According to the Politico, Nancy Pelosi is willing to play the bad guy, so that vulnerable Democrats can say they support oil drilling (even if they don’t) in order to get elected. But what looks like intraparty tension on the surface is part of an intentional strategy in which Pelosi takes the heat on energy [...]
In a follow-up to the story I recently posted, House Minority Leader, John Boehner, has a live blog of the events going on in the House of Representatives as the Republicans are determined to get a vote on a comprehensive energy policy. You can follow that blog HERE. It looks like things will get kicked [...]
Despite the fact that Congress is official in recess and on vacation for five weeks, many Republicans have decided to stay in Washington to show the American people the are serious about the energy “crisis.” Nancy Pelosi has had the lights, mics, and cameras turned off, but those there are continuing to work. Minority Leader [...]
Tam has a great post about a Letter to the Editor she saw in the newspaper. The letter said we needed to end all of our use of fossil fuels in ten years. Interestingly enough, Al Gore said the same thing last week. Here is an excerpt of what Tam had to say about that: [...]
T. Boone Pickens, head of BP Capital Management and an early independent oil man, came out with his Pickens Plan and wrote about it in a piece in today’s Wall Street Journal. The basic premise is that this country has to stop importing foreign oil. To do this, he proposing using natural gas to power automobiles, which [...]
I saw a post this evening that reminded me of this topic. That and the fact that all everyone talks about anymore is the price of gasoline. I realize that oil prices, and thus gas prices have gone up dramatically in the last couple years. However, I am frustrated with the outrage of these prices. [...]
Ben Cunningham points to an interesting post about the price of a stamp vs. the price of oil and the increases of each. By the way, stamp prices rose again yesterday to 42 cents.
Venezuela’s “President” Hugo Chavez’s amendment to abolish term limits was narrowly defeated. Chavez was attempting to be able to be President/Dictator for life. However, by a vote of 51%-49% the people of the country said they did not want this. Used to winning national votes easily, Chavez conceded defeat but said he would “continue in [...]
In Merrill, Wisconsin, a gas station owner is being forced to raise his prices. By who, you ask? It must be those evil oil companies. Nope. The state! So in addition to the outrageous tax revenue they make from gasoline sales, the state now dictates prices in Wisconsin. Center City BP owner Raj Bhandari has [...]
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