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Author Archives: Steve Maley
Of ATMs, Mousetraps and Watches
“If you build a better mousetrap, the world will beat a path to your door.” Judging from his comments regarding ATMs and unemployment, President Obama blames the better mousetrap for 400,000 out-of-work cats. Cats who are starving for the lack … Continue reading
Dispatches from the Gulf … of Mexico
ExxonMobil hits large Keathley Canyon discovery (Oil and Gas Journal, June 8, 2011). XOM announces the discovery of 700 million barrels equivalent (BOE) of oil and gas in 7,000 feet of water, 250 miles offshore Louisiana. Shell’s Cardamom to come … Continue reading
What’s Your Political IQ? Results and Discussion
Yes, it was an easy quiz. Elementary, even. Yes, several of the questions are hardly “political”. They had to include certain questions (“Mark Zuckerberg”?) so that certain segments of the population would register with a pulse. But the results of … Continue reading
What’s Your Political IQ?
There’s an online quiz at the Pew Research Center’s website: 11 questions to rate your political IQ. The quiz should take just a few minutes to complete. You can take the poll here: http://pewresearch.org/politicalquiz/ Record your score below. You’re welcome … Continue reading
Lee Fang: Math is Hard
Lee Fang’s job title at the Center for American Progress is “Researcher”. Heh. Honestly, I’d never heard of this guy until about a month ago, when he made the mistake of thinking he knew something about oil trading, accusing the … Continue reading
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Tagged AZ-1, george soros, John Podesta, Lee Fang, Partisan hacks, Van Jones
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Oil Company Profits Are the Solution, Not the Problem
Left to its own devices, the oil industry is its own worst enemy. Relatively low barriers to entry have made the industry freely competitive. The reward goes to the quickest and the most efficient companies; just like in a Gold … Continue reading
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Tagged big oil, Capitalism, Free Markets, National Oil Companies, Profits, The Way Things Work
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History of US Army CoE management of the Lower Mississippi River
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New Endangered Species: Energy State Dems
Democratic politicians once ruled the energy-producing states, but they are becoming quite a rare breed. Republicans scored strong electoral gains in the Congressional elections of 2010, particularly in Texas. Here in Louisiana, both houses of the state legislature have swung … Continue reading
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Tagged Begich, democrats, Energy, Gimmick Bill, landrieu, Oil 'Subsidies'
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Cute baby. Thanks for naming him after me.
OKC Zoo’s baby elephant ventures outside, to get name today UPDATE: According to NewsOK, the baby elephant born last month at the Oklahoma City Zoo has been named Malee. Zoo officials announced the name at a ceremony Wednesday in the … Continue reading
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Co. Clare, Ireland, October 2010.