Big Oil's Big Money Pays Off As Republicans Tour Nation On Their Behalf4 hours ago - Seeded by
Carloz Source: Political Correction
Earlier this month, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) founded the House Energy Action Team (HEAT), a "committed group of House members" dedicated to "promot[ing] Republican energy policies." Thirty-four members of Congress were recruited to the cause, dedicating their district work pe …
Vodkapundit » Pay Up, SuckersSource: pjmedia.com/vodkapundit
Last week PJM Interconnection, the company that operates the electric grid for 13 states (Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia) held its 2015 capa …
Resource-Rich Canada Looks to China for Growth Source: Wall Street Journal
By CHIP CUMMINS and ALISTAIR MACDONALD
VANCOUVER—For almost a century, Canada's economy has been firmly tethered to its much larger southern neighbor. Now, Canadian officials and executives also are betting their future on China.
Canada's economic reliance on the U.S. has …
Hugo Chavez and the anti-fracking movementSource: American Thinker
One way to neutralize the U.S. is to hurt its ability to produce its own energy.
Don't think it's not happening - it is, in a shockingly large variety of ways, by a number of enemies, ranging from China to self-described "stateless statesman" George Soros, whose loyalty is to …
Romney: Obama Takes Unfair Credit for Oil GainsSource: Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
That's cause you drilled it yourself, right Mittens??
Mitt Romney, campaigning amid oil rigs dotting the landscape in Colorado, said President Barack Obama’s policies have hurt U.S. energy output and that regulation of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas should be left …
Obama Issues 'To Do List' For CongressSource: Talking Points Memo
Read the full list here:
1..Reward American Jobs, Eliminate Tax Incentives To Ship Jobs Overseas: Congress needs to attract and keep good jobs in the United States by passing legislation that gives companies a new 20 percent tax credit for the cost of moving their operations b …
A Chevy Volt Owner Shows Us His Mileage Source: The Atlantic
Last week I mentioned the strange "controversy" over the Chevy Volt. This car is the brainchild of a lifelong auto enthusiast who is also a political conservative, but to the right-wing media it has become a whipping boy and symbol of pinko environmentalism gone wild.
My frien …
undersea-cables-and-power-plays/Source: http://bigislandnow.com/2012/05/04/
Geothermal energy, a thought-provoking resource that struck the fancy of Hawaiian royalty decades before statehood, is gathering steam as a viable replacement for petroleum-based energy.
What Issue(s) Will Ultimately Decide the Presidential Election?Source: CNN
FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty:
It's shaping up to be a tight race this November between President Obama and Mitt Romney, especially in some of the crucial swing states.
And new polls show romney closing in on the president in both Florida and Ohio.
The Quinnipiac Poll shows Romney …
Algae-Powered Street Lamps Suck Up C02Source:
Algae are a large, diverse group of simple microorganisms that have lived on Earth for billions of years. Although we typically associate the term algae with the slimy green stuff that accumulates on the surface of a stagnant pond,seaweed and kelp are also member of the algae f …
Test successfully pulls natural gas from Alaskan ice Source: McClatchy
The Department of Energy has successfully completed an unprecedented test of harvesting the vast storehouse on Alaska’s North Slope of methane hydrate, essentially natural gas locked in ice crystals under the permafrost. Producing methane hydrate is still a long way f …
From Russia with Love (of Oil and Gas)Source: American Thinker
Imagine a president who gets behind drilling, welcomes the cutting-edge technology of companies such as ExxonMobil, and offers generous 15-year tax breaks to ensure that new drilling projects move forward. That's the kind of energy policy America needs in order to achieve energ …