Author Archives: Steve Maley

EIA expects 30% growth in domestic oil reserves by 2020

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Steve Maley

From EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2012:

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One more big oil spill, and LA will be on Easy Street! #rsrh

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Steve Maley

Oil spill settlement process has been a major economic engine for Louisiana, Lafayette lawyer claims After less than a month at the helm of Gulf of Mexico oil spill settlement claims, Lafayette lawyer Patrick Juneau surveyed his huge operation and … Continue reading →

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“Crucifyin’ Al” Armendariz lands post-EPA gig. At the Sierra Club. #rsrh

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Steve Maley

Former EPA regional chief Al Armendariz, two months after resigning, joins Sierra Club’s anti-coal campaign Al Armendariz resigned as the Environmental Protection Agency’s regional administrator in Dallas on April 30, four days after Republicans demanded his ouster for comments he … Continue reading →

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BP writes $5.4 million check to settle EEOC gender-bias claims for oil muck cleanup jobs. #rsrh

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Steve Maley

http://blog.nola.com/2010_gulf_oil_spill/print.html?entry=/2012/06/bp_agrees_to_54_million_settle.html BP Exploration and Production Inc. and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Thursday that they have entered into a voluntary resolution of an EEOC investigation of allegations that the companies participated in discriminatory practices in hiring women as temporary … Continue reading →

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New USDA-sponsored Makeover/Fitness Program! The Best Part – It’s Free!

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Steve Maley
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BREAKING: Our bureaucracy has officially Jumped the Shark. #rsrh

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Steve Maley

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/new-disability-regs-limit-slope-mini-golf-holes-require-businesses-admit-mini-horses The 2010 ADA standards for Accessible Design require that at least 50 percent of golf holes on miniature golf courses be “accessible” – with a ground space that is “48 inches minimum by 60 inches minimum with slopes not … Continue reading →

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President Obama needs to listen to his own energy experts. #rsrh

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Steve Maley

The President says: “With only 2% of the world’s oil reserves, we can’t just drill our way to lower gas prices,… Not when we consume 20% of the world’s oil.” The Energy Information Administration of the Department of Energy says: … Continue reading →

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WSJ Graphic shows impact of shales on US light oil supplies. #rsrh

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Steve Maley
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EIA Outlook highlights booming growth of ‘tight oil’. #rsrh

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Steve Maley

http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1250349.ece US shale plays such as the Bakken in North Dakota will more than double output in the next two decades, according to the first official forecast for booming tight-oil production, published by the US government on Monday. The projections, … Continue reading →

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Court upholds EPA’s endangerment finding for CO2; Henry Waxman blames bad weather on Repubs in Congress. #rsrh

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Steve Maley

http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/234801-epa-dems-cheer-climate-ruling Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson is applauding the new federal court ruling that rejected several challenges to the agency’s climate change regulations. “Today’s ruling is a strong validation of, in the court’s own words, the ‘unambiguously correct’ approach … Continue reading →

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