Frank and Kerrie Moe of Craig, Colorado are two small business owners fighting for economic survival because new federal and state regulations on energy production and electricity generation have threatened the livelihood of the entire community they live in. The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has introduced new regulations that will retire roughly 10 percent of [...]
Today, Greater New Orleans, Inc. released their study “The Impact of Decreased Drilling permit Approvals on Gulf of Mexico Businesses”. This study shows the negative effects of last year’s Federal Deepwater Drilling Moratorium, as well as the continued negative effects of slow approvals for both shallow- and deep-water drilling permits on small and mid-sized Louisiana [...]
Last week President Obama rejected TransCanada’s permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline. The pipeline would have had the capacity to deliver 700,000 barrels of oil a day to American refineries, but more importantly, deliver jobs to our depressed economy. President Obama was faced with a simple question – is the pipeline in the national [...]
