We will never let the great U.S. Oil & Gas Industry down. From 2003 to 2009, he was chief counsel at the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Andrew Benitz was a Founding Director of Jersey Oil and Gas E&P Ltd (now a subsidiary of Jersey Oil and Gas plc) and has over 17 years’ experience in financial markets and company management. [17] Senator James Inhofe was prominent for his rejection of climate change, and famously brought a snowball to the Senate as alleged proof that climate change was not real. After the publication of that report, numerous industries, including oil and coal companies, automakers and chemical manufacturers, urged the Trump administration to disregard the findings and not tighten the rule. We are importing Russian natural gas which is not produced in an environmentally conscious manner. [16] In 2010, he questioned the scientific rigor of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,[42] expressing his impression that the positions of the organization were based more on political worldview than scientific facts. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler signed the new rule in Pittsburgh, in the state with the largest amount of shale gas resources in the US. Wheeler received the Agency's bronze medal in 1993 and twice in 1994. Andrew Wheeler was a lobbyist at Faegre Baker Daniels, ... John Barrasso of Wyoming, asked Wheeler how the EPA will help support technology to reduce greenhouse gas … Join us as we hear directly from EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler about a major agency announcement and discuss some of the agency’s most important … Washington, DC -- Today, former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler’s EPA released a proposal to ignore the vast majority of climate pollution from new oil and gas operations by eliminating safeguards that limit methane emissions. [25] Vermont senator Bernie Sanders said he was "vigorously opposed" to Wheeler replacing Pruitt. FactCheck.Org wrote about the Daily Caller story that there was no evidence for the claims made, the report focused both on lower and higher scenarios, and much of the report looked at climate change impacts that had already occurred. “In reality, these emissions are already captured by other means,” Wheeler said, to a room of masked reporters, local Republican elected officials, and Trump administration officers at the not-for-profit Energy Innovation Center. [16], From 2009 until 2017, Wheeler was a lobbyist in the law firm Faegre Baker Daniels' energy and natural resources practice. Andrew Wheeler, the acting administrator, is ready to pick up the baton and run The new acting administrator was a former senior aide for Sen. James Inhofe (R … US President Donald Trump said he intends to nominate acting US Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew R. Wheeler as the agency’s administrator. “These are important savings, especially to small and mid-sized oil and gas operators,” Wheeler said. Read their reports on this site, and hear them on public radio stations across Pennsylvania. Wheeler received the Agency's bronze medal in 1993 and twice in 1994. Report this profile About Approaching 30 years experience in the energy sector from industry, advisory and regulatory perspectives … Prior to co-founding Jersey Oil and Gas, Andrew was Chief Executive Officer and Director at Longreach Oil and Gas Ltd, a TSX-V listed company. [34] Wheeler framed the proposal as a "transparency" rule; scientists opposed the rule, stating that it would seriously limit the research available to the EPA, because studies do not tend to make personal and confidential information available. WASHINGTON, PA – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced two final rules for the oil and natural gas industry that removes ineffective and duplicative requirements while streamlining others. [44] He is Vice President of the Washington Coal Club. [34] A bipartisan group of former EPA administrators, testifying before the House Energy Subcommittee on Oversight, also criticized proposals to restrict the use of science in EPA decision making. A. "[17], In March 2019, Wheeler said he did not believe climate change was an existential threat. [40], Wheeler did not enact any rules that reduced air pollution or carbon emissions. Wheeler was an aide to U.S. Pennsylvania already has methane rules for wells that went into service after 2018. In August, he proposed gutting fuel economy standards for new vehicles in a move seen as a “giant giveaway” to oil companies even as electric automobile technology made historic leaps forward. Wheeler declared that this was a "honest accounting method", while the Trump administration took the stance that mercury cleanup was not "appropriate and necessary". EPA nominee Andrew Wheeler’s confirmation hearing was all about climate change Democrats and even some Republicans pressed Wheeler on greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. Male held the position of President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Goldhills Holding Ltd., Director & Vice President at Kelso Technologies, Inc. and President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Cancana Resources Corp.