Twenty-seven of the nation’s leading chemical and petrochemical manufacturers, purchasers, distributors and related organizations signed on to a letter sent to Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), chair and ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, respectively. In the letter sent this morning, they expressed four major concerns about H.R. [...]
Entries from September 2009
Chemical Industry Leaders Object to Anti-Terror Bill
September 28th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: · Agricultural Retailers Association, American Farm Bureau Federation, American Forest & Paper Association, american petroleum institute, american trucking associations, anti-preemption provision, Association of Oil Pipe Lines, broad discovery rights, chemical, chemical facility anti-terrorism act of 2009, chemical manufacturers, Chemical Producers and Distributors Association, citizen suit provision, Consumer Specialty Products Association, Department of Homeland Security, dhs, Environmental Technology Council, henry waxman, house energy and commerce committee, hr 2868, inherently safer technologies, Institute of Makers of Explosives, International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses, International Liquid Terminals Association, International Warehouse Logistics Association, joe barton, National Agriculture Aviation Association, National Association of Chemical Distributors, national association of manufacturers, National Mining Association, National Oilseed Processors Association, National Paint and Coatings Association, National Pest Management Association, National Petrochemical & Refiners Association, National Propane Gas Association, North American Millers’ Association, petrochemical manufacturers, Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association, Petroleum Marketers Association of America, public disclosure of classified information, public disclosure of highly-sensitive information, terrorists, The Fertilizer Institute, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, waxman
Uncle Jay Explains the News: Sept. 27, 2009
September 28th, 2009 · No Comments
In this week’s episode of Uncle Jay Explains the News, we learn something about the news word of the week, “DIVULGE” and about how mixing politics with entertainment can produce “very scary” results. And there’s more. Uncle Jay begins by looking at President Barack Obama’s decision to divulge news about “something very disturbing about Iran.” [...]
Tags: · acorn, Barack Obama, dancing with the stars, divulge, g20, g20 protests, g20 summit, Iran, Israel, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, news word of the week, nuclear energy, Nuclear Weapons, Obama, pittsburgh, president barack obama, president of iran, tom delay, UN, uncle jay, Uncle Jay Explains, uncle jay explains the news, United Nations
Video Raises New Doubts About Oklahoma City Bombing Evidence, Investigation (Update)
September 27th, 2009 · 6 Comments
Almost four months ago, I used the headline of a post on this blog to declare, “It’s Time for Government to Reopen Investigations Into TWA Flight 800, Oklahoma City Bombing.” Today, news of more evidence related to the latter incident appeared on the web site of Oklahoma’s largest daily newspaper. NewsOK.com article. The evidence in [...]
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‘It Will Be The Longest Six Months of Your Life’
September 27th, 2009 · No Comments
Early in today’s sermon about living a passionate life in Christ, my pastor told the story of a man whose doctor told him he had only six months to live and that he should immediately buy a pig farm and marry a widow with 14 children. Confused, the man asked his doctor, “Why do that? [...]
Tags: · buy a pig farm, living a passionate life, living a passionate life in Christ, longest six onths of your life, marry a widow, pig farm, pulpit humor, six months to live
NY Times Links to Post on Netanyahu Speech
September 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Today, The New York Times web site linked to my Friday post about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations the previous day. Click here or on the image at right to see a larger screen shot image of the Times web page. Click here to read the post and watch the [...]
Tags: · benjamin netanyahu, benjamin netanyahu's united nations speech, Israel, Israeli prime minister, Israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, netanyahu, netanyahu un speech, New York Times, ny times, NY Times Links to Post on Netanyahu Speech, united nation
Obama to Close GITMO, Submerge Prisoners?
September 26th, 2009 · 4 Comments
File this under “never would have guessed it.” In a piece published today at Right Truth, writer R.J. Godlewski unwittingly provides the evaluatory “tools” needed to connect the future of the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility with President Barack Obama’s relentless assault of the nation’s oil and natural gas industry. Before I continue riding this train [...]
Tags: · Barack Obama, Big Oil, cap and trade, civil unrest, closing gitmo, closing guantanamo bay, cuba, diesel, Energy, energy security, energy tax, extreme environmentalist, fossil fuel, fossil fuel subsidies, Fuel, fuel prices, fuel shortages, gas, gas lines, Gas Prices, gasoline, GITMO, godlewski, greenies, Guantanamo Bay, Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility, Ken Salazar, manned underwater facilities, National Security Interests, non-tax revenue, Obama, Obama to Close GITMO Submerge Prisoners, offshore drilling, oil, oil and natural gas, oil and natural gas industry, petroleum industry, president barack obama, price hikes, r.j. godlewski, Right Truth, royalty, royalty-in-kind program, salazar, underwater welders, waxman-markey, waxman-markey climate change bill, Windfall Profits Tax, wrong medicine
Baucus Plan Cuts Doctors’ Wages, ‘Cleverly Disguised’ Death Panel Members as Accountants
September 26th, 2009 · No Comments
In an editorial yesterday, the Washington Times pointed out some disturbing provisions in the health care reform measure being pushed by Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mt.), Senate Finance Committee chairman. Not only will physicians who spend the top 10 percent in caring for patients each year see their compensation reduced –- no matter the cause! — [...]
Tags: · accountants, baucus health care plan, baucus plan cuts doctors' wages, cleverly disguised as accountants, death panels, Health Care, Health Care Reform, Healthcare, Healthcare Reform, max baucus, obamacare, Secondhand Smoke, sen. max baucus, senate finance committee chairman max baucus, senator baucus, senator max baucus, smoke, Washington Times, wesley j. smith
