Today, I was reminded of those awful days of gas lines and fuel shortages in the 1970s by a FuelFix.com article, Obama Administration Repeating Energy Mistakes of 1976, that includes the following paragraphs: All of this year’s stimulus-gone-sour stories represent another case of politicians refusing to learn from the past and, therefore, dooming us to [...]
Let’s Not Repeat ‘Fuelish’ Mistakes of 1976
September 9th, 2011 · No Comments
Tags: · 1970s, Bob McCarty, Energy, fuel shortages, Gas Prices
Experts Dismayed by President’s Decision to Sell Oil From Nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve
June 23rd, 2011 · 1 Comment
President Barack Obama has decided to sell 30 million barrels of oil from the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve on the premise that doing so will offset supply disruptions caused by political turmoil in Libya. Of course, he didn’t act alone; he was acting in concert with 28 member countries of the International Energy Agency who [...]
Tags: · Barack Obama, Bob McCarty, Energy, strategic petroleum reserve
Obama Administration Whitewashing Government Inaction Regarding Oil and Natural Gas Leases
March 30th, 2011 · 2 Comments
In advance of President Barack Obama’s energy speech at Georgetown University, a top oil and natural gas industry leader called on the Obama Administration to abandon its policies “to defer, delay and deny access to domestic resources of oil and natural gas.” In a statement to reporters during a media conference call this morning, American [...]
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‘Gas Strike’ Fueled by Emotion and Ignorance (Update)
March 10th, 2011 · 11 Comments
This morning, I came across a Facebook event, titled “GAS STRIKE,” that nearly a half-million people have signed up to “attend” today. Sadly, their effort — which involves boycotting gas stations for one day — is a misguided effort driven more by emotion and ignorance than common sense. Oil companies produce the oil and make [...]
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Future of Drilling in Gulf of Mexico in Jeopardy
January 25th, 2011 · 2 Comments
Long-term Gulf of Mexico deepwater development could be seriously jeopardized if permitting timelines are extended, according to a new analysis by Wood Mackenzie. The study projects nearly one-third of U.S. deepwater production could be rendered uneconomic, which could significantly impact deepwater production, resulting in less energy production, less investment and less revenue to government. “The [...]
Tags: · american petroleum institute, api, deepwater development, domestic energy production, drilling, Energy, energy production, energy security, foreign sources of energy, Future of Drilling in Gulf of Mexico in Jeopardy, gulf of mexico, lease sale, Obama, obama administration, offshore drilling, oil production, wood mackenzie
Chinese Leader’s Visit Stirs Memories
January 19th, 2011 · 1 Comment
This week’s visit to the United States by Chinese President Hu Jintao stirred memories of this blog’s coverage of the “Red Dragon” during the past four years. Below, I share four of my favorite China-related editorial cartoons prepared by my liberal cartoonist friend David Donar at Political Graffiti. Enjoy! 1) The cartoon above appeared Dec. [...]
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‘Big Oil’ Urges Washington to Promote Energy Policies That Will Aid Recovery, Reduce Debt
January 4th, 2011 · No Comments
Earlier today, I encouraged my readers to Watch ‘State of American Energy’ Speech Live. Below, I share the text of an API news release about the important speech delivered moments ago by Jack Gerard, president and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.: “U.S. oil and natural gas companies are [...]
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