Bob McCarty Writes

In a post ten days ago, I wrote about the U.S. Geological Survey’s announcement that oil shale resources in Western Colorado’s Piceance Basin are more than 50 percent larger today than they were in 1989.  Today and tomorrow On Tuesday and Wednesday, I’ll be visiting The Williams Companies’ operations there — in picturesque Colorado towns [...]

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President Barack Obama will increase U.S. reliance on foreign oil by eliminating the deduction for drilling in the U.S. and put at risk up to 6 million jobs directly and indirectly reliant on the industry.  That’s the message being delivered to all who will hear it by official and unofficial representatives of the American Petroleum [...]

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Most American voters support increasing access to domestic offshore oil and natural gas resources and would oppose any new laws or regulations that blocked development of those national resources, according to a poll released today.
The poll, conducted by Harris Interactive and commissioned by the American Petroleum Institute, found that 61 percent of Americans who voted [...]

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Believe it or not, global warming alarmists appear to be excited about drilling.  Not just any drilling, mind you, but drilling into the ground!  Before you get too excited, however, you must know that the kind of drilling about which they are excited will do nothing to reduce this country’s dependence on foreign oil.
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The United American Committee had a 48-foot-wide billboard* erected yesterday along I-75 in Luna Pier, Mich., about 10 miles north of Toledo and 20 miles south of Detroit.  It’s message (above):  SHARIA LAW THREATENS AMERICA.
Though I was unfamiliar with UAC until after reading this post today, I found myself in agreement with the message of [...]

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