New Mexico Offers Free Tuition to Two- and Four-Year State Colleges on Oil and Gas Strength
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September 20, 2019
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On Wednesday, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham drew a standing ovation when she announced a plan to fund tuition throughout the state. The laudable agenda is only possible thanks to the state’s booming oil and gas sector. The Tuition Bill In a nation where the cost of higher education is soaring commensurate with its necessity in the workplace, Gov. Lujan Grisham’s plan is commendable. According to Forbes, the price of college tuition is growing eight
Land and Water Conservation Fund to Spend $170 Million on State Parks
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September 13, 2019
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Finally, a victory everyone can agree on. In early September, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced more than $170 million in federal grants would be allocated to shore up the nation’s outdoor recreation areas and national parks. What’s more, the awards are set to come from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, a federal initiative funded entirely by offshore oil and gas leases. Initially founded in 1964, the Land and Water Conservation Fund
COGA Rises to the Top
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September 6, 2019
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It’s a time of great flux in Colorado. First-year governor Jared Polis has taken it upon himself to turn the state’s in-house energy proponent, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC), into a body focused on regulation, not support of the state’s oil and gas industry. In the vacuum created by the COGCC’s forced transformation, however, another group has stepped forward to assume the role of energy-industry champion. Perhaps Governor Jared Polis thought he
Oil Bust Fears Diminish Amid Surging US Production
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August 23, 2019
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In recent weeks, a handful of timid investors have stirred up controversy in the oil markets by suggesting that the international price of oil was due to crash in the coming months. That prediction may prove true for some countries in the coming months, but the strength of the United States’ production power shows no signs of letting up or crashing down. The Rolling Tide On Tuesday, the Energy Information Administration announced that the United
What Is Gel Fracking?
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August 16, 2019
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In Binghamton, a group of irate anti-fracking protestors has voiced concern over gel fracking, an alternative to hydro-fracking that experts call a greener approach to energy extraction. What Is Gel Fracking? In traditional hydraulic fracturing (commonly shortened to “fracking” to make it sound nastier), a jet of water is shot down a well under extreme pressure. The highly-pressurized water slams into rock deep in the Earth, breaking it up and releasing oil and gas. Invented
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