March 2011
39 posts
Mideast Turmoil and the Corn Ethanol Connection
Could ethanol-driven food price increases be at the root of recent unrest in Egypt and the greater Middle East? An article by Robert Bryce in the Energy Tribune explores the connection between the Iowa Presidential Caucuses, ethanol subsidies, and the rising tide of discontent: Biofuels Driving Up Food Prices As Iowa Primary Approaches This year, the US corn ethanol sector will consume 40 percent...
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BOEMRE awards first (sort of) deepwater drilling... →
It’s not a brand-new well, it’s a “bypass”, but what the hell; both sides want to show some progress at this point.
February 2011
64 posts
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An Inconvenient Truth About 'Gasland'
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (COMINTERN) (AMPAS) are a bunch of suckers when it comes to Leftist propaganda films featuring outrageous, junk-science based, anti-capitalist claptrap. Just ask Al Gore, who won an Oscar a few years back for An Inconvenient Truth.
One of this year’s nominees in the Documentary Feature category is a film by Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic called...
Well, that’s one way to stop Global Warming. #rsrh http://amplify.com/u/brvee
Mistrial in Jefferson-clan case; Jury deadlocked 11-1 to convict Gill-Pratt for 4 days. #rsrh http://amplify.com/u/brrvq
Whistling in the Dark: Obama, Geithner say US will “ride out” Libya oil situation. #rsrh http://amplify.com/u/brr4z
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Whistling in the Dark: Obama, Geithner say US will... →
Clipped from www.reuters.comObama, Geithner seek to quell fears about oil spike WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner sought to quell fears on Thursday that unrest in Libya would put oil prices on a long term upward trajectory.
“We actually think that we’ll be able to ride out the Libya situation and it will stabilize,” Obama,...
Transparency in gov’t? How about just following the law? #rsrh http://amplify.com/u/bro1e
It's a Strategy, Not a Conspiracy
As “Vladimir”, I’ve written at length about the destructive energy policies of the Left and of the Obama Administration. Specifically, their hostility toward domestic producers and the producing states will inevitably lead to higher unemployment and a stagnant economy in the near term; long term, they imperil our national security.
What could possibly motivate them?
Some say...
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Mother Nature's a B*tch Dept: rush to jdgmt to... →
Clipped from www.nola.comScientist: Baby dolphin deaths not unprecedented A federal scientist says a surge of baby bottlenosed dolphin deaths has a precedent four years ago in Texas.In March 2007, 68 dolphins washed up in Galveston and Jefferson counties. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientist Blair Mase says those included an unusual number of infants.
NOAA spokeswoman Kim...
What the Libyan situation means for gasoline prices. #rsrh http://amplify.com/u/brjro
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What the Libyan situation means for gasoline... →
Clipped from www.nytimes.comWhy the Disruption of Libyan Oil Has Led to a Price Spike
Europe is most immediately affected by the Libyan crisis. More than 85 percent of Libya’s exports go to Europe, with more than a third of that going to Italy. Most of the rest goes to Asia. About 5 percent is sent to the United States.
ENI, the Italian oil company, Repsol of Spain, Total of France,...
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Oil Experts and a Region in Tumult - NYTimes.com →
URL: http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2011/02/24/business/2…
The Gingrich That Stole Chri … er, the MidWinter Holiday #DemocratBooks4Kids
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Am. Thinker: DOE loses crony capitalist insider.... →
Clipped from www.americanthinker.comRats leaving sinking ship: DOE loses a crony capitalistWith Republicans controlling the House of Representatives and able to subpoena officials, certain Obama administration officials are heading for the hills. The reports on the latest exodus of Obama appointees. This time the Department of Energy is losing acting Undersecretary of Energy Cathy Zoi: A trio of...
