Jesse SchecknerAugust 7, 2023
5min0
Blame the extreme heat and high oil prices.
Tag: Energy Information Administration
Jesse SchecknerAugust 7, 2023Jesse SchecknerJuly 17, 2023
4min0
Florida has the 19th lowest gas prices nationwide.
Associated PressApril 21, 2022
Scott PowersJune 14, 2021
3min1280
Jump in crude prices pushes gas to highest mark since 2014.
Guest AuthorApril 1, 2019
5min867
Don’t be fooled. Reject the false promises of electricity deregulation.
Staff ReportsJuly 23, 2018
4min265
Gasoline prices declined for the ninth consecutive day on Sunday, the AAA reported Monday. Gas prices in Florida dropped 5 cents during the past week. The average price for gasoline in Florida is averaging $2.75 per gallon. Sunday’s state average is 3.5 cents more than a month ago, and 55 cents more than this time […]
Guest AuthorFebruary 13, 2018
4min387
Companion bills SB 462 and HB 237 seek to ban hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and other forms of well stimulation in Florida. Supporters of the bills claim that a ban on fracking in Florida would not impact the state’s existing oil and gas industry. This is simply not true. If the bills are passed, they […]
Guest AuthorMarch 8, 2017
Jason Fischer: Florida needs to say yes to American energy independence, no to proposed fracking ban
6min358
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen much-needed economic legislation put on hold out of fear of how it’d affect the environment. Ditto for the mounds of environmental priorities placed on the back burner because of apprehensions about what they might do to the economy. At one point, this all made sense. The […]
Guest AuthorNovember 4, 2015
7min232
The exciting energy frontier that hydraulic fracturing represents is one of the best-kept secrets in Florida. The process consists of blasting a water, chemical, and proppant solution under high pressure to create fissures in rocks, which then allows the release of the oil and hydrocarbons locked within. Current dialogue, unfortunately, ignores the tremendous benefits offered […]