February 17, 2012 – 8:56 am
And The Politico is not particularly happy about it, but has a rather difficult time defending Obama Gasoline prices are on the rise, and Republicans are licking their chops. It’s a familiar refrain: Once again, GOP lawmakers and conservative commentators are on the attack, blaming President Barack Obama for higher prices at the pump. And […]
February 9, 2012 – 3:53 pm
Many were already predicting that 2012 would be yet another record high for gas prices (72 cents higher than 2010’s record), which, if you are Obama, and want to push worthless “green” energy (in order to reward campaign donors), sounds great. Going into an election year in which some are predicting a normal of over […]
January 28, 2012 – 2:40 pm
It’s actually good to see Obama embrace natural gas (Marketwatch) President Barack Obama spoke yesterday at the UPS Depot in Las Vegas, Nevada promoting natural gas-fueled trucking as part of his “Blueprint for an economy that’s built to last,” unveiled at his January 24 “State of the Union” address to Congress, according to Clean Energy […]
January 19, 2012 – 8:50 am
Mostly, the Times writer, Craig Leisher, learns the pitfalls For our year living in the woods of Maine, I wanted a place where I could see and hear wildlife. Someplace both quiet and remote. In our part of Maine, quiet and remote means off the electrical grid. Our summer rental cabin had no electricity except […]
January 19, 2012 – 8:27 am
Rather a surprising editorial from the Washington Post. After discussing the background of Keystone XL and Obama’s decision, we get We almost hope this was a political call because, on the substance, there should be no question. Without the pipeline, Canada would still export its bitumen — with long-term trends in the global market, it’s […]
January 18, 2012 – 4:17 pm
Didn’t I just get done noting this morning that Obama’s own Jobs Council favors more oil programs? (Politico) The State Department on Wednesday will reject the Keystone XL pipeline, multiple sources following the project told POLITICO. The Obama administration’s formal announcement is expected at 3 p.m. from Deputy Secretary of State William Burns. Although the […]
January 18, 2012 – 8:07 am
Google “oil job creation” and you will find tons of stories how some states, such as North Dakota, are seeing such an influx of new employees that the housing market cannot keep up. That these new employees have money to spend. Oh, and that there are tons of new employees. And then we get (Global […]
January 17, 2012 – 7:03 pm
So, even the Alarmists in Britain aren’t too enthused about vehicles which cost $30k+ and go 40-70 miles per charge (with heat/AC off) (via Climate Depot) (UK Dailymail) Sales of electric cars have slumped so badly that there are now more charging points than vehicles on the road. Just 2,149 electric cars have been sold […]
January 14, 2012 – 9:13 am
We just saw a Friday document dump from the White House, where they were fretting about the planned layoffs at Solyndra. This should bump the fretting up to Category 5 (and probably earn CBS’ Sharyl Attkisson another profanity laced tirade from White House personnel) (CBS News) Solar panel maker Solyndra received a $528 million Energy […]
January 13, 2012 – 5:58 pm
Yes, you read that right. Even the NY Times thinks this is silly When the companies that supply motor fuel close the books on 2011, they will pay about $6.8 million in penalties to the Treasury because they failed to mix a special type of biofuel into their gasoline and diesel as required by law. […]
