Group corrects Bachmann, points out there is little to no quality oil to drill for in Everglades

During her stint in Florida this weekend, would-be GOP presidential nominee Michele Bachmann said that she would consider drilling in the Florida Everglades, so long as it doesn’t hurt the environment. But representatives for the Everglades Foundation say that such claims are not even viable, and will likely More…

Bingaman: Bill cutting oil co. tax breaks will likely fail

Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., said that a bill to end tax subsidies for large oil companies will likely fail next week. Bingaman is the chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

The bill would end all tax subsidies for the five largest oil companies, and Senate Majority More…

Bachmann campaign claims get mixed reviews from fact-checkers

Rep. Michele Bachmann’s announcement last week that she’s mulling the idea of becoming a potential contender for the GOP nomination for president in 2012 has brought about a new round of fact-checking her statements this week. PolitiFact gave her a “Pants on Fire” rating on Tuesday, while Poligraph gave her More…

Zeroing In on House Republicans’ Energy Agenda

Now that Republicans have taken the House, it looks like we’ll be seeing a very different approach to energy and climate change policy next year, to put it mildly.

While it’s unclear exactly what presumptive House Speaker John Boehner’s (R-Ohio) energy agenda will be, we can get some idea of More…

Murkowski Says She’ll Flex Muscle as Senior Member of Energy Committee If Re-elected

All politics is local, especially when it comes to energy politics. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) proved that today in Fairbanks when she outlined a plan to lower energy costs in the city.

But the plan also has a number of potential national implications. In order to convince voters that it’s More…

Chevron to Develop Oil Fields in Deeper Water Than Deepwater Horizon Rig

Here’s something that’s sure to get under environmentalists’ skin. Chevron announced yesterday that it plans to develop two Gulf of Mexico oil fields in waters that are significantly deeper than those surrounding the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, which exploded in April, dumping 4.9 million barrels of oil into the More…

One Man’s Struggle With the Gulf Oil Spill Claims Process

TWI has been following the Gulf oil spill claims process for months now. Though things seem to be improving at the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, frustration still abounds, as I reported this morning.

This is Zade Marcrie’s story. Marcrie owns a fishing charter business in Little Sarasota Bay, Fla. More…

Restuccia Talks Drilling Moratorium on KALW — Listen Live

TWI’s Andrew Restuccia is on KALW radio’s “Your Call” right now, discussing the Obama administration’s decision to lift the deepwater drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico. Have a listen live, here.

The New Yorker on the Senate’s Climate Failure

The New Yorker published a blockbuster story this weekend detailing the many failures of the White House and the Senate to pass climate change legislation.

The story, by Ryan Lizza, is nearly 10,000 words, but it’s definitely worth a read. It documents, in extensive detail, how the White House More…

Environmentalists Look Forward: An Interview With the Sierra Club’s Brune

Despite the Gulf oil spill, a massive pipeline break in Michigan and broad concerns about global warming, ambitious climate-change and energy legislation is likely dead for the year. That poses a conundrum, going forward, for environmentalists: How to convince lawmakers of the need for legislation to sever the country’s More…