oil and gas

Just for Show

julia.seymour — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 14:10:38 +0000

Glenn Foden

Publish Date

November 13, 2015 - 9:06am

No Energy Candidates

julia.seymour — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 14:08:16 +0000

Glenn Foden

Publish Date

November 4, 2015 - 9:05am

OIL, Still Hollywood’s Favorite Villain

julia.seymour — Thu, 14 May 2015 13:17:24 +0000

Trailer for new TV show premiering fall 2015 on ABC shows drillers and aspiring oil millionaires as corrupt, ‘dirty.’

Julia A. Seymour

When it comes to Hollywood, Proverbs got it right: there is nothing new under the sun.

Trailers for ABC’s fall TV lineup are being released and the new show OIL appears to be more of same anti-gas and oil propaganda television networks and movie producers have been dredging up for years.

— Julia A. Seymour is Assistant Managing Editor for MRC Business at the Media Research Center. Follow Julia A. Seymour on Twitter.

Street Artists Mock Eco-Activists Ed Begley, Jr., RFK Jr. Before Event

julia.seymour — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 17:23:49 +0000

Posters of the environmentalists depict them as ‘Saudi Approved,’ in love with ‘Arab oil.’

Julia A. Seymour

Eco-activists Ed Begley Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., were mocked by anonymous street artists ahead of a Feb. 12, speaking gig in Hermosa Beach, California. The pair will be speaking at an environmental forum, but were ridiculed by several “Saudi Approved” posters in the town.

— Julia A. Seymour is Assistant Managing Editor for MRC Business at the Media Research Center. Follow Julia A. Seymour on Twitter.

Media Anticipated Gas Increases, Not Drop to Nearly $2-a-Gallon

julia.seymour — Mon, 02 Feb 2015 15:45:42 +0000

Just before latest major price drop, networks forecast climbing prices, ‘dire’ $5 gas.

Joseph Rossell

The dramatic collapse of gas prices is one story the news media didn’t see coming. In fact, as recently as June 2014, network news anchors and reporters were still talking about the prospect of $5 gasoline.

It turns out the media aren’t very good fortune tellers, and when it comes to gas prices they were wrong this time, just as many new outlets had gotten it wrong years earlier.

Obama's Environmental Footpring

julia.seymour — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 18:54:39 +0000

Glenn Foden

Publish Date

January 28, 2015 - 1:45pm

Like Media, White House Misleads on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

julia.seymour — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 19:10:42 +0000

Promotional video for ‘wilderness’ plan mostly shows mountains, flowers and animals, even though drilling wouldn’t happen there.

Joseph Rossell

Just days after Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski, Alaska, introduced a bill to permit oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), President Barack Obama announced his plan to designate millions of acres of ANWR in a way that bans drilling.

Veto Corleone

julia.seymour — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 14:12:27 +0000

Glenn Foden

Publish Date

January 14, 2015 - 9:09am

4 Of 5 Top Papers Call For Federal Gas Tax Hike

julia.seymour — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 15:17:54 +0000

National papers say it is ‘perfect’ time and an ‘obvious’ move to raise the gas tax, even as lower gas prices ‘stimulate economy.’

Joseph Rossell

Four out of five top U.S. newspapers have called for federal gas tax hikes on the editorial page since oil and gas prices began falling significantly June 19, 2014.

Venezuelan President: U.S. Fracking Has ‘Flooded’ Oil Markets

julia.seymour — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 15:47:02 +0000

Maduro said American oil production has ‘hurt’ Venezuelan regime.

Joseph Rossell

The broadcast networks may not want to give credit to hydraulic fracturing for increasing U.S. oil production and lowering global oil prices, but at least one angry world leader did just that.

ABC Heralds $3.43-A-Gallon Gas, Forget Prices Spiked Under Obama

julia.seymour — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 19:14:46 +0000

Gasoline continues streak above $3-a-gallon - 1,349 days by Labor Day.

Julia A. Seymour

The news media think that because gas prices have fallen to an average of $3.43-a-gallon there is room to rejoice, even as the record streak of gas prices above $3-a-gallon continues. By Labor Day that record will stand at 1,349 days.

ABC’s “Good Morning America” praised the “nice surprise” of lower gas prices on Aug. 26, just in time for Labor Day weekend.

— Julia A. Seymour is Assistant Managing Editor for MRC Business at the Media Research Center. Follow Julia A. Seymour on Twitter.

‘The Fracking King’ Mixes Scrabble, Anti-Fracking Agenda: Spelling Absurdity

julia.seymour — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 15:45:12 +0000

Director from a Soros-Funded liberal group demonizes gas drilling in new work of fiction.

Julia A. Seymour

The beauty of weaving an anti-fracking agenda into a work of fiction is that drilling for natural gas can be demonized without a burden of proof. It is fiction after all.

— Julia A. Seymour is Assistant Managing Editor for MRC Business at the Media Research Center. Follow Julia A. Seymour on Twitter.

‘Irritated’ Former Shell CEO Slams Obama on Keystone

julia.seymour — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 22:29:46 +0000

John Hofmeister calls pipeline approval a 'no brainer decision,' criticizes 'broken political process.'

Sean Long

Tired of the president dragging his feet, John Hofmeister, former CEO of Shell, bluntly shared his thoughts about the Keystone XL pipeline on Feb. 18.

— Sean Long is Staff Writer at the Media Research Center. Follow Sean Long on Twitter.

Big Fracking Deal

julia.seymour — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 14:22:48 +0000

Glenn Foden

Publish Date

July 11, 2013 - 10:20am

Fracking Opponents May Have Run Afoul of Lobbying Rules

julia.seymour — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:17:42 +0000

Artists Against Fracking fail to register as lobbying group with state of New York, could face fines.

Mike Ciandella

The celebrity anti-hydraulic fracturing group, Artists Against Fracking, may be in legal trouble, according to Associated Press. The group has so far failed to register with the State of New York, despite laws requiring lobbyists groups spending over $5,000 to register.