Economics Archives - FracTracker Alliance https://www.fractracker.org/category/articles/economics/ Insights empowering action Tue, 09 Sep 2025 19:31:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cropped-2025-Submark-Symbol-1-32x32.png Economics Archives - FracTracker Alliance https://www.fractracker.org/category/articles/economics/ 32 32 Fossil Fuel Subsidies: The $760 Billion Lie About ‘Free Market’ Energy https://www.fractracker.org/2025/03/fossil-fuel-subsidies-free-market-myth/ Fri, 14 Mar 2025 14:53:10 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=73913 Fossil fuels dominate the U.S. energy market, but not because of free competition. With $760 billion in annual subsidies, oil and gas companies are propped up by taxpayer dollars.

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]]> How Fracking Bans Protect Communities and the Environment https://www.fractracker.org/2024/08/fracking-bans/ https://www.fractracker.org/2024/08/fracking-bans/#respond Fri, 02 Aug 2024 01:40:46 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=72908 This article looks at the contrasting approach to fracking in Pennsylvania and New York. Pennsylvania’s extensive fracking operations have resulted in environmental and public health concerns. In contrast, New York’s ban on fracking has led to significant investments in renewable energy and permanent jobs.

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]]> https://www.fractracker.org/2024/08/fracking-bans/feed/ 0 Chevron’s $2.3 Billion Asset Adjustment Raises Questions Amidst Regulatory Changes in California https://www.fractracker.org/2024/03/chevrons-2-3-billion-asset-adjustment-raises-questions-amidst-regulatory-changes-in-california/ https://www.fractracker.org/2024/03/chevrons-2-3-billion-asset-adjustment-raises-questions-amidst-regulatory-changes-in-california/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2024 21:01:58 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=72068 Information disclosed in Chevron’s 2023 Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Form 10-K filed on February 26, 2024, suggests Chevron was hoping to eventually offload its idle wells to a limited liability company to avoid the cost of properly decommissioning its wells in California.

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]]> https://www.fractracker.org/2024/03/chevrons-2-3-billion-asset-adjustment-raises-questions-amidst-regulatory-changes-in-california/feed/ 1 Index of Oil and Gas Operator Health in California Shows Risks to State Economy and Taxpayers https://www.fractracker.org/2024/01/index-of-oil-and-gas-operator-health-in-california-january-2024/ Tue, 30 Jan 2024 09:00:01 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=71759 Though a handful of California of oil and gas operators continue to produce profitable volumes of oil, the majority of California operators, including the state’s oil and gas major corporations, Chevron, Aera Energy, and California Resources Corporation, are producing very low average volumes of oil per well.

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]]> Pennsylvania Watersheds at Risk: Water Supply Decline https://www.fractracker.org/2023/09/pennsylvania-watersheds-at-risk-water-supply-decline/ Tue, 12 Sep 2023 13:30:27 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=70327 Watersheds in Pennsylvania are at risk for water supply issues in the coming years as a result of fracking activities that are threatening the quality and quantity of fresh water.

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]]> Proof-of-Work Cryptocurrency Mining: Environmental BOMB, Not Balm, for the Planet https://www.fractracker.org/2022/12/proof-of-work-cryptocurrency-mining-environmental-bomb-not-balm-for-the-planet/ https://www.fractracker.org/2022/12/proof-of-work-cryptocurrency-mining-environmental-bomb-not-balm-for-the-planet/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2022 23:29:34 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=68726 Since late 2021, FracTracker has been collecting information on cryptomining operations around the United States, and has partnered with Global Energy Monitor to further research, document, and map many more of these cryptocurrency mining operations.

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]]> https://www.fractracker.org/2022/12/proof-of-work-cryptocurrency-mining-environmental-bomb-not-balm-for-the-planet/feed/ 6 An Insider Take on the Appalachian Hydrogen & CCUS Conference https://www.fractracker.org/2022/06/an-insider-take-on-the-appalachian-hydrogen-ccus-conference/ Thu, 23 Jun 2022 19:29:31 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=67596 Reflections on the Appalachian Hydrogen and Carbon Capture conference, and how companies hope to use new tech to prolong fossil fuel dependence

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]]> 8 Maps to Strengthen Environmental Justice Policy in Pennsylvania https://www.fractracker.org/2022/05/maps-environmental-justice-policy-pennsylvania/ Fri, 06 May 2022 23:01:36 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=67514 Pennsylvania’s environmental justice policy is an important tool for protecting marginalized communities from harm - but it needs your input!

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]]> 2021 Production from Pennsylvania’s Oil and Gas Wells https://www.fractracker.org/2022/04/2021-production-from-pennsylvanias-oil-and-gas-wells/ https://www.fractracker.org/2022/04/2021-production-from-pennsylvanias-oil-and-gas-wells/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2022 17:37:31 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=67449 FracTracker has released an analysis of Pennsylvania's 2021 oil and gas production totals and the impacts of orphaned and abandoned wells.

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]]> https://www.fractracker.org/2022/04/2021-production-from-pennsylvanias-oil-and-gas-wells/feed/ 1 Mapping Energy Systems Impacted by the Russia-Ukraine War https://www.fractracker.org/2022/04/mapping-energy-systems-impacted-by-the-russia-ukraine-war/ https://www.fractracker.org/2022/04/mapping-energy-systems-impacted-by-the-russia-ukraine-war/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2022 17:25:45 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=67418 This story map explores how the West's failure to transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy is funding Russia's invasion of Ukraine

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