Category Archives: Energy

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

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Steve Maley

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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‘TruthLand’, the Movie

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Steve Maley

Josh Fox’s Oscar®-nominated documentary “GasLand” introduced us to scary images of burning water taps, supposedly the result of gas well fracking gone bad. It was such a successful piece of anti-development propaganda that HBO greenlighted a sequel, “GasLand 2”, due out … Continue reading →

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Solyndra:Obama::Konarka:Romney? Hardly.

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Steve Maley

In a move that they’ll surely regret, the Obama campaign has called attention to a “green energy” loan to Konarka Power Plastic of Lowell, MA firm while Mitt Romney was governor. They have accused Romney of hypocrisy in his criticism … Continue reading →

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S. Baldwin v. K. Costner in oil-cleanup lawsuit. #rsrh #rootforinjuries

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Steve Maley

Costner, Baldwin in court over oil cleanup devices Actors Kevin Costner and Stephen Baldwin opened a real-life legal drama on Monday as jury selection began in a trial over Baldwin’s claims that Costner cheated him out of his share of … Continue reading →

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Seriously, Sierra Club?

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Steve Maley

With the shale gas boom in full swing, gas prices are at 10-year lows. We have the realistic prospect of abundant domestic supplies of a clean-burning fuel for the foreseeable future, who doesn’t like natural gas? Ask the Sierra Club. … Continue reading →

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Remember the Keystone XL Segment Pres. Obama “Fast-Tracked”? Not So Fast…

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Steve Maley

EPA has concerns for pipeline near coast HOUSTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is concerned that permitting for the southern segment of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline could be insufficient and has asked for a more extensive review. An … Continue reading →

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Study Reveals the Gulf of Mexico Permitting Mess

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Steve Maley

In a rational world, the Federal government would act as a motivated lease owner who was interested in promoting the safe and environmentally responsible development of his mineral resource, consistent with sound conservation practice. That’s why there’s a permit process … Continue reading →

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Repsol comes up dry for Cuba exploration well [UPDATED]

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Steve Maley

World Oil: Repsol comes up dry for Cuba exploration well WASHINGTON — Spanish oil firm Repsol has announced that an exploratory well in Cuban waters wasn’t successful and will be capped. In February, Repsol initiated deep-water exploration drilling about 50 … Continue reading →

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Vermont Bans Fracking; CNN: What the Heck is Fracking?

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Steve Maley

Vermont is not an oil and gas state. Check that. Vermont is not an oil and gas producing state. According to the state geologist’s website, a total of six wells have been drilled targeting oil and gas since the Green … Continue reading →

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