FORUM NEWS
Hydraulic Fracturing Unfamiliar Term
The University of Texas at Austin Energy Poll revealed that 64% of Americans were either not familiar with, or had never heard of the term "hydraulic fracturing" (sometimes called "fracking"). 
New Pipeline Application Received from TransCanada
The State Department has received a new application from TransCanada Corp. for a proposed pipeline that would run from the Canadian border to connect to an existing pipeline in Steele City, Nebraska.
Interior readies next round of drilling-safety rules
The Interior Department is moving ahead with plans to update toughened offshore drilling safety standards that were first issued on an "emergency" basis months after the 2010 BP oil spill.
Echols, Everett: Natural gas is viable energy option
Georgia is benefitting from lower gas prices - not just to generate electricity - but also to power transportation and for businesses which supply the natural gas industry....and the public benefits from cleaner air.
Off-shore Savannah drilling talk draws support, questions
The Bureau of Energy Management held a public hearing at the Coastal Georgia Center to gain feedback on new seismic studies off the Atlantic Coast.
Bill Kinney: We rely more than we realize on our ... neighbor the north
Ask most Americans who our country’s biggest foreign supplier of energy is and the answer would probably be "Saudi Arabia." Not so. The correct answer is our neighbor to the north, Canada.
Isakson: Keystone pipeline to employ 20,000
Backers, including Senator Isakson, of the Keystone XL pipeline are telling voters that it will flood the U.S. with jobs. According to Sen. Isakson, the pipeline could employ enough people to populate Decatur.
Polls Support Offshore Drilling
New polls by Rasmussen and Pew Research show Americans support more offshore drilling.
