Policy Watch Archives

Policy Watch is a monthly column of the EXPLORER written by the director of AAPG's Geoscience and Energy Office in Washington, D.C. *In 2013 Policy Watch became the name for the Washington Watch column.

March 2013

Making the Leap From Research to Innovation

In a November 2012 report, the President’s Council...

February 2013

EPA Fracturing Study Moves Forward – Slowly

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its &...

January 2013

Industry Keenly Watches Canadian Energy Poli...

U.S. and Canadian energy markets have been closely linke...

December 2012

The Year That Was(n't) – D.C. Action Wa...

The 112th Congress (January 2011 to January 2013) has pa...

November 2012

Many Hearings, Some Questions, Few Answers

AAPG provided a glowing introduction to me last mon...

October 2012

AAPG Member Named GEO-DC Director

Consulting geologist and AAPG member Edith C. “Edi...

May 2012

Geology a Factor in Fracturing Regs

Geology’s role in unconventional natural gas produ...

April 2012

Hydraulic Fracturing Spawns New Regs

Shale gas production is booming throughout the United St...

February 2012

Politics Puts Keystone XL Pipeline in Limbo

I first wrote about the Keystone XL pipeline in this col...

January 2012

Casing Gets Early Blame in Fracturing Studie...

A wise adage states that anything worth having is not ea...

November 2011

Reserves, Resources Reporting Examined

A multidisciplinary symposium focused on providing clari...

October 2011

GEO-DC Office Still Doing Business

AAPG’s presence in Washington, D.C., the Geoscienc...

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