As so-called “cap-and-trade” legislation winds its way through Congress, many Americans want to know how they their country’s energy future might be impacted if the legislation becomes law. Because the mainstream media isn’t being too honest about the topic, they have to find alternative sources of information, including the blog you’re reading now. Another good [...]
China Plays It Smart While Democrats Destroy: What You Need to Know About Your Energy Future
December 16th, 2009 · No Comments
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United States Could Be Energy Independent If…
November 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment
The United States could be energy independent if it possessed the collective political will to make it happen. After all, the country has the largest energy reserves on earth, according to a recently-released Congressional Research Service report. As shown in the first chart below, the United States’ 1,321 billion barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) tops [...]
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My First ‘Carbon Credits’ Offer Arrived in the Mail
November 6th, 2008 · 8 Comments
I knew it would happen eventually and, yesterday, it did: I found my first offer to purchase so-called “carbon credits” had arrived in the mail. A review of the offer, which arrived in the form of a postcard-size insert inside the envelope carrying my monthly electric bill, left me scratching my head and wondering. Delivered [...]
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T. Boone Pickens Offers Plan to Solve Energy Woes
July 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments
America is blessed with the world’s greatest wind power corridor and abundant reserves of clean natural gas, says my fellow Oklahoma State University graduate, T. Boone Pickens. At the same time, it’s facing a three-pronged crisis — economic, environmental and national security — as a result of its dependence on foreign oil. That said, the [...]
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Coming Soon: A Solution to Energy Crisis
May 16th, 2008 · 2 Comments
By Skunkfeathers Guest Blogger Gas at about $3.50/gallon; diesel at over $4/gallon. Per barrel oil prices now at over $120, and projected to go perhaps as high as $200 within a year or two. Folks are seeking answers. Oil, coal, wind, water and sun. These are the primary sources of energy as used by much [...]
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