Category Archives: Energy

Why do you think they called them “Burning Springs”? #gasland #fracknation #fracking #rsrh

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Steve Maley

Phelim McAleer, Pro-Fracking Filmmaker, Erects Billboard In Fracking Country (HuffPo Link) Support FrackNation at Kickstarter.com. You, too, can become an Executive Producer for $1!

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Obama’s Big Energy Gaffe

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Steve Maley

In his Thursday energy/pipeline speech at Cushing, OK, President Obama opened his mouth and revealed a total lack of understanding of our nation’s energy supply picture. And I’ve been saying for the last few weeks, and I want everybody to … Continue reading →

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‘Intellectual bankruptcy’, Dr. Krugman?

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Steve Maley

Paul Krugman’s op-ed, “Natural Born Drillers” (New York Times, March 15), purports to show with a hard look at the numbers why no thinking, perceptive person could possibly believe that “Drill, Baby, Drill” is a solution to the nation’s energy … Continue reading →

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Flashback to 2009: Administration Policies Sought to Discourage ‘Overproduction’ of Oil

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Steve Maley

In May 2009, four months into the Obama presidency, retail gasoline prices averaged $2.32 per gallon. Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA) wrote Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner to express concern about the impact that the Administration’s budgeted changes in tax policy would … Continue reading →

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We have a ‘deputy assistant to the president for energy and climate change’. What more do you need to know?

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Steve Maley

Gulf of Mexico back to ‘robust’ oil production, Obama administration says WASHINGTON — A one-year progress report on the Obama administration’s Blueprint for a Secure Energy Policy offers a sanguine portrait of increased domestic energy production and reduced reliance on … Continue reading →

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Obama, Energy Promises, and Empty Rhetoric

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Steve Maley

Voters in the November election will be acutely aware of two key economic variables above all others: the national unemployment rate, and the price they pay for a gallon of gasoline. President Obama senses his vulnerability on gasoline prices, and … Continue reading →

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Correcting Rush on the Big Energy Lie

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Steve Maley

Rush Limbaugh is on a rant right now about the Big Energy Lie – President Obama’s assertion that: “We can’t just drill our way out of this problem — while we consume 20% of the world’s oil, we only have … Continue reading →

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Dig the moats, unroll the concertina wire and man the battlements! With the looming possibility of $4.00 per gallon gasoline at the pump, the Left’s defense of President Obama’s disastrous energy policies has begun in earnest. Matt Yglesias unfurled the … Continue reading →

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Steve Maley | 2 Comments

10 Ways Obama Could Reduce Gasoline Prices Now

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Steve Maley

Obama: No magic bullet to lower gas prices WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says there is no easy answer to the problem of rising energy prices, dismissing Republican plans to address the problem as little more than gimmicks. “We know … Continue reading →

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‘None of the Above’ is not an Energy Strategy

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Steve Maley

We Americans are voracious energy consumers. In 2010, we consumed 98 quadrillion BTUs of energy. In addition to quantity, we have an expectation of quality (read: reliability). When we flip the switch, the light comes on — every time. Gasoline … Continue reading →

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