Imagine 212,000 new jobs during the next 10 years in Pennsylvania alone. Contemplate generating $1.8 billion in state and local tax revenues during the next 18 months. Think about the energy security provided by a natural resource that has the potential to produce 13.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. Now, go beyond [...]
Entries from May 2010
Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Play Promises 212K Jobs in Pennsylvania During Next 10 Years
May 25th, 2010 · 5 Comments
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Will Mexican Truck Drivers With Criminal Records Soon Be Driving on U.S. Highways?
May 25th, 2010 · 10 Comments
Though I suspect most Americans paid little or no attention to news about President Barack Obama hosting Mexican President Felipe Calderón for two days last week, I think many will be interested in what results from the meeting between the two elected leaders, especially when they think about the question raised in the headline above. [...]
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Chevron Alleges More Wrongdoing in Ecuador
May 24th, 2010 · 3 Comments
Richard Cabrera’s name has appeared in posts on this blog nine times during the past 13 months — always in connection with the lawsuit that could cost Chevron Corporation a fortune if an Ecuadoran judge rules against the company. Today, Cabrera’s name surfaced again. In a 54-page filing Friday, officials with the San Ramon, Calif.-based [...]
Tags: · Bob McCarty, chevron, ecuador
Strong Turnout for Missouri Anti-Socialism Rally
May 22nd, 2010 · 4 Comments
Great weather produced a strong turnout Saturday afternoon at the intersection of Highways K and N in O’Fallon, Mo. Nearly 100 freedom-loving Americans waved at passing motorists while decrying almost every policy pushed by President Barack Obama and his liberal allies. The video above captures the basics of the rally.
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Clapper Wrong Man for Nation’s Top Intel Post
May 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment
Yesterday, the world learned President Barack Obama had canned Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair. Soon after, news surfaced about James R. Clapper Jr., Defense Undersecretary for Intelligence, surfacing as the leading choice to replace Blair. Sadly, my research tells me the nation is not going to be safer with Clapper as DNI, because his [...]
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Sgt Denis Kisseloff, American Hero Returns Home
May 21st, 2010 · 4 Comments
The body of Missouri Army National Guard Sgt. Denis D. Kisseloff, 45, was returned to St. Charles County, Mo., Friday afternoon, one week to the day after he was killed by a rocket-propelled grenade in Afghanistan. In the video above, I capture the arrival of the funeral procession at Buchholz Math Hermann funeral home in [...]
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Bureaucrats to Blame for Slow Gulf Response (Update)
May 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment
I came away from a media conference call Thursday afternoon with a pretty good idea about who is to blame for the cleanup of oil in the Gulf of Mexico taking so long: BUMBLING BUREAUCRATS. The call, arranged by the Deepwater Horizon Response Team, took place at 3:30 p.m. Central Thursday and began with Dr. [...]
Tags: · Barack Obama, Bob McCarty, bureaucrats, deepwater horizon
