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Higher Fuel Prices, Job Losses to Follow G20 Commitment to Phase Out Fossil Fuel Subsidies

September 25th, 2009 · No Comments

President Barack Obama just outlined steps he and other G-20 world leaders at the Pittsburgh Summit 2009 have decided to take to change the world in many economic areas, including energy.  Most notable to me was his mention of “phasing out fossil fuel subsidies.”
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‘Environmental Radicals’ Obama’s Achilles Heel

May 14th, 2009 · No Comments

President Barack Obama has put America into the hands of “environmental radicals.” It is only a matter of time before “his vast popularity runs aground on his energy policies,” according to Jon Basil Utley, writing in a Reason magazine column.

“In the name of saving the planet from global warming, [Obama] has delayed new oil drilling, [...]

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Message to Shell: ‘Stop Buying Middle East Oil’

April 16th, 2008 · No Comments

I read an interesting article this morning about former professional basketball superstar Hakeem Olajuwon and his close ties to Islamic mosques with ties to terror groups, including Al-Qaeda. While that article was interesting, it was a link that appeared in the one-line mini-bio about the author of the article, Joe Kaufman, that caught my [...]

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Firm Makes Ethanol for Less Than $1 Per Gallon

January 28th, 2008 · No Comments

In post published Jan. 11, I concluded that “I know it when I see it!” and what I see is this: “Corn ethanol is Cornography!” In short, I ranted about the push toward corn-based ethanol — which I dubbed “Cornography” — as being offensive to the senses and to the economy. [...]

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