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Now, I don’t believe that to be necessarily true, I just can’t find one I think is terribly smart.  Today’s example is Thom Hartmann.  In 2005, he tried convincing people that Jimmy Carter tried to prevent the Bush Energy Disasters - 28 years ago.  Now, the reason he states this is because Jimmy gave a [...]

Tags: 1979, 1980, acid rain, coal, deregulation, energy, gas, global warming, inflation, jimmy carter, liberal, Oil Policy, oil price, thom hartmann, truck strike, unemployment, windfall tax

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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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Mike Huckabee had this to say in what I think is a response to the gang-rape victim in Saudi Arabia:
Every time we put our credit card in the gas pump, we’re paying so that the Saudis get rich — filthy, obscenely rich, and that money then ends up going to funding madrassas,” schools “that train [...]

Tags: 2008 Presidential Race, arabia, bin-laden, Energy Policy, huckabee, National Security, Oil Policy, Oil Supply, Politics, saudi

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John Edwards is now calling upon Bush to tap into the federal natural gas reserves to combat skyrocketing prices.  Citing prices in New Hampshire, he had this to say:
“American families are facing skyrocketing home heating oil and gasoline prices, while big oil companies earn massive profits…..”
“We need to stand up to the oil companies, increase [...]

Tags: 2008 Presidential Race, edwards, Energy Policy, Oil Policy, Oil Supply

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My buds at Independent Sources so nailed this issue I just suggest going there and reading it.  A synopsis:
…….but reading this story about Brazil’s recent discovery of a deep water oil field of 5,000,000,000 to 8,000,000,000 barrels of oil made me think of it…….
……but when the US has a known field of 25 to 50% [...]

Tags: alaska, anwar, brazil, Conspiracy Theories, economics, Energy Policy, greenpeace, independent sources, oil, Oil Policy, Oil Supply, Political Correctness, The Media

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The Senate passed its version of the Clean Energy Act of 2007 last night. I’ve addressed a few of the issues of it before. However, as with most all legislation, it got kind of changed along the way. So, here’s a recap courtesy of CNN:
An increase in automobile fuel economy requirements to [...]

Tags: biodiesel, clean-energy-act-of-2007, corn, ethanol, fleet-average, futures, Legislative Process, nuclear-energy, Oil Policy, Political Correctness, truck-exemption

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Steve Forbes is all undone about the political posturing of several members of Congress who are making claims they’re gonna fix the price of oil. Here’s a couple of snippets:
First up is to outlaw “price gouging,” which they allege is behind the run up in prices - never mind the rise in the price [...]

Tags: Energy Policy, hybrid, Oil Policy, oil-companies, Political Correctness, steve-forbes, tax, windfall-profit

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Nancy Pelosi has assigned fifteen members to her new Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. These folks are listed below with some of their other sponsored legislations:

Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), who will chair the committee

To preserve the Arctic coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, as wilderness in recognition of [...]

Tags: Energy Policy, Fed Policy, Government, Legislative Process, National Politics, Oil Policy, Political Correctness, select-committee-on-energy-independence-and-global-warm

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Crude oil prices fell nearly $1 a barrel Thursday when thwarted attacks on airplanes led many carriers to cancel flights, which could mean lower demand for jet fuel and dented consumer confidence.
The easy speculation to make here is in order for the speculators to make money, a successful attack would have been preferable. The [...]

Tags: 2006 US Senate Races, Comments from the Host, Energy Policy, Events, National Politics, National Security, Oil Policy

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Wonder why gas costs what it does right now?
Members Voting Against Peterson Amendment to Lift Federal Moratorium on Exploration of the Outer Continental Shelf
House Appropriations Committee
May 10, 2006

Allen Boyd (D)
(202) 225-5235

 
20 of the 25 votes against expanding drilling were Democrat.
 
What part of supply and demand do they not understand?
 
Meanwhile:

WASHINGTON, April 18 /U.S. Newswire/ [...]

Tags: Energy Policy, gas-price, nancy pelosi, National Politics, Oil Policy, Oil Supply, Politics

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