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The jam we’re in right now was put in place thirty years ago.  In that time, we’ve gone from being an energy exporter to an energy junkie.  It really doesn’t matter where we get our hit, so long as we don’t have to accept any responsibility for it.  For instance:

Oil - The Democrats absolutely refuse [...]

Tags: anwr, coal, democrats, economy, electric, energy, federal, france, gas, global, global warming, GM, harry reid, hybrid, nancy pelosi, nuclear, oil, opec, palo verde, pelosi, reactor, republicans, trash, warming

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And by stuck, I do mean stuck.  Nancy Pelosi has agreed to take into consideration four bills aimed at energy relief next week.  One item she absolutely will not even debate or discuss is offshore drilling.  Her logic?  Get this:
Pelosi reiterated her position that Republican calls for more offshore drilling represent another chapter in a [...]

Tags: 1988, anwr, bush, california, clinton, committee, congress, demand, energy, failed policies, failed policy, house merchant marine and fisheries, oil, pelosi, supply

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Saudi Arabia has announced it’s increasing production by 200,000 barrels a day.  There are some thoughts I have about the article.

“Saudi Arabia is concerned that sustained high oil prices will eventually slacken the world’s appetite for oil, affecting the kingdom in the long run.”  I wonder what gave them that idea?  Could it have been [...]

Tags: anwr, aptera, aptra, dependence, economics, ethanol, gas, hybdrid, legislation, mccain, obama, oil, opec, petroleum, president, saudi arabia, SUV, volt

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It’s making the rounds again as the Dems warm up for the fall.  Obama’s already testing it.  Clinton has worn it out already.  Several have already blamed the price of gas on Bush, and most have offered their solutions to the Bush problem.  When you listen to them make those arguments, remember one thing:

That’s the [...]

Tags: anwr, bush, clinton, electric, gas, nuclear, oil, Oil Policy, Oil Supply, opec, petroleum, price, terrorism

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This folks, is nuts:
“We’re going to go right at OPEC,” Clinton said, on a last-minute campaign swing ahead of Tuesday’s Indiana and North Carolina primary clashes against her Democratic rival Barack Obama.
“They can no longer be a cartel, a monopoly that get together once every couple of months in some conference room in some plush [...]

Tags: anwr, demand, hillary clinton, monopoly, opec, supply, wto

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Yesterday I mentioned China in regards to my comments on Senator Stabenow’s bill to tap the SPR.  Specifically the fact that China is now trying to fill their SPR as well.  Today I find this article at Gateway Pundit:
The Chinese government has sent thousands of police to petrol stations in the southern city of Guangzhou [...]

Tags: anwr, china, Oil Supply

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