February 21, 2020 archive

Pig poop gas power grows in Missouri

  Those “manure-to-energy” projects are growing as witnessed in Missouri where two companies have teamed up to convert pig poop methane into renewable natural gas. The $45 million investment was announced by Monarch Bioenergy which according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch is a joint venture of giant pork producer Smithfield Foods and St. Louise-based Roeslein …

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Report shows oil and gas is largest private sector in Oklahoma—hands down

  The people of Oklahoma Oil & Natural Gas are a catalyst for the state’s economy, providing one-third of the total economic output and more than 350,000 jobs. They are also having a big impact on funding for state and local services, contributing millions of dollars to education and roads. A new report completed by …

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Pennsylvania Dems don’t support fracking ban

If Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders and the other Democratic presidential hopefuls really want to ban fracking as they profess, they’ll have to convince some Democratic leaders in gas-rich Pennsylvania.  And so far, they haven’t. The Democrats on stage Wednesday night in Las Vegas all spoke of banning hydraulic fracking, but the Associated Press …

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