In this week's episode, I talk with Kevin Book, a principal at ClearView Energy Partners, LLC, about energy legislation being considered in Congress. We also briefly discuss energy security issues and the recent rise in oil and gasoline prices.

Use the audio player below to listen, and follow along with the show notes. I hope you find the podcast informative.

And for more information, read ClearView Energy Partner's Summer Energy Outlook. Feel free to leave a question in the comments section of this post.

Show Notes:

00:26 Jane welcomes Kevin Book to the show and references his new energy consulting firm, ClearView Energy Partners, LLC.

00:55 Jane asks Kevin how the Waxman-Markey bill might affect energy in the United States.

01:12 The Waxman-Markey bill is more than a cap-and-tra... more »

A new study by the Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC) found that state regulations governing oil and natural gas field operations are "adequately designed" to protect ground water. The study, "State Oil and Natural Gas Regulations Designed to Protect Water Resources," was a collaborative effort between GWPC, the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Its goal was to examine the language of state oil and natural gas regulations and evaluate it with respect to water resource protection.

Why is this important? A few news articles in recent months have questioned the efficacy of the regulations and have asserted that certain oil and natural gas operations could be harmful to drinking water. These articles have focused primarily on the practice... more »

In this week's episode, I talk with Tim Sampson, manager for exploration and production at API, and Roland Goodman, manager of upstream standards at API, about how the oil and natural gas industry prepares for storms during hurricane season. Use the audio player below to listen, and follow along with the show notes. I hope you find it informative.

Feel free to leave a question in the comments section of this post.

Show Notes:

00:15 Jane discusses forecasts for this year's hurricane season and welcomes Tim Sampson and Roland Goodman - both of API - to EnergyTomorrow Radio.

01:10 There are about 3,800 production platforms in federal waters offshore in the Gulf of Mexico and about 20 off the coast of California. There are 74 drilling rigs operating offshore.

01:39 In the industry's h... more »

In this episode of Energy Tomorrow Radio, I speak with David Schnare from the Center for Environmental Stewardship at the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy about plans to drill for oil and natural gas off Virginia's coast. Although no one can say how much oil might exist there, the estimates are quite impressive. David provides a great overview of the potential benefits.

You can listen to the podcast in its entirety by using the player below and reading highlights of the episode in the Show Notes.

Show Notes:

00:57 Jane welcomes David to EnergyTomorrow radio and asks him to tell the listeners about the Center for Environmental Stewardship at the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy.

01:00 The Institute's mission is to provide Virginia's political, business, acad... more »