Lifting Ban On U.S. Crude Oil Export Would Enable Massive Fracking Expansion

By Justin Mikulka, DeSmog Blog

The reality is that lifting the oil export ban will result in large increases in fracking for oil in the U.S.

Lifting the U.S. Oil Export Ban Is No Solution to Low Oil Prices

By Arthur E. Berman, The Petroleum Truth Report

Lifting the oil export ban would only perpetuate the problem of over-production. That is no solution to low oil prices, lost jobs or lower oil-related spending.

Low Prices Driving Record U.S. Crude Oil Exports Despite Crude Oil Export Ban

By Justin Mikulka, DeSmog Blog

As the oil industry cries poverty due to low oil prices in an effort to justify its attempts to lift all restrictions on exporting crude oil produced in the U.S., it is helpful to remember that this is an industry that was demanding tax breaks for oil production even when, in 2013, the top 5 companies made a combined $93 billion in profits.

Perverse outcomes: Lifting U.S. oil export ban would mean greater dependence on foreign oil

By Kurt Cobb, Resource Insights

There is a case regarding market efficiency for overturning America's oil export ban, but this is NOT the one the industry is using in its public relations campaign. That's because increased efficiency in the world oil market would actually make the country's oil supply more vulnerable to events abroad.

State of the Union: On clean energy & climate change, President Obama is his own worst enemy

By Jennifer Krill, Earthworks

As President Obama prepares to deliver his State of the Union address, he must explain why his administration’s policies on clean energy, climate and environmental goals have not lived up to his own standards.