale, the economic benefits have been less prominent in the national discussion. This NPR segment highlights an example of jobs that are being created and the ripple effects on local economies.
Changes possible with federal, state fracking rules
The fracking debate may soon include new regulations from the federal government, with U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar saying that proposals may emerge in about a month to regulate how the natural gas industry operates on federal lands.
Help wanted: Energy firms competing for hires
Despite a big drop in oil and stock prices in recent days, U.S. energy companies bearing down on the country's shale fields have yet to waver from plans to add staff this year to boost domestic production.
Shale Gas and U.S. National Security
Announcing a new study by the Department of Energy and the Baker Institute that assesses the impact of U.S domestic shale gas development on energy security and U.S. national security.
Keystone XL Pipeline Video
Learn more about the value of the Keystone XL Pipeline and how to submit Public Comments to the State Department to move the approval process forward!
Can We Do Without the Mideast?
Imagine a foreign policy version of the movie "Groundhog Day," with Bill Murray playing the president of the United States. The alarm clock rings. Political mayhem is again shaking the Middle East, crude oil and gasoline prices are climbing, and an economic recovery is under threat. Is this what we are facing once again?
