Heh, If I wanted America to fail, I’d do pretty what Barack Obama has been doing for the past three years. H/T: Sarah Palin.
Energy
Drill, Baby, Drill… Drill Here, Drill Now!
I posted this on Twitter, but it’s worth posting here as well: If you want to talk to me about alternative energy, do it after we’ve tapped into the abundant oil and natural gas reserves we have in this country. I’m not opposed alternatives, but unless they can reduce my energy costs today… They aren’t […]
Sarah Palin: Dollar’s Troubles Show Need for Energy Independence
Two days ago the British newspaper The Independent published a rather dubious report by Robert Fisk claiming that oil-producing Arab states along with China, Russia, Japan and France were conspiring on a plan to dump the dollar for oil trading, a move which would seriously weaken our currency and influence abroad. The Arab states named […]
WSJ: U.S. Biofuel Boom Running on Empty
There’s must read article on the biofuels industry in today’s Wall Street Journal… The full article is subscriber content but here’s the extract: The biofuels revolution that promised to reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil is fizzling out. Two-thirds of U.S. biodiesel production capacity now sits unused, reports the National Biodiesel Board. Biodiesel, a crucial […]
Pres. Obama Backs Offshore Drilling… Just Not in U.S. Waters
I was going to comment on this Wall Street Journal editorial yesterday but I didn’t get to it… In short the Obama Administration has finally embraced offshore oil drill, unfortunately it’s not in the U.S.: You read that headline correctly. Unfortunately, the Obama Administration is financing oil exploration off Brazil. The U.S. is going to […]
Speed Bump: Senate Democrats Delay Action on Obama’s Healthcare & Climate Initiatives
Democrats in the House and Senate handed President Barack Obama a double dose of bad news yesterday when they moved to delay on his top legislative priorities, healthcare and climate change. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) said they would put off work on the climate change bill until September while […]
John Larson: Government Should Compel Consumers to Use Alternative Energy
From CNSNews.com: Government policy should be crafted to raise the price of carbon-emitting energy sources so consumers are compelled to choose alternative energy, House Democratic Conference Chairman John Larson (D-Conn.) told CNSNews.com on Thursday. Larson agreed that such a policy would likely result in higher electricity prices for consumers but said this is needed to […]
Audio: Barack Obama’s Cap & Trade Policy is So Aggressive It Will Bankrupt Coal Fired Plants
If Barack Obama’s remarks wealth redistribution didn’t scare you his remarks on energy policy should… In a January 2008 interview with the San Francisco Chronicle Sen. Obama said that he would impose a Cap & Trade system aggressive that it would bankrupt anyone trying to build a new coal powered plant. This really just the […]