Democrat Presidential Candidates’ Energy Policies Will Hurt Markets

In the wake of Super Tuesday, presidential candidates’ policy proposals are starting to feel a lot more real. All of the Democratic presidential candidates have antagonized the natural gas and oil industry since the first day of their respective campaigns, but, now that the number of nominees has narrowed, their proposals are being seriously considered. For the energy industry and the economy, any of the Democratic candidates would mean bad news. Foreign Policy reports: The three leading Democratic candidates—Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, former Vice President Joe Biden, and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren—all propose vigorous federal action to limit or even roll…

Democratic Presidential Candidates’ War on Fracking Will Cost Them 2020

The Democratic presidential primaries are heating up, and that means each candidates’ policies are being deeply analyzed more and more. But, in the case of fracking, very little policy analysis needs to be done – nearly every Democratic candidate, including Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Michael Bloomberg, has pledged to destroy millions of jobs and end the shale oil and gas revolution. Stephen Moore, former economic advisor to President Trump, recently wrote in the Wall Street Journal that Democrats’ war on fracking will cost them in the all-important battleground states. He writes: Ohio and Michigan have a combined…

2020 Green New Dealer Drops Out Before First Primary

Julian Castro, the former Housing and Urban Development Secretary, dropped out of the 2020 Democratic primary. According to Politico: “Castro ending his bid leaves the Democratic primary field without a Latino candidate, and his exit comes one month before the Iowa caucuses.” In September, Castro unveiled his environmental policy that was based on the Green New Deal. According to The Texas Tribune:  “In a statement, the former mayor of San Antonio said his proposal centers on principles of the Green New Deal, an ambitious and controversial plan spearheaded by U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York. Over the course of the…

Trump Administration Serves Notice to Withdraw U.S. from Paris Climate Agreement

On Monday, the Trump administration formally notified the United Nations that it would withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement, “President Trump made the decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement because of the unfair economic burden imposed on American workers, businesses, and taxpayers by U.S. pledges made under the Agreement.” The New York Times reports: The letter to the United Nations on Monday would allow Mr. Trump to officially pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement the day after the presidential election. The United States…

The Eco-Left Is Hell-Bent on Destroying the American Energy Industry

In recent weeks, Democratic presidential candidates have been pledging to ban fracking nationwide. The Washington Times reported: House Democrats blocked Tuesday consideration of a resolution in support of hydraulic fracturing as Republicans sought to protect the U.S. energy boom from Democratic presidential candidates seeking to ban fracking nationwide. The resolution, sponsored by Rep. Rob Bishop, Utah Republican, affirmed that states should “maintain primacy for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on State and private lands,” and that no president should impose a moratorium without congressional approval. What the left fails to see is that this…

Warren Happy to Put 10 Million American Energy Jobs At Risk

Elizabeth Warren has had oil companies on the chopping block since the beginning of her Presidential campaign. CNBC reports: As part of the transition to cleaner energy, Warren’s vowed to prohibit new oil drilling leases for offshore and federal land, and she’s said she would ban hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, entirely. Warren – a backer of AOC’s Green New Deal – clearly doesn’t understand the implications that would come with such a major shift for all American households. CNBC went on to say: The oil and natural gas industry is a huge player in the American economy. Following years of…

Liz Warren’s Environmental Proposal Puts Energy Workers on the Chopping Block

In her new environmental proposal released today, Sen. Elizabeth Warren said “justice must be at the center” of our path forward. Apparently, she isn’t including energy workers or average Americans across the nation in her definition of justice. While acknowledging the difficulties of minority communities is a worthy goal, Warren goes far beyond this with a deficit-crushing plan that would increase environmental regulations and kill countless jobs. Warren’s proposal fits like a glove with the Green New Deal, a laughable policy plan that would skyrocket the national debt, destroy the economy and put millions of Americans out of work. The…

REPORT: Fracking Ban Could Destroy Over 14 Million Jobs

Several 2020 candidates including Senators Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris have all called for a total ban on fracking. Warren even promised to ban fracking “everywhere” on her “first day” as President. Fracking has brought an economic miracle to the United States, especially to parts of New Mexico and Texas near the Permian Basin. It has put the U.S. on the path to energy independence, boosted our oil and natural gas output, and decreased carbon emissions by unlocking clean natural gas. But experts are sounding the alarm at the policy proposals of the eco-left – if they get…

Report: Joe Biden’s Opposition To Fossil Fuels Could Cost Him Pennsylvania

Many on the left have argued that former Vice President Joe Biden is best positioned to take on Trump, and that he could flip Pennsylvania back into the liberal column in 2020. After all, they note, Biden’s campaign is headquartered in Pennsylvania. “Middle Class Joe” was born in Scranton, they point out. This view is more media spin than fiction, thanks to Biden’s recent conversion to eco-extremism. When asked during a recent CNN debate whether there would be “any place for fossil fuels…in a Biden administration,” Biden responded candidly. “No…we would make sure it’s eliminated,” he said. It’s an echo…

Elizabeth Warren’s Fracking Ban Is Blatantly Unconstitutional

According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, fracking has created a jobs boom across the country. A whopping 1.7 million jobs have already been created, and that number is poised to reach 3.5 million by 2035. The fracking boom has also helped boost U.S. oil and natural gas output, putting American on track to become a net energy exporter next year for the first time in seven decades. That is, unless Senator Elizabeth Warren gets her way. This week, Warren tweeted that on her first day as President, she would not only sign an executive order to ban new fossil…