Four months after announcing the formation of the Oil and Natural Gas Industry Labor-Management Committee, the group’s leaders announced today they have written to senior members of Congress to encourage them to support tax policies that will protect and encourage the development of quality U.S. jobs, while at the same time fortifying our nation’s energy [...]
Labor, Oil Leaders Fighting to Save American Jobs
October 26th, 2009 · No Comments
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Tamarisk, Socialism Share Much in Common
April 19th, 2009 · No Comments
While visiting Western Colorado’s Piceance (pronounced “pee-ahnce”) Basin last week, I learned about a small, non-native tree that reminds me of our socialism-focused federal government under President Barack Obama. The Tamarisk (a.k.a., “Salt Cedar”) is, according to a Seed Magazine report: An invasive species introduced to the United States from Eurasia; A deep-rooted plant that [...]
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Natural Gas Industry Deserves Second Look (Updated)
April 16th, 2009 · No Comments
By Bob McCarty On numerous occasions during the past three years, I’ve used this space to advocate on behalf of the nation’s energy producers. Today, I advocate on behalf of one producer, Williams, and contend that individuals in the anti-fossil fuels community should take a second look at how this trailblazing company in the natural [...]
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I Learned So Much at the Piceance Basin
April 15th, 2009 · Comments Off
As I write this post, I’m sitting near Gate 4 at the airport in Grand Junction, Colo., waiting to catch a 7:21 p.m. (Mountain) flight to Denver en route to St. Louis. Where I am, however, is not nearly as important as where I’ve been; I spent last night and most of the day today [...]
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Nation’s Uncertain Energy Future Awaits Obama
November 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments
While Americans wait for Barack Obama to take office, the nation’s energy future hangs in the balance. Still, amidst so much uncertainty, a review of the president-elect’s statements and actions in recent months offers an ever-so-slight glimmer of hope. During an Aug. 4 speech at Michigan State University in Lansing, Obama said this: “Over the [...]
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It’s Time to ‘Drill Congress’ — Update
September 5th, 2008 · No Comments
In a post published Aug. 15, I highlighted “news” about a supposedly-bipartisan energy plan hatched by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and a “Group of 10″ U.S. senators. Less than 30 days later, my friends at the American Petroleum Institute tell me the group of senators has now grown to include 16 members. Unfortunately, the [...]
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