Chairman's Corner
Nathan Tabor
President and Founder of ACT Media, Inc.NC Energy Forum Members:
Thank you for your continued support of energy security. We would like to also thank you for being stewards of this great land as well as understanding that oil and natural gas production has been safely conducted for more than 60 years.
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Featured Issue - Ozone: EPA's Proposed Changes to 2008 Standard
Ozone: EPA's Proposed Changes to 2008 Standard
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a lowering of U.S. ground-level ozone standards. Under the new guidelines, the "primary" standard would be reduced to 60-70 parts per billion (ppb) measured over eight hours, down from the 75 ppb level set in March 2008.
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Rhetoric VS. Reality
Policymakers are talking a lot about energy and energy policy. What fallows are some of the most frequently heard claims and proposals, along with realities that need to be considered when evaluating thiese claims. Click Here to read Energy Issues and rhetoric addressed on our site.
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A Message from the Oil and Natural Gas Industry
According to the American Petroleum Institute, the oil and natural gas industry is committed to responding to the spill in the Gulf of Mexico and to putting mechanisms in place to prevent accidents such as this one from reoccurring.
Opposing view on Gulf disaster: We will make changes
The tragedy in the Gulf demonstrates the need to review our practices and find ways to prevent future spills, but not by shutting down current operations.
More Energy Forum News »Energy Myth
Myth: According to President Barack Obama: "Oil companies are drilling a mile beneath the suface of the ocean -- because we're running out of places to drill on land and shallow water."
Fact: According to the Department of Energy, Nearly 85% of the nation's offshore resources are restricted by the government for exploration. Similar government restrictions are preventing onshore access in parts of Alaska and the Rocky Mountain States that could produce 1.125 million barrels of oil per day and an additional 2.4 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day.