July 1, 2011

New York Regulators Take Steps Toward Allowing Fracking for Natural Gas Production

Energy markets, Environmental policy, Regulation / By

Michael Giberson Today the New York Department of Environmental Conservation took a few steps toward permitting fracking of natural gas wells, a process necessary to produce natural gas from underground shale formations. Regulatory processes being as they are, it likely means fracking will remain off-limits in the state for some time. News reports include favorable …

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Antitrust As the Enemy of Innovation, and Therefore the Enemy of Consumers

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Michael Giberson Antitrust regulators at the FTC have taken adverse interest in Google’s activities. At Regulation2point0, Robert Hahn and Peter Passel comment (links in original, highlighting added): … perhaps the FTC probe may prove to be just another minor bump on the road to riches. But there are reasons to believe that it will prove to …

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