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Showcase Green Jobs Co. squanders $535 million... →
Clipped from dailycaller.comPanel: Green jobs company endorsed by Obama and Biden squandered $535 million in stimulus moneySolyndra, Inc. was supposed to have showcased the effectiveness of the Obama administration’s stimulus and green jobs initiatives, but instead it has become the center of congressional attention for waste, fraud and abuse of such programs.According to a Feb. 17 letter signed...
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NOAA: Al Gore is full of s***. #rsrh →
Global warming didn’t cause this winter’s record snowfalls. Duh.
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Trivia question: How much prison time has fmr Rep.... →
Hint: Think in terms of a round number. A very round number.
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Special election results: Louisiana Senate has... →
Let’s see; for Republicans, it’s Governor, Lt. Gov., Attorney General, Agriculture Commissioner, the House, the Senate, and six of the seven U.S. Congressmen, plus Sen. David Vitter.
Dems: Sen. Mary Landrieu and Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-N.O.)
What do you have planned for 2014, Mary?
House votes to defund IPCC. #rsrh http://amplify.com/u/bqy52
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House votes to defund IPCC. #rsrh →
Clipped from wattsupwiththat.comHouse votes to defund IPCCFrom Climate Science Watch , their take on the issue, though a bit political, shows how it is viewed:Just before 2 a.m. on February 19, the war on climate science showed its grip on the U.S. House of Representatives as it voted to eliminate U.S. funding for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The Republican majority, on a...
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A Deal's a Deal (Unless You're the Government)
Sounds like the U.S. Government needs to hire some competent lawyers.
Lucrative Gulf of Mexico drilling loophole survives challenge in U.S. House
On a mostly party-line vote, The House Friday night rejected a Democratic amendment that would have corrected a 1995 mistake in drilling rules [sic] that allowed oil and gas companies to drill in portions of the Gulf of Mexico without paying...
Mr. Maley @HumanEvents: Obama’s Big Energy Tax Mistake. #rsrh #NAPE http://amplify.com/u/bqpr3
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Mr. Maley @HumanEvents: Obama's Big Energy Tax... →
Clipped from www.humanevents.com‘Big Oil’ Budget Hit’s a Big Mistakeby Steve Maley 02/18/2011The President’s proposal is a tax increase that would divert dollars to the federal Treasury and away from domestic drilling. Less drilling means fewer discoveries. Fewer discoveries mean higher prices for oil, natural gas, and gasoline, and more dependence on foreign sources.Another...
Judge Orders Contemptuous BOEMRE to Process...
Judge Tells Government to Resume Permits for Drilling
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in New Orleans on Thursday ordered the Obama administration to move quickly on permits for new deepwater oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico, saying that the government could no longer justify long delays in allowing new projects to go forward. …
“Not acting at all is not a lawful option,” Judge Feldman...
Good morning, Houston. Ready to get your #NAPE on?
Rep. Boustany (R-LA7) Grills Geithner On Obama Budget, Attacks On Energy http://bit.ly/eR7wlL #rsrh
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BP's Sr. VP of Drilling Opns quit months before... →
Have we cast thousands into unemployment, derailed an entire industry, and put American energy security at risk over the failings of a single mismanaged company?
Gee, I’d love to interview Kevin Lacy.
Aaaaand…. One more LA Dem jumps ship. #rsrh http://amplify.com/u/apzui
It’s Chap. 11 for Seahawk Drilling; now only 1 contractor in its shallow water niche. #rsrh http://amplify.com/u/aq0ae
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It's Chap. 11 for Seahawk Drilling; now only 1... →
Seahawk’s specialty was shallow water ‘mat’ jack up rigs. Now Hercules will be able to name their price.
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Face it, Sen. Landrieu: you're the only Dem who... →
The bankruptcy of Seahawk Drilling, and the purchase of their rigs by Hercules leaves Hercules as the sole owner of shallow-water ‘mat’ type drilling rigs.
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Aaaaand.... One more LA Dem jumps ship. #rsrh →
Republicans control House 53-47-4, with one vacancy.
