Ohio O&G Commission Moves Rapidly to Lease State Land for Drilling
Last week MDN told you about a presentation by the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) to the Ohio Oil & Gas Land Management (OGLM) Commission, a commission established years ago to lease state-owned land for shale drilling (see Shale Drilling Safe and Successful on Ohio Public Lands for Years). The OGLM dragged its collective feet, FOR YEARS, and finally, the state legislature had enough and passed a law bypassing the OGLM until it can get its act together (see OH Gov. Signs Bill Expanding Drilling in State Parks, NatGas “Green”). The new law lit a fire under the OGLM, which has adopted a standard lease and is proposing the legislature adopt tweaks to allow for higher royalties and a bidding process.
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Indian-American Vivek Ramaswamy, the conservative co-founder of the anti-ESG Strive Asset Management investment company (based in Ohio), delivered a rousing speech over the weekend at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, D.C. In his speech, Ramaswamy said he would pull the U.S. out of the “religion” of climate cultists who insist that carbon dioxide is a pollutant and that we must end the use of fossil energy. As an added bonus, Ramaswamy said if elected, he would end American businesses doing business with and in China.
The Bidenistas have taken notice that shale companies are beginning to use various private NGOs to certify the production of natural gas as responsible. There are currently four such independent certification authorities. The effort is picking up steam, and the Bidenistas don’t like the fact they are not in control. They can’t call the shots and determine what is and what is not “green enough” for them. So the Bidenistas are “holding talks” to try and establish a national (international) standard. Are they talking to the existing four certification authorities? No. They’re talking with “global energy companies and foreign officials in an effort to set standards for certified natural gas.” Yeah, the Bidenistas are talking with our competitors and our enemies to establish a new standard. Typical.
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