Bob McCarty Writes

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 [...]

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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 aggressively obtains water [...]

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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 gas [...]

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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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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 next five [...]

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