“Democrat”, as a brand name, now carries the same allure in LA as “Edsel”.
The diarrhoeic countertenor smattered aspergillum on his pedaloes. (Desperately trying to improve my status as a word nerd.)
Key figure in Jefferson Family criminal enterprise on trial in N.O. #rsrh http://amplify.com/u/appwr
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Central Planning vs. Market Economy
Compare and contrast two of today’s news stories. The first tells the tale of Range Fuels’ foray into cellulosic ethanol. Even with government assitance with financing and with a Congressional mandate requiring customers to use their inferior fuel, the project is a bust, to the tune of $250 million.
The Range Fuels Fiasco
As taxpayer tragedies go, Broomfield, Colorado-based Range...
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Key figure in Jefferson Family criminal enterprise... →
They almost managed to keep former Rep. William (In His Freezer!) Jefferson’s (D-LA) name out of the article.
Jeez, what scum.
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Not just "Drill, baby, drill!", but also "Frac,... →
Unfortunately for you, Mr. Obama, the marketplace may have found a solution to the problem you’ve tried desperately not to solve.
And Halliburton’s gonna make a lot of money….
Take a stroll down Climate Change memory lane with The New York Times. http://bit.ly/h9ju58+
Drilling ban hurts ‘real life’ people. #rsrh http://amplify.com/u/ap8w2
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The Climes They Are A-Changin'
Nobel laureate economist and Princeton Professor Paul Krugman opines on the causes of a recent run-up in food prices:
Droughts, Floods and Food
By PAUL KRUGMAN February 6, 2011 So what’s behind the [food and commodity] price spike? American right-wingers (and the Chinese) blame easy-money policies at the Federal Reserve, with at least one commentator declaring that there is “blood on Bernanke’s...
Halliburton, et al bring good-paying jobs to PA. #rsrh http://amplify.com/u/apag6
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Olbermann reported to sign on with Algore's... →
Clipped from mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.comOlbermann Said to Be Going to Current TV
Keith Olbermann, the former top-rated host of on the news channel MSNBC, will announce his next television home on Tuesday, and people familiar with his plans pointed Monday to a possible deal with the public affairs channel Current TV.Neither Mr. Olbermann, his representatives, or executives from Current TV would...
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Halliburton, et al bring good-paying jobs to PA. ... →
Clipped from www.centredaily.comMarcellus Shale: Workers finding a future in gas drilling PLEASANT GAP — This time last year, Eric Klinger, 19, made his living delivering pizzas. His friend, Matt Bartholomew, 20, worked in a factory that manufactured pharmaceutical products. Now, after a six-month course, they work for Halliburton, driving trucks, hauling supplies and doing some manual labor at...
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Ribeye? Porterhouse? T-bone? Enquiring minds want... →
Headline says it all: “Cops: Woman allegedly hit man with frozen steak”
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“Tassin was trying to cool a “Tequila Rose” mixed drink and got upset because it wouldn’t fit into the freezer.”
Justifiable (attempted) homicide!
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Ribeye? Porterhouse? T-bone? Enquiring minds want... →
Headline says it all: “Cops: Woman allegedly hit man with frozen steak”
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“Tassin was trying to cool a “Tequila Rose” mixed drink and got upset because it wouldn’t fit into the freezer.”
Justifiable (attempted) homicide!
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Drilling ban hurts 'real life' people. #rsrh →
“…the restaurant owner on I-90 (sic) whose sales are off…”
He means U.S. Hwy 90.
But you get the idea.
Dem Senator blasts Obama Admin foot-dragging on offshore Alaska drilling permits. #rsrh http://amplify.com/u/aogz6
Who could beat: “Global Warming!” vs “WOLVERINES!” #rsrh http://amplify.com/u/aohxv
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Who could beat: "Global Warming!" vs "WOLVERINES!"... →
My money’s on the wolverine.
