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Presidential candidate Biden releases energy plan

By Alex Mills

 

July 15, 2020

Presidential candidate Joe Biden released his very ambitious, and expensive, energy plan this week. The cost is an estimated $2 trillion, and the 23-page plan does not have a word about where and how he plans to raise this massive amount of funds.

What is clear about the plan is it seeks an “equitable clean energy future” on the “path to achieve net-zero emissions” and “create millions of good-paying jobs that provide workers with the choice to join a union and bargain collectively with their employers.”

“Good-union jobs” are mentioned some 20 times as the plan discussed Biden’s new “clean energy economy” that “will make far-reaching investments” in the nation’s infrastructure (roads, bridges, and electricity), auto industry (improve battery storage in electric vehicles), public transportation (purchase more trains and buses powered by batteries/electricity), power (“move ambitiously to generate clean, American-made electricity”), strengthen building codes, agriculture (“create jobs in climate-smart agriculture”), and “environmental justice.”

There is only one mention of the oil and gas industry throughout the entire plan displayed on the Biden for President web page, and it refers to creating 250,000 jobs to plug abandoned oil and natural gas wells and coal mines. Most states with oil and gas production already have environmental remediation programs. For example, Texas established its plan in 1984 and spent $70 million last year on environmental remediation through the environment cleanup fee assessed on industry….
 

New Study of Eagle Ford Flaring 2012-15 Raises Concerns of South Texas Social Justice, Increased Risk of Early Births Nearby

July 15, 2020

A new California study suggests oil and gas flaring may cause an increased risk of preterm births in women living within 3 miles of wells, which raises racial and social justice concerns, according to researchers, who call for new policies and strategies for limiting the practice,…
 

Analysis: What Happened to Wilks’s Guy?; “Jim” Wright Won, “Beto” Didn’t for RRC

Lawyer is Democratic candidate for RRC…Billionaires’ candidate loses…Several candidates endorsed by President Trump did well in Texas

 

July 15, 2020

The name Jim Wright may work if you’re running for Railroad Commission of Texas, but “Beto” won’t, judging by the results of recent primaries like the one Tuesday night.

While some pundits credited James Wright‘s name similarity to that of legendary Texan and US Speaker of the House Jim Wright for winning the Republican Railroad Commission primary over incumbent Ryan Sitton, his experience as an oil field services and waste management company owner gave him energy industry credibility.

Sitton, an oil and gas engineer, had similar industry cred, while Chrysta Castaneda, Tuesday night’s winner, was the only one of the two Democrats who battled it out with any energy industry exposure — as a lawyer, she’s known for having helped oil legend T. Boone Pickens win a $145 million dollar award in a 2016 case.

She runs a Dallas-based law firm specializing in energy litigation…..
 

Castañeda Apparent RRC Dem Contender

With all votes reported, Glenn Rogers is the winner against the candidate backed by the fracing billionaire Wilks brothers Jon Francis by just 678 votes in Republican runoff for state House District 60 with 51.5%-48.5% as candidate

M. J. Hegar continues to lead Royce West 52%-48% in Democratic race for US senator

Pete Sessions continues to lead Renee Swann 54%-46% for state District 17 seat with 80% of vote reported

Sarah Eckhardt appears to go to a runoff with Eddie Rodriguez in special Texas Senate election to replace Kirk Watson 49.6% to 34%

Eddie Lucio Jr. appears to win over Sara Stapleton Barrera in state senate District 27 by 53.6% to 46.4% with 98% of votes

 

July 15, 2020 12:30 am

Chrysta Castañeda kept the lead all night and is the apparent winner of the Democratic runoff race against Roberto R. “Beto” Alonzo to run against Republican James Wright for the Railroad Commission of Texas‘ seat currently occupied by Republican Ryan Sitton.

With 93% of polling places reporting, Ms. Castañeda claims 565.979 votes at 62% versus Mr. Alonzo’s 347.614 votes at 37% according to the Texas Secretary of State’s office…………