Monthly Archives: June 2012

Lafayette’s first public #natgas station. #Apache #rsrh

Price: $1.79/GGE (gasoline gallon equivalent).

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David Duke backs leading New York Dem for Congress, cites enmity toward “Zionists”. #rsrh

From the Daily Caller: David Duke endorses leading New York Democrat The Democratic Party is facing an awkward problem Thursday because white supremacist David Duke has endorsed a leading candidate in the Democratic Party’s primary race for a New York … Continue reading

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On Taxing Pixie Dust and Unicorn Farts

Quick quiz: What is a Progressive Politician’s preferred form of energy? A. Cold Fusion B. Pixie Dust C. Unicorn Farts D. Cellulosic Biofuel E. All of the Above Careful. It’s kind of a trick question. Answer below the fold.

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The Environmentally-Friendly Oil Platform

There are some 3,800 fixed platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, many of them past their useful lives. By law, operators are required to remove any structures at the end of the productive life of a lease. But as it … Continue reading

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Why ‘Drill Baby Drill’ Is Still Important (My blog at MasterResource.org)

Why ‘Drill Baby Drill’ Is Still Important (My blog at MasterResource.org)

Crude oil is a fungible commodity, the argument goes. So why should we Drill, Baby, Drill when any domestic supply we might add is a relative drop in the bucket? Nice argument, except that it could be used against having any new production. (And U.S. CO2 emissions at the margin are a drop in the bucket, right Mr. President? ) And as the economic revolution of the 1870s taught, economic value and thus prices are set at the margin. …

But whether or not our incremental production can move the market, the U.S. is the world leader in petroleum technology. We have incubated and nurtured new and innovative drilling and production methods that are used worldwide. We are one big petroleum laboratory: new ideas often get their first test in our oil fields. Our technology advances unlock reserves worldwide.

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Baseball, hotdogs and hydrocarbons. #rsrh

But “Protective Cup”? TMI. http://www.productsandpower.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Infographic-baseball.jpg

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Energy Policy *Is* Grassroots Politics

Compare and contrast these maps. First, the “undervote” by county in the recent Pennsylvania Democratic Presidential primary. The numbers in each county represent the proportion of voters in a Democratic primary who selected “no candidate” rather than vote for the … Continue reading

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James Lovelock, Father of Gaia Theory, Endorses Natural Gas Fracking

James Lovelock, now 92 years of age, is the father of Gaia theory, the idea that Mother Earth is a sort of sentient, self-regulating organism. So it was noteworthy a few weeks back when he walked back some of his … Continue reading

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US could outproduce Russia, Saudi Arabia in oil and gas by 2020. #rsrh

http://www.france24.com/en/20120613-us-could-outproduce-russia-saudi-arabia-oil-gas Caption: “US President Barack Obama walks past an oil rig in March 2012 near Maljamar, NM. Since 2008, the US added 1.6 million barrels of additional oil, and in 2011, the US registered the largest increase in oil production … Continue reading

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RIP Henry Hill, if you can.

http://m.legacy.com/obituaries/theadvertiser/obituary.aspx?n=Henry-Hill&pid=158022149&referrer=0&preview=False They should have just linked to imdb.com for the obit: “Whenever we needed money, we’d rob the airport,” Liotta says in the movie. “To us, it was better than Citibank.” … “I had paper bags filled with jewelry stashed … Continue reading

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