Media Matters - Energy Policy

Media Matters - Energy Policy http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/energy_policy This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Energy Policy en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America On Meet the Press, Brokaw attributed proposal for gas-tax holiday to Clinton, but not McCain http://mediamatters.org/items/200807210005 On Meet the Press, Tom Brokaw asked Al Gore if, on the subject of renewable energy, "Hillary Clinton reset this debate when she said there should be a summer holiday on the federal gas tax." But Brokaw did not mention that Sen. John McCain also proposed a gas-tax holiday or that one of his top advisers still touts the plan as "the best stimulus package we can have right now." http://mediamatters.org/items/200807210005 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:29:57 EST Wash. Post, LA Times failed to note Energy Department's assessment of effect of offshore drilling on oil prices http://mediamatters.org/items/200807150007 The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times each reported that "Democrats and environmental groups" say that allowing new offshore drilling would not have an effect on oil and gas prices in the next several years. They did not note that it is not just Democrats and environmental groups that say this: The Bush Energy Department has determined that production from offshore drilling "would not have a significant impact on domestic crude oil and natural gas production or prices before 2030" and that such production is expected to have an "insignificant" effect on "average wellhead prices." http://mediamatters.org/items/200807150007 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:35:47 EST Wash. Post headline -- "Offshore drilling backed as remedy for oil prices" -- undermined by article itself http://mediamatters.org/items/200807140005 The Washington Post ran an article under the headline "Offshore Drilling Backed as Remedy for Oil Prices," but the article itself noted that "the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration [EIA] said that .... 'Because oil prices are determined on the international market, however, any impact on average wellhead prices is expected to be insignificant.' " The article also noted that the EIA said that "access to the Pacific, Atlantic, and eastern Gulf regions would not have a significant impact on domestic crude oil and natural gas production or prices before 2030." http://mediamatters.org/items/200807140005 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:46:10 EST "[L]ive from an oil rig": NBC, MSNBC aired multiple reports on offshore drilling without explaining "environmental concerns" or disclosing GE's drilling connection http://mediamatters.org/items/200807020005 NBC's Today and Nightly News and MSNBC Live aired segments in which correspondent Janet Shamlian reported live from an offshore drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico. But while two of Shamlian's reports included quotes from a Chevron spokesperson, none of her reports included an interview with or quote from environmental organizations or explained the "environmental concerns" that Shamlian acknowledged exist. Further, neither Shamlian nor the hosts and anchors disclosed that General Electric, which owns 80 percent of NBC Universal, also has an affiliated business unit that is invested in the acquisition and production of oil and natural gas and another that is a major supplier of equipment and services for the offshore drilling industry. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807020005 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 15:16:20 EST Beck inflated estimated ANWR oil production by nearly 7,000 percent http://mediamatters.org/items/200806180007 Glenn Beck falsely claimed that "drilling in ANWR alone would yield 100 million barrels a day." In fact, according to Energy Department researchers, if the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is opened for drilling for oil in 2008, the estimated peak production would yield, at most, 1.45 million barrels a day in 2028. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806180007 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:24:22 EST Despite Cheney's reported correction on China drilling claim, Hannity asserted China is "drilling 60 miles off our shores" http://mediamatters.org/items/200806170004 Sean Hannity claimed on his radio show, "[W]e've got China, you know, joining with Cuba, they're drilling 60 miles off our shores of Florida." But Vice President Dick Cheney has reportedly issued a correction for making the same claim, as has George Will, whom Cheney cited as the source of his claim. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806170004 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:00:33 EST Given Cheney's reported correction, will George Will follow? http://mediamatters.org/items/200806130008 The AP reported that Vice President Dick Cheney's office has acknowledged that "he was mistaken when he asserted that China, at Cuba's behest, is drilling for oil in waters 60 miles from the Florida coast" -- an assertion Cheney took from columnist George Will. Does Will plan to offer evidence in support of his claim, or will he issue a correction? http://mediamatters.org/items/200806130008 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:06:05 EST MSNBC hosted Breaux and Lott to defend oil and gas companies -- but failed to note they're lobbyists for them http://mediamatters.org/items/200806100005 On MSNBC Live, Andrea Mitchell discussed energy policy with former Sens. John Breaux and Trent Lott but failed to disclose that both are lobbyists for major oil and gas companies. While Mitchell said that Lott and Breaux "formed a firm" together, she did not note that their firm conducts lobbying or that its clients include oil and gas companies Chevron, Shell, and Plains Exploration & Production Co. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806100005 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:27:18 EST MSNBC's Brewer uncritically aired Bush's misleading assertion that ANWR, continental shelf drilling would "give this country a chance to help" with gas prices http://mediamatters.org/items/200806090012 MSNBC's Contessa Brewer uncritically aired President Bush's assertion that the "United States has an opportunity to help increase the supply of oil on the market, therefore taking pressure off gasoline for our hardworking Americans, and that I've proposed to the Congress that they open up ANWR, and open up the continental shelf, and give this country a chance to help us through this difficult period." However, federal researchers have found that any benefit from the oil exploration Bush suggests would not impact the U.S. oil supply for at least a decade. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806090012 Mon, 9 Jun 2008 19:05:04 EST WSJ falsely suggested high court EPA ruling was a win for Bush administration http://mediamatters.org/items/200705160002 http://mediamatters.org/items/200705160002 Wed, 16 May 2007 13:47:34 EST Olbermann awarded Coulter "Worst Person" bronze for anti-environmentalist comments http://mediamatters.org/items/200702280009 http://mediamatters.org/items/200702280009 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:57:03 EST Krauthammer overstated likely ANWR oil production http://mediamatters.org/items/200701290002 http://mediamatters.org/items/200701290002 Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:21:48 EST Russert failed to challenge McCain's Iraq, ethanol claims http://mediamatters.org/items/200611140001 Meet the Press host Tim Russert failed to challenge Sen. John McCain on the feasibility of his call for sending more U.S. troops to Iraq and his statement that "[w]e're either going to lose this thing or win this thing within the next several months." Russert also failed to note that at the time McCain made a 2005 statement that ethanol mandates are "harmful" and "will result in higher gasoline costs for states," the price of oil had risen past the threshold at which McCain had previously claimed that ethanol mandates "make sense." http://mediamatters.org/items/200611140001 Tue, 14 Nov 2006 10:15:12 EST LA Times labeled Sweeney "an economy and energy expert," failed to note Sweeney's ties to big oil http://mediamatters.org/items/200611050001 http://mediamatters.org/items/200611050001 Sun, 5 Nov 2006 11:59:14 EST More energy misinformation from ex-Gov. du Pont http://mediamatters.org/items/200606220005 In a June 21 column, former Delaware Gov. Pete du Pont (R) used misleading statistics to claim that the United States could dramatically increase its domestic production of oil and natural gas. In addition, du Pont praised nuclear power for creating "clean energy" because it does not produce carbon dioxide emissions. Less than a month ago, du Pont attacked "global warming alarmists" for blaming increased global temperatures on higher carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere. http://mediamatters.org/items/200606220005 Thu, 22 Jun 2006 14:22:24 EST