Category Archives: Energy

Congressional Democrats Aim to Kill Energy’s Golden Goose

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Steve Maley

If “it’s all about the jobs”, why are Democrats trying to kill one of the only successful job creation engines in our economy? From Texas and Louisiana to North Dakota and Pennsylvania, energy development is creating good jobs, well-paying jobs, … Continue reading →

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WSJ Misses the Mark on Oil Markets and the SPR

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Steve Maley

An article by Sarah Kent in Monday’s Wall Street Journal, “Traders Eye Oil Tanker Play”, (full text requires subscription*) purports to explain current action in the oil market, as 30 million barrels of crude oil are due to be released … Continue reading →

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Solar Energy Flim-Flam

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Steve Maley

A local radio ad touts the benefits of residential solar systems: 30% Federal tax credit (unlimited, through 2016) 50% Louisiana state tax credit (residential only) You can sell electricity back to the grid Five to six year payout of homeowner’s … Continue reading →

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BOEMRE Slowdown Costs 230,000 Jobs, $44 Billion in GDP

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Steve Maley

A new study from IHS-CERA, one of the leading energy think tanks, projects the cost of the Department of the Interior’s ongoing regulatory slowdown and its impact on the energy industry, employment in the coastal states, and the U.S. economy … Continue reading →

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Dr. Steven Chu on ‘Common Sense’

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Steve Maley

Energy Secretary and Nobel Laureate Dr. Steven Chu defends the banning of conventional incandescent light bulbs as a ‘common-sense’ measure that is certainly a ‘win-win’ for consumers. (Caution: Clicking HuffPo links may cause a loss of IQ points.) Overall, consumers … Continue reading →

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Lee Fang on Oil Speculation and the SPR

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Steve Maley

Summertime 2011, and “investigative journalist” Lee Fang of ThinkProgress has replaced the BP Spill in my blogging life. Fang’s amateurish attempts to find scandal in oil commodities trading have become my new blog fodder. Fang puts forward the half-baked theory … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Easy Going Green

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Steve Maley

It sounded like such a good idea. Back in 2009, NRG Energy Inc. hatched a plan to “go green” using switchgrass and sorghum as boiler fuel supplement. It was hoped that it might replace up to 10% of the coal … Continue reading →

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Strategic Petroleum Reserve to be Renamed “The Hope and Change Re-Election PAC”

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Steve Maley

You heard it here first. The International Energy Agency, a body whose membership parallels the G-20 and which is dominated by members of the EU, announced that it may consider releasing more oil from “its stockpile” (1.6 billion barrels, nearly … Continue reading →

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The New York Times Says Shale Gas is a Giant Ponzi Scheme. Erm, No.

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Steve Maley

The New York Times really hates natural gas. Just in the last year, the Times has run scaremongering articles on the dangers of hydrofracking and Gasland-inspired tales of groundwater contamination in the “shale plays”, the unconventional sources of natural gas … Continue reading →

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Why Did Obama Open the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Steve Maley

On Thursday, the Department of Energy announced a release of thirty million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the nation’s stockpile supposedly set aside for emergency supply disruptions. Washington, DC – U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced … Continue reading →

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