Author Archives: Steve Maley

Karma’s a Botch

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Steve Maley

Last week, we heard about the Fisker Karma, the new electric vehicle being built in Finland using a $529 million loan from U.S. taxpayers. Beneficiaries of this deal include one Albert Gore, partner in the “green” venture capital firm Kleiner … Continue reading →

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Natural Gas: Ponzi Scheme, Pandora’s Box or Rubik’s Cube?

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Steve Maley

The New York Times descends even deeper into self-parody with its ongoing crusade against natural gas development. Thursday’s installment: Rush to Drill for Natural Gas Creates Conflicts With Mortgages It seems that some mortgage lenders are beginning to balk at … Continue reading →

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Windmills are not healthy for bats, eagles and other flying things.

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Steve Maley

The giant Bird Cuisinarts are at it again. Only this time they’re killing bats. Well, a bat, but an endangered bat. Windmills stopped at night after bat death Thirty-five windmills at a western Pennsylvania wind farm have been silenced at … Continue reading →

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Competence 2012

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Steve Maley

Maybe I’m all alone here, but I’m thrilled with the way the Republican field of candidates is shaping up for 2012. Of course they all have faults. But there is one trait common to the three who have risen to … Continue reading →

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Nevada Geothermal: Solyndra Lite?

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Steve Maley

The New York Times reports on another Department of Energy green energy loan going bad. This one involves Nevada Geothermal Power, which generates electrical power using near-surface geothermal heat. After $79 million in loans and $66 million in outright grants, … Continue reading →

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Harold Hamm and the North Dakota Miracle

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Steve Maley

Unlike most of his peers, Harold Hamm didn’t get his start in the oil field with degree in geology or engineering. Hamm drove a truck. Maybe the lack of a college degree made it easier for Hamm to imagine the … Continue reading →

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Louisiana Gulf Coast Oil Exposition, Lafayette, LA Oct 25-27

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Steve Maley

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Hubbert’s Peak or Yergin’s Plateau?

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Steve Maley

In 1956, Shell geologist M. King Hubbert correctly predicted that oil production in the United States would reach a peak around 1970. Since his Peak Oil theory fits so well with the Malthusian worldview of “Progressives”, anti-capitalists and anarchists, Hubbert … Continue reading →

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Good News: Oil Drilling Off Florida Begins Nov. 1. Bad News: It’s in Cuba.

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Steve Maley

While it’s been the subject of rumor, gossip and misinformation for the last several years, this time it’s real: drilling off the north shore of Cuba is scheduled to begin November 1. Six wells are planned to be drilled with … Continue reading →

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Louisiana Dems Field >>Zero<< Credible Candidates in Statewide Qualifying

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Steve Maley

Huey Long must be turning over in his grave. Qualifying closed today for Louisiana’s Fall 2011 statewide elections, and the once super-dominant Democratic Party has failed to field a single credible candidate for statewide office. Not a single one. Louisiana’s … Continue reading →

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