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
High Gas Prices Result in ‘War of Words’
May 17th, 2011 · 1 Comment
If the volume of email and letters being exchanged is a good indicator, high gas prices are causing a “War of Words” to take place across this country. Yesterday, some dear friends of mine who, unlike yours truly, spend very little time engaged in politics forwarded to me a copy of an electronic “thank you” [...]
Tags: · Bob McCarty, Gas Prices, oil and natural gas industry
Oklahoma Senator Blasts Congressional Democrats for Failing to Develop Plan to Lower Gas Prices
May 12th, 2011 · 1 Comment
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) blasted Democrats in Congress today, saying they’re not interested at all in taking actions to lower gas prices. In fact, he added, they’re doing their best to raise prices to levels seen in Europe. He offers an overview in the video below: Senator Inhofe goes into more details in a [...]
Tags: · Bob McCarty, energy policy, Gas Prices, Jim Inhofe
‘No New Energy Taxes’ Ad on Target (Update)
May 10th, 2011 · No Comments
Have you seen the National Taxpayers Union‘s new television ad, “Tell President Obama ‘No New Energy Taxes’”? After seeing the ad (above) on television this morning, I thought it would be a worthwhile exercise to break down and expand upon the ad’s key points. POINT #1: With the Brazilian flag as a backdrop, the spot [...]
Tags: · Bob McCarty, Gas Prices, oil and natural gas industry, taxes
Presidents, Pensions and Energy Prices
March 3rd, 2011 · 1 Comment
Every day, I receive news releases from organizations hoping I’ll pass along important news about their organizations to you, my readers. Today, however, was one of those days when I simply had no time to write anything for immediate consumption. As a result, I opted to share a few tidbits from my “news release” file. [...]
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Sobering Reality: $7 Per Gallon Gas
March 3rd, 2010 · No Comments
On Tuesday, The New York Times blog, Dot Earth, reported that Harvard researchers believe Americans may have to experience a sobering reality, $7 per gallon gas, to meet the Obama administration’s targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. This news comes almost two years after I published a post in which I shared the prediction of [...]
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Congressman John Murtha Dead at 77
February 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments
Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) has died at the age of 77 after succumbing to an infection following gall bladder surgery a few weeks ago. Aside from the fact that he served his country as a Marine in Vietnam, I can’t say that I liked him much. Still, his passing is newsworthy. Congressman Murtha first found [...]
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