Meter Reading: Flint Hills Goes Public With Emissions Reports, Shale Skepticisim, and More

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A view of the Flint Hills East Refinery from the Hillcrest Neighborhood in Corpus Christi

Flint Hills Resources launches website for emissions reports“Flint Hills Resources has launched a pilot project website on which the company said it will make available required state emissions reports for its two Corpus Christi refineries.” — Corpus Christi Caller-Times

Will cheap shale gas revive U.S. manufacturing? Not so fast. “It’s hard to think of an extravagant prediction that hasn’t been made about America’s recent natural-gas boom. But over at the Council on Foreign Relations, Michael Levi casts a more skeptical eye on arguments that the age of cheap natural gas from shale will really lead to a dramatic revival of U.S. manufacturing. There are reasons to think the overall impact will be fairly muted ” — Washington Post

Poll: Craddick, Parker Lead Railroad Commission Races “Candidates in the two crowded Republican primary races for the Texas Railroad Commission, grasping for voter attention and trying to break out of their respective packs, could be headed to July runoffs, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll.” — Texas Tribune